The Nafs: Lessons from Prophet Yusuf and Zulaykha

Habib Ali al-Jifri

Rashad Jameer (translation)

Paperback, 108 pages

9781999188221

 

This booklet provides lessons from the Quranic story of Prophet Yusuf and Zulaykha. It discusses the following areas:

 

• Disciplining the soul (nafs)

• The Brothers of Prophet Yusuf and their ploy

• Tarbiya (Spiritual Training)

• Zulaykha and her trap

• Traps of the nafs in our daily lives

• Lessons from Prophet Adam and Ibis

• The arrogance of saying 'me'

• Hadith about Surah Yusuf

• Desire (Hawa)

• Background story of Zulaikha

• The five infants who spoke in the cradle

• Dream interpretation in Islam