Censuring the Love of Ibn al-Jawzi

About the author

“Abu al-Faraj Abd al-Rahman ibn Abi al-Hasan Ali ibn Muhammad al-Qurashi al-Taymi al-Bakri was a Hanbali jurist, hadith scholar, historian and theologian (510 AH / 1116 CE – 12 Ramadan 597 AH / 1201 CE), who was born and died in Baghdad. He enjoyed wide renown, held a high standing in oratory, preaching and authorship, and excelled in many sciences and disciplines. His lineage traces back to Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr al-Siddiq”

Description of the book Dhamm al-Hawa (The Censure of Desire)

“Dhamm al-Hawa discusses the harms of desire and passionate love, and is written by al-Hafiz Ibn al-Jawzi (508-597). In this book the author examines the deadly matter of love, passion and desire that corrupt hearts and bodies and bring waves of destruction with them, drawing on the hadiths of the Prophet (peace be upon him), the sayings of the Companions and their Successors, and the stories told of lovers”

Key topics of Dhamm al-Hawa

On the intellect, its virtues and its nature / On what the heart affirms / Censure of idle gazing / On those who punished themselves for looking / A warning against the temptation of women / On the virtue of those who remember their Lord / On the nature and reality of passionate love