The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

T H E D E V I L ' S
D E C E P T I O N S
'Uif.fiqb. Customary Usage.
Wdji'b:fiqh: obligatory, that which a legally responsible person is rewarded
for doing and sinful for leaving. In the eyes of the majority
wdji'b has the same meaning as fart/.
Wapdatu-1- W'!fud: The unity of existence, the heretical belief that Allah
is everywhere and everything.
Wq;d- strong emotion, technically referring to spiritual ecstasy. The
heart experiencing sudden surges of intense love, desire, awe
and glorification of Allah.
Wara': pious caution, scrupulousness. A mannerism through which
the heart is purified of all that would sully it and has been excellently
summarised in the saying of the Prophet (;i), "From the
excellence of ones Islam is his leaving that which does not concern
him." It is to leave all that causes one doubt, all that does
not concern him, to continuously bring oneself to account and
to devote oneself to Allah. Some of the Salaf said, 'None attains
the reality of taqwd until he leaves that which is harmless
for fear of falling into that which is harmful.'
Walry: pl. Awlrya'. Friends, Allies, Saints - those who have faith and
taqwd.
Wutfu': fiqh: ritual ablution.
Yaqin: certainty. It is to faith (!man) what the soul is to the body, it is
the soul to the actions of the heart which :n turn formulate the
souls to the actions of the limbs and through it one attains the
rank of iddiq. From yaqin does tawakkul (absolute reliance in
Allah) sprout and through yaqin is all doubt, suspicion and worry
dispelled and the heart filled with love, hope and fear of Allah.
Y aqin is of three levels, that which arises from knowledge ('ilm
al-yaqin), seeing ('ain al:Jaqin) and actual experience (paqq al-yaqin).
Zakab. ftqb. one of the pillars of Islam, an obligatory tax levied on a
Muslim wealth subject to certain criteria.
Zindiq. heretic,.ftqh: I:lanafi - one who does not adhere to a religion;
Others - one who is a disbeliever pretending to be a Muslim.
Zuhd: asceticism.
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