05/08/2023
Ibn al-Qayyim said:
*The pleasure of knowledge is an intellectual and spiritual pleasure from the type of pleasures of the angels. The pleasure of desires in eating, drinking and marriage is an animalistic pleasure that mankind shares with the animals. The pleasure of evil, oppression, corruption and mischief in the land is a satanic pleasure that the individual shares this with Shaytan and his soldiers.*
*And these pleasures are nullified when the soul separates from the body except the pleasure of knowledge and Iman. In contrast, the pleasure of knowledge and Iman becomes complete after the soul is separated from the body. This is because the body and the things that occupy it used to decrease, lessen and veil this pleasure. So when the soul withdraws from the body, it experiences complete pleasure from what it attained from beneficial knowledge and righteous actions. So whoever wants to seek out the greatest type of pleasure and prefers the eternal delight, then verily it is in knowledge and Iman is the complete happiness of the individual.*
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