{"title":"Umar Quinn","description":"\u003cp\u003eUmar Quinn is a contemporary Western Islamic teacher and translator active in the English-speaking Salafi da'wah. He has worked to make the knowledge of the scholars accessible to English readers, conveying works grounded in the Book and the authentic Sunnah upon the understanding of the Salaf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is known for translating and compiling beneficial material for English-speaking Muslims, presenting matters of creed and practice in a clear and reliable manner. Below are the titles by Umar Quinn available at The Islamic Book Cafe.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"winning-the-war-within-the-heart-the-self-angels-devils-tibb-al-qulub-the-medicine-of-the-hearts-by-umar-quinn-imam-shams-al-din-muhammad-ibn-al-qayyim-imam-ahmad-b-abd-al-ḥalim-ibn-taymiyyah","title":"Winning the War Within: The Heart, the Self, Angels \u0026 Devils (Tibb al Qulub - The Medicine of the Hearts) By Umar Quinn","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book is the first in the \u003cem\u003eTibb al-Qulub\u003c\/em\u003e (Medicine of the Hearts) series by Umar Quinn — a project of carefully selected and translated passages from the writings of Imam Ibn Taymiyyah and Imam Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah on the nature of the heart, the self, the angels, and the devil, and how these forces shape the believer's inner life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinning the War Within\u003c\/strong\u003e presents the foundational material: what the heart is and what affects it, what the nafs consists of and how it operates, the nature of the angels' influence on the human being, and the nature and strategies of shaytan — all drawn from the greatest scholars of Islamic psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat This Book Covers\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Heart and Its Nature\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePassages from Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn al-Qayyim on the heart as the spiritual center of the human being — its diseases, its health, and what fills it with light or darkness. The heart in Islamic understanding is not the physical organ but the seat of iman, intention, and character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Nafs and Its Levels\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe self and its relationship to the heart, the stages of the nafs from the commanding soul to the soul at rest, and the internal struggle that defines the Muslim's life between what the nafs desires and what the heart oriented toward Allah demands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAngels, Devils, and the Battle for the Heart\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe angels and their inspirations, the shaytan and his whispers, and how a believer can distinguish between what draws them toward Allah and what pulls them away — drawn from the classical texts and explained with the clarity that characterizes this series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eImam Ibn Taymiyyah (661–728 AH) and Imam Ibn al-Qayyim (691–751 AH) are two of the greatest scholars in Islamic history. Umar Quinn is a graduate of the Islamic University of Madinah and a translator and educator in the Islamic sciences. Published by Thaqafa Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuslims who want to understand the inner battle they experience from the perspective of the greatest scholars of the heart sciences, in an accessible translated format. Volume 1 of the Tibb al-Qulub series — best read alongside \u003cem\u003eFleeing to Allah\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thaqafa Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49630500290873,"sku":"TIBC0066","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/9306\/2201\/files\/20250602-182547.jpg?v=1749000041"},{"product_id":"fleeing-to-allah-the-salaf-and-the-journey-of-inner-growth-tibb-al-qulub-the-medicine-of-the-hearts-by-umar-quinn-imam-ibn-taymiyyah-al-harrani-imam-ibn-qayyim-al-jawziyyah-imam-ibn-rajab-al-hanbali","title":"Fleeing to Allah: The Salaf and the Journey of Inner Growth (Tibb al Qulub - The Medicine of the Hearts) By Umar Quinn","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe science of the spiritual journey in Islam has been called by many names across the centuries — steadfastness (istiqamah), servitude (uboodiyyah), self-purification (tazkiyah al-nafs), and character reformation (tahdhib al-akhlaq). At its heart, it is the migration of the soul toward Allah upon the path of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). It is the study of the states of the heart, the obstacles that block its progress, and the means by which it advances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFleeing to Allah: The Salaf and the Journey of Inner Growth\u003c\/strong\u003e by Umar Quinn is the first volume of the Tibb al-Qulub (Medicine of the Hearts) series — a carefully curated collection of translated passages from the writings of Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn al-Qayyim, and Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali on the inner journey, presented with accessible introductions and scholarly commentary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat This Book Covers\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Approach of the Salaf to Inner Growth\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA central contribution of this volume is its documentation of how the scholars of the Salaf approached the science of the spiritual journey — grounding it in aqeedah, deriving its principles from Qur'an and Sunnah, and maintaining a balance between internal development and outward action that distinguished their approach from later innovations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Stations of the Spiritual Path\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book traces the key stations of the inner journey — tawbah, zuhd, tawakkul, sabr, shukr, khawf, raja', and mahabbah — drawing on the classical texts of the three great Hanbali scholars to explain each station's reality, its signs, and how it is cultivated in the heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSufism and Its Dangers\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause so many Muslims confuse genuine tazkiyah with Sufism, this volume includes a clear examination of the Sufi approach to the spiritual journey and why the scholars of the Salaf identified it as a dangerous deviation — helping the reader distinguish between the authentic path of inner growth and its innovated counterfeit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eUmar Quinn is a graduate of the Islamic University of Madinah and a translator and educator in the Islamic sciences dedicated to making classical scholarship on the heart accessible in English. Published by Thaqafa Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho This Book Is For\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuslims who want to understand the inner journey toward Allah from the perspective of the Salaf rather than from Sufi or secular self-help frameworks. Essential reading alongside Winning the War Within (Volume 2 of the same series). Particularly valuable for those who have studied tazkiyah through contemporary works and want to trace its principles back to the classical tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thaqafa Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49630500323641,"sku":"TIBC0064","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/9306\/2201\/files\/20250602-182429.jpg?v=1749003352"}],"url":"https:\/\/theislamicbookcafe.com\/collections\/umar-quinn.oembed","provider":"The Islamic Book Cafe LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}