Winning the War Within: The Heart, the Self, Angels & Devils (Tibb al Qulub - The Medicine of the Hearts) By Umar Quinn

This book is the first in the Tibb al-Qulub (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.

Winning the War Within 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.

What This Book Covers

The Heart and Its Nature

Passages 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.

The Nafs and Its Levels

The 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.

Angels, Devils, and the Battle for the Heart

The 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.

About the Authors

Imam 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.

Who This Book Is For

Muslims 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 Fleeing to Allah.