The Nafs: Lessons from Prophet Yusuf (عليه السلام) and Zulaykha

Habib Ali al-Jifri a descendant of the Noble Prophet ﷺ, is one of the leading scholars of the Ba'Alawi clan from the valley of Hadramaut (Yemen) who not only teaches the Prophetic Tradition (hadith), but strives to embody it and make it a living reality.

This Booklet provides lessons from the Quranic story of Prophet Yusuf (عليه السلام) and Zulaykha (The Minister's wife) and discusses the following areas:

• Disciplining our souls (nafs)
• The Brothers of Yusuf (عليه السلام) and their ploy
• Tarbiya (Spiritual Training)
• Zulaykha and her trap
• Traps of the nafs in our daily lives
• Lessons from Adam (عليه السلام) and Iblis
• The arraogance (kibr) of saying 'me' (ana)
• Hadiths about Sura Yusuf
• Desire (Hawa)
• The backstory of Zulaykha
• The five infants who spoke in the cradle
• Dream Interpretation in Islam
• The dangers of Lying about dream

TItle: THE NAFS: Lessons from Prophet Yusuf (عليه السلام) and Zulaykha
Author: Habib Ali al-Jifri / Translated by Rashad Jameer
ISBN: 9781999188221
Publisher: Wasila Press