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'Uthman bin Foduye dipengaruhi oleh al-Ghazali dan terutamanya buku “ Ihya 'Ulum al-Din ” (Kebangkitan I lmu-ilmu A gama). Ini adalah sebab mengapa dia menulis mengenai penyakit rohani dalam bukunya bersabit p enyembuhan j iwa. 'Uthman bin Foduye muncul pada abad ke -19 dengan misi untuk menghidupkan semula Sunnah, dan untuk membasmi amalan bid’ah di Hausaland (Afrika Barat) yang disebabkan oleh ajaran sesat. Analisis ini tidak disenaraikan dalam kata-kata dan istilah, tetapi pada makna dan idea dengan analisis dan penjelasan yang diberikan oleh Mufassirun dan ulama yang lain. Kajian ini mau mencari tahu ubat bagi penyakit sombong/ bangga diri yang telah berleluasa di kalangan rakyat di dunia Islam masa kini, terutamanya masyarakat Islam Nigeria. ĪBSTRAKSI: “P enyakit dan Pengubatan A l- K ibr ( Kesombongan / Kebanggaan Diri ) dalam C ahaya S hifa 'al- N ufus ( P enyembuhan J iwa) -nya U thman bin F oduye ”. K EY WORD : D iseases and remedies, arrogance and pride, Uthman bin Foduye, h ealing of the s oul, a l-Ghazali, revive the Islam, West Africa, British, and rise against the oppressors. T he appearance of the British destroyed the Sokoto Caliphate in Northern-Nigeria and burnt many of Uthman b i n Foduye ’s books, including the “ S hifa 'al- N ufus ” ( Healing of the Soul ), for fear that his works will inspire his followers people to rise against the oppressors. He wrote this treaty in order to make it easier for the people to know the destructive evils of the heart, so as to do what Allah loves and accepts, since pride is one of the attributes of Allah alone. ‘Uthman bin Foduye was influenced by al-Ghazali and particularly his book on “ Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din ” (Revival of the R eligious S ciences). This is the reason why he wrote on spiritual diseases in his book related to h ealing of the s oul. ‘Uthman bin Foduye emerged in nineteenth-century with the mission to revive the Sunnah, and to eradicate innovations in Hausaland (West Africa) caused by the deviant teachings. The analysis is not on words and terms, but rather on meaning and ideas with analysis and explanations given by the “ Mufassirun ” and other scholars. ABSTRACT: This research aims at finding out the remedies for the disease of arrogance / pride that has been rampant among the people in contemporary Muslim world, particularly Nigerian Muslim society.

The Spiritual Cure by Abu Rumaysah