Knowra Zuhd Zuhd Zuhd is an Islamic ethic of restraint and detachment from worldly excess. It values freedom from attachment to possessions and status without requiring withdrawal from ordinary life.
Dunya : Dunya is the present, transient world in Islamic thought, often contrasted with the afterlife. Zuhd limits attachment to dunya rather than treating worldly life itself as evil.
Niyyah : Niyyah is the intention that gives an act its moral and religious orientation in Islam. The intention distinguishes devotional restraint from austerity pursued for its own sake.
Quran : The Quran is Islam's central scripture, regarded by Muslims as revelation to Muhammad. Quranic warnings about worldly rivalry and calls to the afterlife underpin later accounts of zuhd.
Monasticism : Monasticism is a religious way of life organized around communal or solitary withdrawal and disciplined devotion. Unlike many monastic forms, zuhd does not inherently require separation from family or society.
Islamic charity : Islamic charity includes obligatory almsgiving and voluntary giving directed toward social and religious duties. Giving wealth away can enact detachment while directing resources toward others' needs.
Akhirah : Akhirah is the afterlife in Islamic belief, understood as the enduring life after death. Attention to the akhirah helps explain why zuhd ranks worldly gain as temporary.
Sabr : Sabr is steadfast patience in adversity, obedience, and resisting wrongdoing. Resisting desire and enduring hardship can require the patience cultivated through sabr.
Hadith : Hadith are reports about Muhammad's words, actions, and approvals, transmitted through chains of narrators. Reports about Muhammad's simple living became models for restraint and detachment.
Hedonism : Hedonism is the view that pleasure is the chief or sole intrinsic good. Zuhd challenges making pleasure the highest aim, while not necessarily forbidding enjoyment.
Zakat : Zakat is the obligatory almsgiving required of eligible Muslims under Islamic law. Zakat makes responsibility toward wealth a defined duty, distinct from voluntary ascetic renunciation.
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