Prophetic Wisdom from the Book ‘Qisar al-Amal’ by Ibn Abi Dunya (d. 281/894) Zuhd is a mindset in which a person is completely reliant on Divine providence, confidently and positively handles the misfortunes of life and is indifferent to praise and blame. Zuhd is a mindset where the world is almost despised and looked down at. So much so that “the Zahid [person practising Zuhd] sees everyone as better than himself ”, according to Hassan al-Basri. Wahb ibn Ward says [...]