The Laws of the Heart is a short, focused introduction to the spiritual path in Islam, published by Al-Madina Institute in 2014. At 159 pages, it is the kind of book you can keep close and return to, meant less for a single read-through than for steady, unhurried study.

What you will find here is a grounding in the inward dimension of the deen—the concerns of the heart that sit beneath the outward acts of worship. For a reader newer to this territory, it offers a clear place to begin; for someone already familiar with the outward sciences, it fills in what is too often left unsaid, namely how the heart is meant to move through the spiritual path.

It sits well alongside other introductory works on the inner life, useful both for personal reading and for those guiding others through the basics of Islamic spirituality. Its brevity is its own kind of invitation—a book meant to be read closely rather than skimmed, and returned to as one's own spiritual footing grows.