KEY WORD: Diseases and remedies, arrogance and pride, Uthman bin Foduye, healing of the soul, al-Ghazali, revive the Islam, West Africa, British, and rise against the oppressors. Th e appearance of the British destroyed the Sokoto Caliphate in Northern-Nigeria and burnt many of Uthman bin Foduye's books, including the " Shifa 'al-Nufus " (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 infl uenced by al-Ghazali and particularly his book on " Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din " (Revival of the Religious Sciences). Th is is the reason why he wrote on spiritual diseases in his book related to healing of the soul. '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. Th e analysis is not on words and terms, but rather on meaning and ideas with analysis and explanations given by the " Mufassirun " and other scholars. Th is research aims at fi nding out the remedies for the disease of arrogance/pride that has been rampant among the people in contemporary Muslim world, particularly Nigerian Muslim society.
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