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Repentance and the return to God
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ISBN: 1438469136 9781438469133 9781438469119 Year: 2018 Publisher: Albany

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This book offers the first extensive treatment in a European language of tawba in Islam. Conventionally translated as "repentance," tawba includes the broader sense of returning to God. Khalil examines this wider notion in the early period of Sufism with a particular focus on the formative years of the tradition between Muḥāsibī and Abū Ṭālib al-Makkī. Beginning with an extensive survey of the semantic field of the term as outlined in Arabic lexicography, Khalil offers a detailed analysis of the concept in Muslim scripture. He then examines tawba as a complex psychological process involving interior conversion and a complete, unwavering commitment to the spiritual life. The ideas of a number of prominent figures from the first few centuries of Islam are used to illuminate the historical development of tawba and its role in early praxis-oriented Sufism.

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Sufism --- Repentance --- Attrition --- Contrition --- Penitence --- Sin --- Penance --- Doctrines. --- Islam.


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In search of the lost heart : explorations in Islamic thought
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ISBN: 1438439377 1461903998 9781461903994 9781438439372 9781438439358 1438439350 1438439369 Year: 2012 Publisher: Albany : SUNY Press,

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Renowned scholar William C. Chittick explores the worldview of Islam in a series of essays written over thirty-six years.

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