al-Harith al-Muhasibi
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al-Harith al-Muhasibi was a 9th-century Muslim theologian and early Sufi master known for his influential writings on self-accountability, ethics, and spiritual psychology in Islamic mysticism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| al-Harith al-Muhasibi canonical | 2 |
| al-Muhasibi | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ascetic
ⓘ
Hadith scholar ⓘ Islamic mystic ⓘ Islamic scholar ⓘ Muslim theologian ⓘ Sufi master ⓘ Sunni Muslim ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Baghdad school of Sufism ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 781 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Basra
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ |
| conceptDeveloped | muhasaba (self-accounting before God) ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | Ahmad ibn Hanbal ⓘ |
| deathDate | c. 857 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Baghdad
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ |
| denomination |
Sunni Islam
ⓘ
surface form:
Sunni
|
| era |
9th century
ⓘ
Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic mysticism
ⓘ
Islamic theology ⓘ ethics in Islam ⓘ |
| fullName |
Al-Muhasibi
ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Abd Allah al-Harith ibn Asad al-Muhasibi
|
| influenced |
Islamic spiritual psychology
ⓘ
al‑Ghazali ⓘ
surface form:
al-Ghazali
al-Junayd al-Baghdadi ⓘ later Sufi ethics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hasan al-Basri
ⓘ
early Basran ascetics ⓘ |
| knownAs | al-Harith al-Muhasibi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early Sufi psychology
ⓘ
ethical and spiritual introspection ⓘ influence on early Sufism ⓘ writings on self-accountability ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
Islamic kalam
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic theology (kalam)
Sufism ⓘ ethics ⓘ spiritual psychology ⓘ |
| movement | early Sufism ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Kitab al-Muhasaba
ⓘ
Kitab al-Ri'aya li-Huquq Allah ⓘ Kitab al-Wasaya ⓘ Risalat al-Mustarshidin ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| teachingFocus |
fear and hope in God
ⓘ
inner intentions versus outward actions ⓘ purification of the heart ⓘ sincerity (ikhlas) ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
al-Muhasibi