Sifat al-Safwa
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Sifat al-Safwa is a renowned biographical and ethical work by the medieval Islamic scholar Ibn al-Jawzi that compiles the lives and virtues of early pious Muslims.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic book
ⓘ
Islamic biographical work ⓘ ethical work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
encourage imitation of the early righteous
ⓘ
preserve reports about early pious figures ⓘ |
| author | Ibn al-Jawzi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulatedIn | the Islamic world ⓘ |
| compiles |
biographies of Companions of the Prophet
ⓘ
biographies of Successors (Tabi'un) ⓘ biographies of later early Muslims ⓘ |
| field |
Islamic ethics
ⓘ
Islamic history ⓘ Islamic spirituality ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Islamic ethics
ⓘ
asceticism ⓘ early pious Muslims ⓘ piety ⓘ |
| genre |
adab literature
ⓘ
biographical dictionary ⓘ |
| hasModernEditions | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
accounts of worship and devotion
ⓘ
anecdotes about pious conduct ⓘ sayings of early ascetics ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier zuhd and biographical works ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed portraits of early Muslim piety
ⓘ
ethical and spiritual emphasis ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript form ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Manaqib literature
ⓘ
tabaqat literature ⓘ |
| religiousDiscipline | zuhd literature ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Sunni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
students of Islamic ethics
ⓘ
students of hadith ⓘ |
| subject |
moral exemplars in Islam
ⓘ
virtues of the righteous ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | 12th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
historical reference on early Muslims
ⓘ
moral edification ⓘ spiritual instruction ⓘ |
| usedIn | Sunni Islamic scholarship ⓘ |
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