Al-Muhasibi

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Al-Muhasibi was a 9th-century Muslim theologian and early Sufi mystic known for his influential writings on self-examination, ethics, and spiritual psychology in Islamic thought.

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instanceOf Ascetic
Hadith scholar
Muslim theologian
Sufi mystic
Sunni Muslim
Writer
birthDate c. 781
burialPlace Baghdad NERFINISHED
century 9th century
concept muhasaba (self-accounting)
deathDate c. 857
denomination Sunni NERFINISHED
emphasized constant self-critique
fear and hope in God
inner intentions over outward actions
sincerity (ikhlas)
era Abbasid Caliphate NERFINISHED
field Ethics
Hadith studies
Spiritual psychology
Sufism
Theology
fullName Abu Abd Allah al-Harith ibn Asad al-Muhasibi NERFINISHED
influenced Islamic spiritual psychology
al-Ghazali NERFINISHED
al-Junayd al-Baghdadi NERFINISHED
later Sufi ethics
influencedBy Early ascetic circles of Basra
Hasan al-Basri NERFINISHED
knownFor analysis of the soul (nafs)
development of early Sufi thought
emphasis on moral accountability
writings on ethics
writings on self-examination
writings on spiritual psychology
kunya Abu Abd Allah NERFINISHED
language Arabic
name Al-Muhasibi NERFINISHED
notableWork Kitab al-Muhasaba NERFINISHED
Kitab al-Qalb NERFINISHED
Kitab al-Ri'aya li-Huquq Allah NERFINISHED
Kitab al-Tawahhum NERFINISHED
placeOfActivity Baghdad NERFINISHED
Basra NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Basra NERFINISHED
region Iraq NERFINISHED
religion Islam
schoolOfThought Early Sufism NERFINISHED

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al-Harith al-Muhasibi fullName Al-Muhasibi
this entity surface form: Abu Abd Allah al-Harith ibn Asad al-Muhasibi
Algazel influencedBy Al-Muhasibi