Kitab al-Muhasaba
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Kitab al-Muhasaba is a foundational early Sufi treatise on spiritual self-examination, ethical discipline, and inner purification attributed to the theologian and mystic al-Harith al-Muhasibi.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious text
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Sufi treatise ⓘ work of Islamic mysticism ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
guide Muslims in purifying the heart
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prepare the believer for meeting God ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Baghdad school of Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedTo | al-Harith al-Muhasibi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | al-Harith al-Muhasibi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
accountability of the soul
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avoidance of sins ⓘ cultivation of virtuous character ⓘ fear of divine judgment ⓘ hidden dimensions of actions ⓘ self-reckoning (muhasaba) ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
constant remembrance of God (dhikr)
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control of the tongue ⓘ fear of God (khawf) ⓘ hope in God (rajaʾ) ⓘ moral accountability before God ⓘ obedience to God ⓘ renunciation of worldly attachments ⓘ repentance (tawba) ⓘ scrutiny of intentions ⓘ sincerity (ikhlas) ⓘ vigilance over the heart ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamic devotional literature
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Sufi ethics ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest systematic expositions of Sufi ethics ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ihyaʾ ʿUlum al-Din
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al-Ghazali NERFINISHED ⓘ later Sufi manuals of conduct ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hadith
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Qurʾan NERFINISHED ⓘ early Muslim ascetics ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
ascetic practice in Islam
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ethical discipline ⓘ inner purification ⓘ spiritual self-examination ⓘ |
| partOf | early classical Sufi literature ⓘ |
| period | early Abbasid era ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Sufism
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Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Sunni kalam context ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Book of Self-Examination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
Prophetic traditions as moral evidence
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Qurʾanic verses as ethical proofs ⓘ |
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