Risalat al-Mustarshidin
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Risalat al-Mustarshidin is a seminal early Sufi treatise by al-Harith al-Muhasibi that offers spiritual guidance on self-discipline, moral refinement, and the inner path to God.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic religious text
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Sufi treatise ⓘ didactic work ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
cultivate inner piety
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guide seekers of God ⓘ reform character ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baghdad school of Sufism
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early Sufism ⓘ |
| author | al-Harith al-Muhasibi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Arab ⓘ |
| authorReligiousAffiliation | Muslim ⓘ |
| authorReligiousSchool | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | studied in Sufi circles ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
fear of God
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hope in divine mercy ⓘ sincerity (ikhlas) ⓘ vigilance over intentions ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
accountability of the self
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ascetic practice ⓘ ethical conduct ⓘ fear and hope in God ⓘ inner path to God ⓘ moral refinement ⓘ purification of the soul ⓘ remembrance of God ⓘ repentance ⓘ self-discipline ⓘ sincerity in worship ⓘ spiritual guidance ⓘ trust in God ⓘ watchfulness over the heart ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
Islamic devotional literature
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Sufi ethics ⓘ spiritual manual ⓘ |
| influenced |
classical Sufi manuals
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later Sufi ethical literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hadith
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Quran NERFINISHED ⓘ early Muslim ascetics ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Islamic spirituality
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Sufism ⓘ |
| method |
moral exhortation
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self-accounting (muhasaba) ⓘ |
| placeInTradition | seminal early Sufi text ⓘ |
| religiousSchool | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Islam ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early Abbasid era ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Treatise for Those Seeking Guidance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenBy | al-Harith al-Muhasibi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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