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Spiritual Purification in Islam: The Life and Works of al-Muhasibi, by Gavin Picken

Year 2011, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 126 - 132, 01.06.2011
https://doi.org/10.12730/13091719.2011.21.32

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First paragraph:
Ḥārith ibn Asad al-Muḥāsibī (d. 243/857) has not been the subject
of a comprehensive study for half a century; the present book therefore
arouses high expectations. The question of where to situate al-
Muḥāsibī in the intellectual history of the third/ninth century is anything
but settled; a new approach might be in order. But the reader is
ultimately disappointed. The author has delved deeply into al-
Muḥāsibī’s works, but he presents the results of his investigation in a
rather apodictic way and largely omits engaging in a dialogue with
previous research.

Year 2011, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 126 - 132, 01.06.2011
https://doi.org/10.12730/13091719.2011.21.32

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Primary Language English
Subjects Religious Studies
Journal Section Book Reviews
Authors

Josef Van Ess This is me

Publication Date June 1, 2011
Submission Date February 20, 2011
Published in Issue Year 2011 Volume: 2 Issue: 1

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ISNAD Van Ess, Josef. “Spiritual Purification in Islam: The Life and Works of Al-Muhasibi, by Gavin Picken”. Ilahiyat Studies 2/1 (June 2011), 126-132. https://doi.org/10.12730/13091719.2011.21.32.

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