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islamic-tasawwufWe're still mapping where this idea was first discussed. Key passages and related ideas below.

Iḥsān (Spiritual Excellence)

'To worship God as though you see Him' — the highest of the three dimensions of religion in the Ḥadīth of Gabriel, taken by Sufis as the charter of the inner science.

'To worship God as though you see Him' — the highest of the three dimensions of religion in the Ḥadīth of Gabriel, taken by Sufis as the charter of the inner science.

Key passages(3)

Amthal Wa Hikam · al-Mawardi

High

Jamic Rasail · Ibn Taymiyya

High

Minhaj Fi Sharh Muslim · al-Nawawi

Moderate