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Muḥāsaba (Self-Examination)

The disciplined daily reckoning of the soul's deeds and intentions, a cornerstone of Sufi self-purification.

The disciplined daily reckoning of the soul's deeds and intentions, a cornerstone of Sufi self-purification.

Key passages(20)

Ighathat Lahfan · Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

Very high

Ihya Culum Din · al-Ghazali

Very high

Irshad Adhhan · al-'Allama al-Hilli

Very high

Ricaya · al-Harith al-Muhasibi

Very high

Sirr Fi Anfas Sufiyya · al-Junayd al-Baghdadi

Very high

Wasaya · al-Harith al-Muhasibi

Very high

Adab Nufus · al-Harith al-Muhasibi

Very high

Cuhud Muhammadiyya · al-Sha'rani

Very high

Hikma Khalida · Ibn Miskawayh

Very high

Majmucat Rasail · al-Ghazali

Very high

Cawarif Macarif · Abu Hafs Umar al-Suhrawardi

Very high

Ghunya · Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani

Very high

Madarij Salikin · Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

Very high

Makasib · al-Harith al-Muhasibi

Very high

Tahdhib Akhlaq · Ibn Miskawayh

Very high

Zuhd · Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Very high
Tanbih 92explains

Tanbih · Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani

High
Tanbih 92explains

Tanbih · al-Sha'rani

High

Anwar Qudsiyya · al-Sha'rani

High

Da Wa Dawa · Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

High