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Taqwā (God-Consciousness / Piety)

Reverent, watchful awareness of God that guards against wrongdoing — a foundational Qurʾānic virtue and the root of righteous conduct.

Reverent, watchful awareness of God that guards against wrongdoing — a foundational Qurʾānic virtue and the root of righteous conduct.

Key passages(20)

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Risala Qushayriyya · al-Qushayri

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Ghunya · Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani

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Bidayat Hidaya · al-Ghazali

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Cuhud Muhammadiyya · al-Sha'rani

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Da Wa Dawa · Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

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Fatawa Kubra · Ibn Taymiyya

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Futuhat Makkiyya · Ibn Arabi

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Ihya Culum Din · al-Ghazali

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Jamic Masail · Ibn Taymiyya

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Lataif Isharat · al-Qushayri

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Madarij Salikin · Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

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Mafatih Asrar · al-Shahrastani

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Mafatih Ghayb · Fakhr al-Din al-Razi

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Majmuc Fatawa · Ibn Taymiyya

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Majmucat Rasail Wa Masail · Ibn Taymiyya

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Minhaj Cabidin · al-Ghazali

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Minhaj Sunna · Ibn Taymiyya

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Muntaha Matlab · al-'Allama al-Hilli

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Rasail Wa Fatawa · Ibn Taymiyya

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