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Tazkiyat al-Nafs (Purification of the Soul)

The cultivation and purification of the soul from vices, the central project of Islamic ethics and spirituality.

The cultivation and purification of the soul from vices, the central project of Islamic ethics and spirituality.

Key passages(10)

Ihya Culum Din · al-Ghazali

High

Tanwir Fi Isqat Tadbir · Ibn Ata Allah al-Iskandari

High

Tadhkira Fi Ahwal Mawta · al-Qurtubi

High

Wasaya · al-Harith al-Muhasibi

High

Zuhd · Ahmad ibn Hanbal

High

Musnad · Ahmad ibn Hanbal

High

Jala Khatir · Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani

High

Macad Wa Macash · Al-Jahiz

Moderate

Adab Suluk · Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani

Moderate

Muruj Dhahab · Al-Mas'udi

Moderate