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

Zuhd (Ascetic Renunciation)

Detachment from worldly attachments, the formative ascetic ethos out of which early Sufism grew.

Detachment from worldly attachments, the formative ascetic ethos out of which early Sufism grew.

Key passages(10)

Tahdhib Asma · al-Nawawi

Very high

Aclam Nubuwwa · al-Mawardi

High

Kafi · Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni

High

Zuhd · Ahmad ibn Hanbal

High

Tanwir Fi Isqat Tadbir · Ibn Ata Allah al-Iskandari

High

Nahj Balagha · Al-Sharif al-Radi

High

Wasaya · al-Harith al-Muhasibi

High

Bayan Wa Tabyin · Al-Jahiz

High

Ricaya · al-Harith al-Muhasibi

High

Muruj Dhahab · Al-Mas'udi

Moderate