Repentance and the Return to God (eBook)

Tawba in Early Sufism

Atif Khalil (Autor)

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2018
272 Seiten
State University of New York Press (Verlag)
978-1-4384-6913-3 (ISBN)

Infos

The first major study of the idea of repentance, or tawba,in Islam.This book offers the first extensive treatment in a European language of tawba in Islam. Conventionally translated as "e;repentance,"e; tawba includes the broader sense of returning to God. Khalil examines this wider notion in the early period of Sufism with a particular focus on the formative years of the tradition between Muhasibi and Abu Talib al-Makki. Beginning with an extensive survey of the semantic field of the term as outlined in Arabic lexicography, Khalil offers a detailed analysis of the concept in Muslim scripture. He then examines tawba as a complex psychological process involving interior conversion and a complete, unwavering commitment to the spiritual life. The ideas of a number of prominent figures from the first few centuries of Islam are used to illuminate the historical development of tawba and its role in early praxis-oriented Sufism.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.9.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
• ISBN-10: 1-4384-6913-6 / 1438469136
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4384-6913-3 / 9781438469133