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Repentance and the Return to God

by Atif Khalil
Repentance and the Return to God
Repentance and the Return to God

A profound map of returning to God

This feels like a deeply thoughtful read for anyone curious about Islamic spirituality beyond surface definitions. It takes tawba not just as repentance, but as an inner turning of the whole self, which gives the book a rich emotional and intellectual depth. If you enjoy careful scholarship that still speaks to lived spiritual transformation, this will likely feel both illuminating and quietly moving.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Repentance and the Return to God

by Atif Khalil
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ISBN: 9781438469126
Authors: Atif Khalil
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Date of Publication: 2019-01-02
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Philosophy, History, Religion
Related Topics: History, Christianity, World History, Theology, Spirituality, Asia, Theory, Faith
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Description

This book offers the first extensive treatment in a European language of tawba in Islam. Conventionally translated as "repentance," 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.
 

A profound map of returning to God

This feels like a deeply thoughtful read for anyone curious about Islamic spirituality beyond surface definitions. It takes tawba not just as repentance, but as an inner turning of the whole self, which gives the book a rich emotional and intellectual depth. If you enjoy careful scholarship that still speaks to lived spiritual transformation, this will likely feel both illuminating and quietly moving.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.