- Ilahiyat Studies
- Vol: 2 Issue: 1
- Spiritual Purification in Islam: The Life and Works of al-Muhasibi, by Gavin Picken
Spiritual Purification in Islam: The Life and Works of al-Muhasibi, by Gavin Picken
Authors : Josef Van Ess
Pages : 126-132
Doi:10.12730/13091719.2011.21.32
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Publication Date : 2011-06-01
Article Type : Other
Abstract :First paragraph: Ḥārith ibn Asad al-Muḥāsibī (d. 243/857) has not been the subject of a comprehensive study for half a century; the present book therefore arouses high expectations. The question of where to situate al- Muḥāsibī in the intellectual history of the third/ninth century is anything but settled; a new approach might be in order. But the reader is ultimately disappointed. The author has delved deeply into al- Muḥāsibī’s works, but he presents the results of his investigation in a rather apodictic way and largely omits engaging in a dialogue with previous research.Keywords : Spiritual Purification in Islam, by Gavin Picken, al-Muhasibi