{"product_id":"repentance-and-the-return-to-god-tawba-in-early-sufism-paperback","title":"Repentance and the Return to God: Tawba in Early Sufism - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAtif Khalil\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first major study of the idea of repentance, or\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e tawba, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ein Islam.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book offers the first extensive treatment in a European language of \u003ci\u003etawba\u003c\/i\u003e in Islam. Conventionally translated as \"repentance,\" \u003ci\u003etawba\u003c\/i\u003e 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 Muḥāsibī and Abū Ṭālib al-Makkī. 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 \u003ci\u003etawba\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003etawba\u003c\/i\u003e and its role in early \u003ci\u003epraxis\u003c\/i\u003e-oriented Sufism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtif Khalil \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of Islamic Studies at the University of Lethbridge, Canada, and the coeditor (with Mohammed Rustom and Kazuyo Murata) of \u003ci\u003eIn Search of the Lost Heart: Explorations in Islamic Thought\u003c\/i\u003e, by William C. Chittick, also published by SUNY Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666171551788,"sku":"9781438469126","price":63.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/0954\/5772\/files\/Iggs8oGmND9781438469126.webp?v=1781623049","url":"https:\/\/smartsupplydeals.com\/products\/repentance-and-the-return-to-god-tawba-in-early-sufism-paperback","provider":"Smart supply deals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}