Weight | 0.90 kg |
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Dimensions | 17 × 23 × 2.5 cm |
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Binding | Paperback |
ISBN | 9789069499833 |
Pages | 493 |
Publisher | Turath Publishing |
Softening The Heart
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ʿAbdullah ibn al-Mubarak’s Kitab az-Zuhd wa’r-Raqaʾiq, the earliest extant book on self-discipline in Islam, is a collection of Qur’ānic exegesis, prophetic traditions and anecdotes from the early generations that encourages rejection of this temporal world in favour of the eternal life of the Next World.
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