| Book Title | An Evaluation Of Qut Al Qulub Of Makki |
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An evaluation of Qut al-qulub of Makki and translation of his Kitab al-tawba
An evaluation of Qut al-qulub of Makki
This thesis seeks to study in depth the contribution to Sufism made by the little-known 4th/10th century figure Abu Talib al-Makki.
The first chapter deals with an analysis of the life and works of al-Makki against the background of the religious milieu of his time.
A major section of the thesis (the second and third chapters) provides for the first time in English a translation of the Ki tab al- tawba of al-Makki.
The fourth chapter assesses the originality of al-Makkl’s Kitab al-tawba and compares it with similar Sufi works of the period.
The fifth chapter attempts to compare and contrast al-Makki and al-Ghazall’s approach to Sufism through an analysis of their respective Kitab al-tawba .
It has long been known that in his work on Sufism, al-Ghazall depended very heavily upon al-Makki.
This thesis conclusively proves this dependence whilst pointing to the more sophisticated presentation of al- Ghazall.
Al-Makki is shown to have been one of the early Sufi figures who tried to harmonise the views of the Basran and Baghdad Sufi groups and to effect a synthesis between moderate Sufism and the
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