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1. Spiritual Purification in Islam

   The Life and Works of al-Muhasibi

   By Gavin Picken

   Series: Routledge Sufi Series

   Purification of the soul is a principle that is central to understanding Islamic spirituality but despite this, relatively little has been written explicitly in the Islamic tradition regarding this discrete method of spiritual purification. This book examines the work of a scholar of this...

   Published March 20th 2011 by Routledge
2. Islamic Law

   Edited by Gavin Picken

   Series: Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies

   Islamic law is a legal tradition entrenched within a religious context; it is one of the most intriguing and fascinating areas of Islamic Studies. Many practitioners of Islam believe that their lives should be governed by a divinely revealed and sanctioned form of law that affects every aspect of...

   Published October 20th 2010 by Routledge