| PREFACE |
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| I. OUR ESSENTIAL NATURE; ESSENTIAL FAITH; TRUSTWORTHINESS, TRUTHFULNESS, AND SINCERITY |
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8 | (13) |
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10 | (5) |
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15 | (6) |
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21 | (9) |
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26 | (4) |
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TRUST, TRUSTWORTHINESS, TRUTHFULNESS, SINCERITY |
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Tawwakul, Amanah, Sidq, Ikhlas |
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30 | (16) |
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37 | (5) |
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42 | (4) |
| II. REPENTANCE, TAKING ACCOUNT, AND FORGIVENESS |
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46 | (10) |
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51 | (5) |
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ACCOUNTABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY |
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56 | (5) |
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59 | (2) |
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61 | (7) |
| III. COMPASSION, MERCY, AND CHARITY |
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68 | (11) |
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St. Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (4) |
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77 | (2) |
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79 | (14) |
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84 | (2) |
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86 | (7) |
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93 | (15) |
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100 | (8) |
| IV. PATIENCE, PERSEVERANCE, AND FORBEARANCE |
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108 | (15) |
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110 | (13) |
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123 | (9) |
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127 | (5) |
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132 | (12) |
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136 | (1) |
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He Who Seeks the Truth Chooses the Good and Holds it Fast |
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137 | (7) |
| V. MODESTY, DISCRETION, AND HUMILITY |
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144 | (6) |
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Principles for the Musician |
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147 | (3) |
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150 | (5) |
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155 | (13) |
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159 | (1) |
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Humility Opens Us to God's Grace |
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160 | (2) |
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162 | (1) |
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Muhammad's Visit to Hilal |
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163 | (3) |
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166 | (2) |
| VI. PURITY (TAHARAH): PURIFICATION OF THE HEART, OF THE MIND, AND OF THE BODY (PHYSICAL CLEANLINESS, MODERATION IN EATING, PHYSICAL DISCIPLINE, AND SPORTS) |
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PURIFICATION OF THE HEART |
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168 | (9) |
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Purifying the Heart of a Prophet |
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174 | (3) |
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177 | (14) |
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184 | (2) |
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Be Impeccable with Your Word |
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186 | (5) |
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191 | (15) |
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198 | (2) |
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Zen in the Art of Archery |
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200 | (6) |
| VII. CLARITY (WUDUH): INTENTION, DISCERNMENT, AND TRUE KNOWLEDGE |
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206 | (11) |
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The Blossoming Light of the Mind |
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211 | (6) |
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DISCERNMENT OF TRUE AND FALSE |
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217 | (18) |
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Surah Ta Ha: "O Humankind" |
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228 | (7) |
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235 | (13) |
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The Soul is the Perceiver and Revealer of Truth |
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242 | (2) |
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The Journey Towards Full Knowledge of the Self |
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244 | (4) |
| VIII. GRATEFULNESS, GENEROSITY, AND KINDNESS |
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248 | (6) |
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254 | (15) |
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263 | (1) |
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264 | (3) |
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Truly, with Every Difficulty Comes Ease |
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267 | (2) |
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269 | (13) |
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274 | (1) |
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275 | (5) |
| IX. RESPONSIVENESS-FAITHFUL AND RIGHT ACTION (AL-IJABA-AI-IMAN WA AMAL US-SALIHAT): CREATIVITY AND BEAUTY; STRENGTH, COURAGE, AND VIGILANT AWARENESS; JUSTICE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION |
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280 | (48) |
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282 | (13) |
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Truth is Beauty and Beauty is Truth |
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287 | (1) |
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288 | (3) |
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291 | (4) |
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COURAGE, STRENGTH, AND VIGILANT AWARENESS |
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Shaja'ah, Quwwah, and Taqwa |
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295 | (12) |
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304 | (3) |
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JUSTICE AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION |
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307 | (21) |
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The Rebuilding of the Kabah |
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319 | (1) |
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Seeking a Language of Spirit |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (7) |
| X. CONTENTMENT, LOVE, AND INNER PEACEFULNESS |
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328 | (12) |
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332 | (2) |
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334 | (6) |
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340 | (13) |
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350 | (3) |
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353 | (9) |
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Peace as a Triumph of Principles |
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358 | (4) |
| XI. COURTESY, CHIVALRY, AND NOBLE CHARACTER |
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362 | (14) |
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372 | (2) |
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374 | (2) |
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376 | (10) |
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381 | (2) |
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383 | (3) |
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388 | (4) |
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Muhammad's Farewell Pilgrimage |
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392 | (1) |
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392 | (3) |
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| APPENDIX: SUPPLEMENTAL BIOGRAPHIES |
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397 | (7) |
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404 | (8) |
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412 | (4) |
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416 | (6) |
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422 | (2) |
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424 | (4) |
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428 | (3) |
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431 | (6) |
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437 | (7) |
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444 | (5) |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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449 | (8) |
| INDEX |
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