Purification of the Heart
by Hamza Yusuf
Purification of the Heart is Hamza Yusuf's English translation of, and commentary on, Imam Mawlud's Arabic poem Matharat al-Qulub, first published by Starlatch Press in the United States in 2004. It explains how to recognise and treat the spiritual diseases of the heart.
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- Starlatch Press, 2004
The first edition of Purification of the Heart by Hamza Yusuf was published in S.l. by Starlatch Books in 2004. We track 1 edition.
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Who published the first edition of Purification of the Heart?
The first edition of Purification of the Heart by Hamza Yusuf was published in S.l. by Starlatch Books in 2004.
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We track 1 edition of Purification of the Heart, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
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