{"product_id":"the-book-of-truthfulness-kitab-al-sidq-1603-1578-1575-1576-1575-1604-1589-1583-1602-paperback","title":"The book of Truthfulness - Kitab Al Sidq: \u0026#1603;\u0026#1578;\u0026#1575;\u0026#1576; \u0026#1575;\u0026#1604;\u0026#1589;\u0026#1583;\u0026#1602; - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAbu Sa'id Al Kharraz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eA. J. Arberry\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelve into the profound teachings of \u003cstrong\u003eAbu Sa'id al-Kharraz\u003c\/strong\u003e, a luminary of the \u003cstrong\u003eBaghdad school of Sufism\u003c\/strong\u003e during the \u003cstrong\u003e9th century\u003c\/strong\u003e. In \"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book of Truthfulness (Kitāb al-Sidq)\u003c\/strong\u003e,\" meticulously translated by \u003cstrong\u003eArthur John Arberry\u003c\/strong\u003e, Litt. 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