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Bahya, Chovot HaLevavot.

כתאב אלהדאיה אלי פראיץ' אלקלוב

The complete Duties of the Hearts— the author's introduction and all ten gates — in its original 11th-century Judeo-Arabic. Every word taps through to a dictionary gloss. The first two gates also carry a working English translation with phrase-by-phrase hover highlighting; the remaining gates are being translated.

  1. Hakdamah
    Gate 0
  2. Bab 1 — The First Gateאלבאב אלאול

    On the Purification of Affirming the Unity of the Creator

    + English & hover highlightingGate 1
  3. Bab 2 — The Second Gateאלבאב אלת'אני

    On Reflection upon Created Things and God's Abundant Grace toward Them

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  4. Bab 3 — The Third Gateאלבאב אלת'אלת'

    On the Obligation to Submit to the Service of God

    Gate 3
  5. Bab 4 — The Fourth Gateאלבאב אלראבע

    On Trust in God Alone

    Gate 4
  6. Bab 5 — The Fifth Gateאלבאב אלכ'אמס

    On the Sincere Devotion of Action to God Alone

    Gate 5
  7. Bab 6 — The Sixth Gateאלבאב אלסאדס

    On Humility

    Gate 6
  8. Bab 7 — The Seventh Gateאלבאב אלסאבע

    On Repentance — Its Aspects, Limits, and Attendant Matters

    Gate 7
  9. Bab 8 — The Eighth Gateאלבאב אלת'אמן

    On a Person's Spiritual Accounting before God

    Gate 8
  10. Bab 9 — The Ninth Gateאלבאב אלתאסע

    On the Forms of Abstinence from the World

    Gate 9
  11. Bab 10 — The Tenth Gateאלבאב אלעאשר

    On the True Love of God

    Gate 10

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