Stage III · The Library
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.
- HakdamahGate 0
- Bab 1 — The First Gateאלבאב אלאול
On the Purification of Affirming the Unity of the Creator
+ English & hover highlightingGate 1 - Bab 2 — The Second Gateאלבאב אלת'אני
On Reflection upon Created Things and God's Abundant Grace toward Them
+ English & hover highlightingGate 2 - Bab 3 — The Third Gateאלבאב אלת'אלת'
On the Obligation to Submit to the Service of God
Gate 3 - Bab 4 — The Fourth Gateאלבאב אלראבע
On Trust in God Alone
Gate 4 - Bab 5 — The Fifth Gateאלבאב אלכ'אמס
On the Sincere Devotion of Action to God Alone
Gate 5 - Bab 6 — The Sixth Gateאלבאב אלסאדס
On Humility
Gate 6 - Bab 7 — The Seventh Gateאלבאב אלסאבע
On Repentance — Its Aspects, Limits, and Attendant Matters
Gate 7 - Bab 8 — The Eighth Gateאלבאב אלת'אמן
On a Person's Spiritual Accounting before God
Gate 8 - Bab 9 — The Ninth Gateאלבאב אלתאסע
On the Forms of Abstinence from the World
Gate 9 - Bab 10 — The Tenth Gateאלבאב אלעאשר
On the True Love of God
Gate 10