Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Letter from the General Editor iii
3. Table of Contents viii
4. Abbreviations used in the Introduction and Translation x
5. Introduction xi
6. Notes to the Introduction xiv
7. The Epistle of Forgiveness
8. On Hypocrisy 1
9. The Sheikh’s Return to Aleppo 17
10. Heretics, Apostates, and Impious Poets 37
11. Old Age, Grave Sins, Pilgrimages, and Sincere Repentence 123
12. The Stolen Dinars and the Number Eighty 189
13. Notes 217
14. Glossary 272
15. Bibliography 293
16. Concordance with Risālat al-Ghufrān, 9th edition, edited by Bint al-Shāṭiʾ 305
17. Index 330
18. About the NYU Abu Dhabi Institute 344
19. About the Typefaces 345
20. About the Editor-Translators 346