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Duties of the Heart

work by Bahya

Also known as: “Al-Hidāyah ilā-farāʾ id al-qulūb”, “Hovot ha-levavot”

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discussed in biography

In Bahya ben Joseph ibn Pakuda
An English translation, Duties of the Heart (1925–47; reprinted 1962), was completed by Moses Hyamson.
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translation by Ibn Tibbon

In Judah ben Saul ibn Tibbon
…translated as Ḥovot ha-levavot (Duties of the Heart, 1925–47). This work, which became a widely read classic of Jewish devotional literature, examines the ethics of a man’s acts and the intentions that give the acts meaning.
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