Deliverance from Error

Deliverance from Error
Author: Ghazzālī
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781887752275

This spiritual autobiography describes Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali's intellectual crisis, which led him to achieve direct knowledge of God. Among his most outstanding contributions to Muslim intellectual life were masterly defenses of Islamic orthodoxy, mysticism, and law, against the attacks of those who advocated purely legalistic, or entirely esoteric, readings of the religion. He hence articulated the Islam of the middle way, in balance between the extremes of the letter and the spirit. Also included in this volume are extensive translations from key works of al-Ghazali.

Speaking of God

Speaking of God
Author: Carlo Huber
Publisher: CRVP
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2000
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9781565181694

Al-Ghazali's Philosophical Theology

Al-Ghazali's Philosophical Theology
Author: Frank Griffel
Publisher: OUP USA
Total Pages: 423
Release: 2009-05-28
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 0195331621

A comprehensive study of Muslim thinker al-Ghazali's life and his understanding of cosmology-how God creates things and events in the world, how human acts relate to God's power, and how the universe is structured.

The Path of Worshippers to the Paradise of the Lord of the Worlds

The Path of Worshippers to the Paradise of the Lord of the Worlds
Author: Imam Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazzali
Publisher: University Press of America
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2011-11-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0761855734

The Path of Worshippers to the Paradise of the Lord of the Universe is an authoritative book and a guideline on practical Sufism ('irfan-i 'amali). It is also a mirror to the soul of its author. In this book Ghazzali speaks not only as a scholar but also as a master and sincerely shares his spiritual experiences with his readers in a simple language and an intimate tone. These qualities of the book penetrate into the depth of the heart of the reader. The importance of the book lies in the fact that its author was the most prominent theologian and jurist of his time and its teachings are as valid today as they were when the author wrote the book just before his death in 505/1111.

تهافت الفلاسفة

تهافت الفلاسفة
Author: Ghazzālī
Publisher: Islamic translation
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2000
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780842524667

Although Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali lived a relatively short life (1058-1111), he established himself as one of the most important thinkers in the history of Islam. The Incoherence of the Philosophers, written after more than a decade of travel and ascetic contemplation, contends that while such Muslim philosophers as Avicenna boasted of unassailable arguments on matters of theology and metaphysics, they could not deliver on their claims; moreover, many of their assertions represented disguised heresy and unbelief. Despite its attempted refutation by the twelfth-century philosopher Ibn Rushd, al-Ghazali's work remains widely read and influential.

On Vigilance & Self-examination

On Vigilance & Self-examination
Author: Ghazzālī
Publisher: Islamic Texts Society's al-Ghazali Series
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Conscience, Examination of
ISBN: 9781903682333

The 38th chapter of the Revival of the Religious Sciences, this treatise follows on from Al-Ghazali on Intention, Sincerity & Truthfulness. Here, Ghazali focuses on the different stations of steadfastness in religion (murabaha), vigilance and self-examination being its cornerstones. As in all his writings, Ghazali bases his arguments on the Qur'an, the example of the Prophet, and the sayings of numerous scholars and Sufis. As relevant today as it was in the 11th century, this discourse will be of interest to anyone concerned with ethics and moral philosophy.

Love, Longing, Intimacy and Contentment

Love, Longing, Intimacy and Contentment
Author: Ghazzālī
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: God (Islam)
ISBN: 9781903682272

"This is the first complete English translation of the Book of Love, Longing, Intimacy and Contentment, the thirty-sixth chapter of Abū Hāmid al-Ghazālī's monomuntal Revival of the Religious Sciences ... The Book of Love ... is of fundamental importance in the history of Islamic thought and in the development of Sufism."--P. [4] of cover.