Al-Ghazali on Love, Longing, Intimacy & Contentment
book xxxvi of the revival of the religious sciences
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- Paperback
298 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2016
Summary
The Alchemy of Affection: Ghazali on Love, Longing, and Contentment
“Al-Ghazali on Love, Longing, Intimacy and Contentment” is the thirty-sixth chapter of Abu Hamid al-Ghazali’s “Revival of the Religious Sciences” (Ihya Ulum al-Din), widely considered the greatest work of Muslim spirituality. It holds fundamental importance in Islamic thought and the development of Sufism, being the first treatise to establish not merely the possibility but the necessity for the love of God.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781911141327 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1911141325 |
| Series: | The Islamic Texts Society’s al-Ghazali Series |
| Author: | Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali, Eric Orsmby |
| Publisher: | The Islamic Texts Society |
| Imprint: | The Islamic Texts Society |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 298 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2016 |
| Weight: | 450g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
“…the series as a whole, [is] a significant contribution to our understanding of this key figure in Islamic intellectual thought.”—Oliver Leaman, BRISMES Bulletin.
About The Author
Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali
Author:
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (d. 505⁄1111), theologian, logician, jurist and mystic, was born and died in Tus in Central Asia, but spent much of his life lecturing at Baghdad or leading the life of a wandering dervish. His most celebrated work, “Revival of the Religious Sciences”, has exercised a profound influence on Muslim intellectual history by exploring the mystical significance of the practices and beliefs of Islamic orthodoxy, earning him the title of “Hujjat al Islam”, the `Proof of Islam’.
Translator:
Prof Eric Ormsby was Director of the Institute of Islamic Studies at McGill University. He is at present Professor and Senior Research Assistant at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London.
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