Al-Ghazali on Proper Conduct when Listening to Music and the Experience of Ecstasy
book xviii of the revival of the religious sciences
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190 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2025
Summary
The Soulful Ascent: Al-Ghazali on Music, Ecstasy, and Divine Love
Al-Ghazali on Proper Conduct when Listening to Music and the Experience of Ecstasy is the eighteenth chapter of the Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya’ ‘ulum al-din), a monumental work of classical Islam written by the renowned theologian-mystic Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (d. 1111). This chapter of the Revival deals with the controversial topic of music. In the Islamic legal traditio…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781911141549 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1911141546 |
| Series: | The Islamic Texts Society's al-Ghazali Series |
| Author: | Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, Anthony H. Johns |
| Publisher: | The Islamic Texts Society |
| Imprint: | The Islamic Texts Society |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 190 |
| Release Date: | 15 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 350g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm x 18mm |
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About The Author
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali
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.
Anthony H. Johns, Emeritus Professor at the Australian National University in Canberra, is a specialist in Sufism in the Malay world, Islamic history and institutions, and Quranic exegesis.
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