Al-Ghazali on Disciplining the Soul & on Breaking the Two Desires
books xxii and xxiii of the revival of the religious sciences
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- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2016
Summary
Taming the Self: Ghazali on Spiritual Discipline and Overcoming Desire
The spiritual journey in Islam commences with riyadat al-nafs, an internal struggle against the ego. The lower self, often consumed and tainted by worldly concerns, can lead individuals toward arrogance and immoral behavior. True worshippers can only achieve spiritual purity, bringing them closer to God, through significant willpower and effort.
This translation presents two chapters from The…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781911141358 |
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| ISBN-10: | 191114135X |
| Series: | The Islamic Texts Society's al-Ghazali Series |
| Author: | T.J. Winter, Abu Hamid al-Ghazali |
| Publisher: | The Islamic Texts Society |
| Imprint: | The Islamic Texts Society |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2016 |
| Weight: | 526g |
| Dimensions: | 37mm x 234mm x 204mm |
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…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
T.J. Winter
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’.
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