This first English publication of significant portions of Ghazali's foundational text offers helpful commentary and a modern translation to open up the wisdom of a great spiritual master, scholar and sage to seekers of a balanced understanding of Islam.
This first English publication of significant portions of Ghazali's foundational text offers helpful commentary and a modern translation to open up the wisdom of a great spiritual master, scholar and sage to seekers of a balanced understanding of Islam.
Foreword: Al-Ghazali and the Tradition of Islamic Renewal ix Introduction xv Al-Ghazali's Introduction 3 BOOK I The Science of Belief The First Foundation: Allah's Entity 9 The Second Foundation: His Sacredness 13 The Third Foundation: Allah's Omnipotent Power 17 The Fourth Foundation: Allah's Omniscient Knowledge 19 The Fifth Foundation: Allah's Will 21 The Sixth Foundation: Allah's Hearing and Seeing 25 The Seventh Foundation: Allah's Speech 27 The Eighth Foundation: His Actions 29 The Ninth Foundation: The Last Day 33 The Tenth Foundation: Prophecy 37 Conclusion 39 BOOK II Outward Actions The First Foundation: Ritual Prayer 43 The Second Foundation: Poor Tax and Charity 51 The Third Foundation: Fasting 59 The Fourth Foundation: Hajj, the Pilgrimage to Mecca 63 The Fifth Foundation: Recitation of Qur'an 69 The Sixth Foundation: Regarding Remembrance of Allah Mighty and Majestic in Every State 79 The Seventh Foundation: Seeking the Permissible 85 The Eighth Foundation: Establishing the Rights of the Believers and Keeping Good Company 91 The Ninth Foundation: Commanding the Right and Forbidding the Wrong 99 The Tenth Foundation: Regarding Following the Sunnah 105 Conclusion: Regarding the Ordering of Your Litanies That Incline You Toward These Ten Foundations ... 109 BOOK III Purification of the Heart The First Foundation: The Evils Related to Food 115 The Second Foundation: The Evils Related to Speech 121 The Third Foundation: Anger 131 The Fourth Foundation: Envy 135 The Fifth Foundation: Stinginess and Love of Wealth 141 The Sixth Foundation: Frivolity and Love of Prestige 151 The Seventh Foundation: Love of the World 163 The Eighth Foundation: Arrogance 171 The Ninth Foundation: Pride 181 The Tenth Foundation: Ostentation 187 Conclusion: The Entirety of [Blameworthy] Character Traits and the Places Where You Fall into Delusions with Regard to Them 205 BOOK IV Meritorious Character Traits The First Foundation: Repentance 213 The Second Foundation: Fear 219 The Third Foundation: Abstinence 225 The Fourth Foundation: Patience 233 The Fifth Foundation: Gratitude 241 The Sixth Foundation: Sincerity and Truthfulness 245 The Seventh Foundation: Reliance on Allah 257 The Eighth Foundation: Love 267 The Ninth Foundation: Contentment with Divine Destiny 281 The Tenth Foundation: Remembering Death and Its Reality, and the Categories of Spiritual Punishments 287 Conclusion 295 Epilogue 296 Notes 297 Selected Bibliography 300
Foreword: Al-Ghazali and the Tradition of Islamic Renewal ix Introduction xv Al-Ghazali's Introduction 3 BOOK I The Science of Belief The First Foundation: Allah's Entity 9 The Second Foundation: His Sacredness 13 The Third Foundation: Allah's Omnipotent Power 17 The Fourth Foundation: Allah's Omniscient Knowledge 19 The Fifth Foundation: Allah's Will 21 The Sixth Foundation: Allah's Hearing and Seeing 25 The Seventh Foundation: Allah's Speech 27 The Eighth Foundation: His Actions 29 The Ninth Foundation: The Last Day 33 The Tenth Foundation: Prophecy 37 Conclusion 39 BOOK II Outward Actions The First Foundation: Ritual Prayer 43 The Second Foundation: Poor Tax and Charity 51 The Third Foundation: Fasting 59 The Fourth Foundation: Hajj, the Pilgrimage to Mecca 63 The Fifth Foundation: Recitation of Qur'an 69 The Sixth Foundation: Regarding Remembrance of Allah Mighty and Majestic in Every State 79 The Seventh Foundation: Seeking the Permissible 85 The Eighth Foundation: Establishing the Rights of the Believers and Keeping Good Company 91 The Ninth Foundation: Commanding the Right and Forbidding the Wrong 99 The Tenth Foundation: Regarding Following the Sunnah 105 Conclusion: Regarding the Ordering of Your Litanies That Incline You Toward These Ten Foundations ... 109 BOOK III Purification of the Heart The First Foundation: The Evils Related to Food 115 The Second Foundation: The Evils Related to Speech 121 The Third Foundation: Anger 131 The Fourth Foundation: Envy 135 The Fifth Foundation: Stinginess and Love of Wealth 141 The Sixth Foundation: Frivolity and Love of Prestige 151 The Seventh Foundation: Love of the World 163 The Eighth Foundation: Arrogance 171 The Ninth Foundation: Pride 181 The Tenth Foundation: Ostentation 187 Conclusion: The Entirety of [Blameworthy] Character Traits and the Places Where You Fall into Delusions with Regard to Them 205 BOOK IV Meritorious Character Traits The First Foundation: Repentance 213 The Second Foundation: Fear 219 The Third Foundation: Abstinence 225 The Fourth Foundation: Patience 233 The Fifth Foundation: Gratitude 241 The Sixth Foundation: Sincerity and Truthfulness 245 The Seventh Foundation: Reliance on Allah 257 The Eighth Foundation: Love 267 The Ninth Foundation: Contentment with Divine Destiny 281 The Tenth Foundation: Remembering Death and Its Reality, and the Categories of Spiritual Punishments 287 Conclusion 295 Epilogue 296 Notes 297 Selected Bibliography 300
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