Works by al-Ġazālī, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad, 1058‒1111 as author 244
Faḍāʾiḥ al-Bāṭiniyya
In this book, al-Ġazālī attacks the Ismāʿīlī šīʿī sect, analyzes their doctrine and refutes it. He wrote this book in response to the Abbasid caliph al-Mustaẓhir b-illāh's request to Confront the Ismā In this book, al-Ġazālī attacks the Ismāʿīlī šīʿī sect, analyzes their doctrine and refutes it. He wrote this book in response to the Abbasid caliph al-Mustaẓhir b-illāh's request to Confront the Ismāʿīlī expansion during his time. In the first part of the book, al-Ġazālī explains their arguments and respond to it, while in the second part he argues for the legitimacy of al-Mustaẓhir's reign and the necessity of his obedience.
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Fī al-ʿaql wa-šarafihi wa-ḥaqīqatihi wa-aqsāmihi
Part of Kitāb al-ʿilm . كتاب 1 ، الباب 7
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فيصل التفرقة بين الإسلام والزندقة
رسالة كتبها الشيخ الغزالي في ضبط مسألة التكفير بين الفرق المختلة فوضع الضوابط المحكمة، والقواعد الضابطة لمسألة التكفير والتفسيق.
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قانون التأويل
رسالة في شرح حديث النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم "إن الشيطان يجري من أحدكم مجرى الدم.
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al-Qisṭās al-mustaqīm
This book was written by al-Ġazālī in the wake of a debate that took place between him and a šīʿī ismāʿīlī interlocutor about the reference of the truth. The ismāʿīlī was defending the concept of th This book was written by al-Ġazālī in the wake of a debate that took place between him and a šīʿī ismāʿīlī interlocutor about the reference of the truth. The ismāʿīlī was defending the concept of the infallible imām as a necessary reference for the truthfulness of any idea. On the other hand, al-Ġazālī was arguing that there are five referential principles in the Qurʾān that can be used to approve or reject the truthfulness of any idea. For al-Ġazālī, these principles should be used as epistemic reference, not the infallible imām as his interlocutor suggested.
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القواعد العشرة
رسالة عدد فيها الشيخ عشر قواعد للقرب إلى الله عز وجل.
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Kitāb ādāb al-akl
Part of Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm al-dīn . كتاب 11
The eleventh chapter of the Revival of the Religious Sciences begins the section dealing with man and society. In this volume, concentrating on the manners relating to eating, Ghazali first discusses The eleventh chapter of the Revival of the Religious Sciences begins the section dealing with man and society. In this volume, concentrating on the manners relating to eating, Ghazali first discusses what a person must uphold when eating by himself: that the food is lawful, that both the person and the surroundings should be clean, that one must be content with what is available, and how the person should conduct himself while eating and after eating. Ghazali then proceeds to discuss eating in company and says that to all the above should be added the necessity of courtesy, conversation and the proper presentation of food. Finally, Ghazali expounds the virtues of hospitality and generosity and the conduct of the host as well as that of the guest. Other topics that are discussed are: abstention from food, fasting and general health.
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Kitāb ādāb tilāwat al-Qurʾān
Part of Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm al-dīn . كتاب 8
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Kitāb ādāb al-safar
Part of Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm al-dīn . كتاب 17
Ghazali explains the different outer and inner reasons for travel. Outer reasons include the pilgrimage, the search for knowledge, and the flight from danger; while inner reasons include the acquisiti Ghazali explains the different outer and inner reasons for travel. Outer reasons include the pilgrimage, the search for knowledge, and the flight from danger; while inner reasons include the acquisition of virtue and the disciplining of the soul. Ghazali divides travel into four classes, and portrays the right inward and outward conduct for each. He then follows this with a practical chapter on the use of religious concessions while travelling, and concludes with a final chapter on how the traveller is to establish the proper direction and times for prayer.
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Kitāb al-samāʿ wa-l-waǧd
Part of Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm al-dīn . كتاب 18
Responses Proper to Listening to Music and the Experience of Ecstasy is the eighteen chapter of the Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din), a monumental work of classical Islam written
Responses Proper to Listening to Music and the Experience of Ecstasy is the eighteen 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 tradition, there is disagreement as to whether or not performing and listening to music is lawful, even more, whether music might be used as a path to ecstasy.
Basing himself on the Qur’an, hadith, the first generations of Muslims and the mystical tradition, Ghazali presents the arguments both for and against listening to music. Ghazali’s own position is that music in itself is permissible, though under certain circumstances it can be unlawful or undesirable. Ghazali emphasises awareness of the omnipresence of God in creation and the importance of using the mind, hearing and sight to bring one closer to God. In Responses Proper to Listening to Music and the Experience of Ecstasy he gives lyrical expression to his love of poetry and music, and their legitimate place not only in human celebrations, but in divine worship and as aids on the path to gnosis and ecstasy. All such responses he sees exemplified in the life of the Prophet with his family.
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Kitāb ādāb al-kasb wa-l-maʿāš
Part of Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm al-dīn . كتاب 13
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Kitāb āfāt al-lisān
Part of Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm al-dīn . كتاب 24
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Kitāb asrār al-ḥaǧǧ
Part of Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm al-dīn . كتاب 7
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Kitāb asrār al-zakāt
Part of Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm al-dīn . كتاب 5
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كتاب أسرار الصيام. كتاب 6
Part of Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm al-dīn .
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Kitāb asrār al-ṭahāra
Part of Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm al-dīn . كتاب 3
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كتاب اسرار الصلاة. كتاب 4
Part of Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm al-dīn .
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Kitāb al-iqtiṣād fī al-iʿtiqād
This book is a short work on Theology. It discusses the basic theological matters; such as the essence of God, his actions, his attributes and the evidences of the prophets' prophethood. As the book's This book is a short work on Theology. It discusses the basic theological matters; such as the essence of God, his actions, his attributes and the evidences of the prophets' prophethood. As the book's title suggests, the most important feature of the book is its conciseness, conservativeness, simplicity and avoidance of using too sophisticated language.
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Kitāb al-aḏkār wa-l-daʿawāt
Part of Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm al-dīn . كتاب 9
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Kitāb tartīb al-awrād wa-tafṣīl iḥyāʾ al-layl
Part of Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm al-dīn . كتاب 10
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Kitāb al-ḥalāl wa-l-ḥarām
Part of Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm al-dīn . كتاب 14
Al-Ghazali’s Book of the Lawful and the Unlawful is the fourteenth chapter of The Revival of the Religious Sciences, which is widely considered as the greatest work of Islamic spirituality. Written by
Al-Ghazali’s Book of the Lawful and the Unlawful is the fourteenth chapter of The Revival of the Religious Sciences, which is widely considered as the greatest work of Islamic spirituality. Written by one of the most famous of theologian-mystics of all time, The Book of the Lawful and the Unlawful is unlike other Islamic works concerned with legal issues.
Here, Abu Hamid al-Ghazali aims to teach his readers firstly the theory of what is lawful and what is unlawful and how to deal with dubious or ambiguous issues, and secondly how to apply the knowledge they have gained to their everyday lives. The main support for this application, especially in matters that are unclear, is caution or prudence (wara) and Ghazali explains the degrees of prudence necessary beginning with the prudence of the upright and ending with the prudence of the saintly. Thus the sincere practice of what is lawful and desisting from what is unlawful become integrated into one’s spiritual life. As in his other works, Ghazali bases himself on the Qur’an and narrations from the Prophet Muhammad, followed by examples from the Companions, the Successor generations and the pious Predecessors.
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