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This book may not seem to be suited to the hurried life of a modern city. Yet al-Ghazali’s seriousness and sense of urgency stand out vividly and communicate themselves. The book is interesting, too, in that, though al-Ghazali’s standpoint is almost modern in many ways. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is divided into two parts, namely acts of obedience and refraining from Sin. It comprises the fundamentals of Din, Important basic issues and excellent virtues. It is brief, yet concise. One of the Scholars has said that the benefit on anything sacred can not be achieved unless one follows its Adab i.e Etiquettes, this book deals with many of the etiquettes of everyday life according to the Sunnah. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImam Al-Ghazali's Bidaya al-hidaya complements his spiritual autobiography, He emphasises the importance of knowledge and using it correctly at all times. From acts of obedience to the relationship between God and Man. Imam Al-Ghazali shares with us how a man should order his life from hour to hour and day to day. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Here, then I give you counsel about the beginning of Guidance so that thereby you may test yourself and examine your Heart.... 'No one can reach the ending until he has completed the beginning, no one can discover the inward aspect until he has mastered the outward.' 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The result is an essential guide to improving one’s relationship with both the Creator and the creation and a perfect introduction to Imam al-Ghazali’s other great works.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Azhar Academy Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40719631974576,"sku":"10126","price":80.0,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0343\/8283\/9944\/products\/Adapted-Summary-of-the-Ihya-Ulum-al-Din.png?v=1632757736"},{"product_id":"mukhtasar-ihya-ulum-ad-din","title":"Mukhtasar Ihya' 'ulum ad-din","description":"\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e\u003c!--\ntd {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Imam al-Ghazali\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12971,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":13434828},\"6\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"8\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"10\":2,\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Calibri\",\"16\":12}'\u003eImam al-Ghazali\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-value='{\"1\":2,\"2\":\"Imam al-Ghazali\"}' data-sheets-userformat='{\"2\":12971,\"3\":{\"1\":0},\"4\":{\"1\":2,\"2\":13434828},\"6\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"8\":{\"1\":[{\"1\":2,\"2\":0,\"5\":{\"1\":0}},{\"1\":0,\"2\":0,\"3\":3},{\"1\":1,\"2\":0,\"4\":1}]},\"10\":2,\"12\":0,\"15\":\"Calibri\",\"16\":12}'\u003eThe author’s knowledge and wisdom unfolds over the course of forty books, we here have only forty chapters; in these everything concerning human life from the cradle to the grave is discussed with refreshing brevity and unambiguous lucidity. The book opens with a fundamental discussion of questions of knowledge and faith which makes up its first quarter; its second quarter is devoted to questions of everyday life, such as the proper conduct in marriage and the like; this is followed in the third section by an exceedingly subtle description of the intricacies of the inner workings of the human soul and the ‘miracle of the heart’, and the fourth part delineates the paths to salvation, and reaches its climactic conclusion in the last chapter ‘Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife’. 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The student clarified that, while he could certainly find the answer to his question within al-Ghazali's longer works, such as the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIhya 'Ulum al-Din\u003c\/em\u003e, he wished for his teacher to give him a formal legal opinion, short enough that he could keep it with him at all times and refer to it constantly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAyyuhal Walad\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the great Imam's response: a personal note from al-Ghazali to his student, and by extension to anyone who desires to follow their way. Imam al-Ghazali elucidates the following for his student, and for the modern reader:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-rte-list=\"default\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThe precise nature of the relationship between knowledge and action, and the role of each in one's striving for Paradise\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThe significance of the night prayer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eSome advice from Luqman the Wise to his son, and its enduring meaning and importance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eA concise definition of obedience and worship, which al-Ghazali states is the quintessence of knowledge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThe four matters that are required of a spiritual traveler\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eA single hadith that contains the entirety of the knowledge of the ancients as well as the men of latter days\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eEight lessons that are sufficient for deliverance and salvation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAyyuhal Walad\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis designed to be read and reread, and referred to frequently throughout one's life. The reader must take note that the original recipient of this letter was a top student of Imam al-Ghazali, and therefore a scholar of the highest caliber himself. This book is thus invaluable simply as a record of the interaction between one of the Ummah's greatest teachers and his esteemed disciple. However, al-Ghazali's prescriptions are conveyed with such clarity that any Muslim of high aspiration will benefit from this text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThis edition includes Wordsmiths' meticulous English translation side-by-side with al-Ghazali's original Arabic epistle. This arrangement allows the English-speaking reader to get a taste of al-Ghazali's unique style, while students of Arabic may peruse the Imam's masterful Arabic prose alongside this elegant new English rendition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imam Ghazali Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44190879285424,"sku":"11002","price":45.0,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0343\/8283\/9944\/files\/OSon_FC.jpg?v=1738679302"}],"url":"https:\/\/peacemeal-malaysia.myshopify.com\/collections\/imam-al-ghazali.oembed?page=3","provider":"Peace Meal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}