Imam Al-Ghazali

In this beautiful work, Imam al-Ghazali pens a concise personal note to a beloved brother and scholar who sought his advice. The Epistle of Admonition - as translated by Ahmad Shaist Khan - unveils al-Ghazalt''s sincere counsel not just to a beloved brother, but himself too. He says, "I warned my lower self (nafs) of their [lessons), which it believed in and accepted, verbally as well as intellectually. However, in practice it rejected their [warning]. So I said to it, "Do you not believe that the Qur''an is a verbal admonition and a sincere counsellor? After all, it is the revealed word of Allah that can never be proven false from any angle." It replied in the affirmative." This edition includes the Arabic text as well as the English translation. This arrangement allows the English-speaking reader to get a taste of the author''s unique style, while students of Arabic may peruse the Imam''s masterful Arabic prose alongside this elegant English rendition.

Miksi muslimit rukoilevat? Miksi oikeastaan Koraania pitäisi lukea? Tämän kirjan alussa lapset pohtivat näitä kysymyksiä ja päättävät pyytää apua vanhalta viisaalta mieheltä, Haj Abdullahilta, joka alkaa opettaa lapsille tiedon merkityksestä islamissa pohjautuen kuuluisan islamin oppineen Imam Al-Ghazalin opetuksiin. Lapset oppivat, että tärkeintä ja arvokkainta tietoa on sydämen tieto. Sydäntä voi puhdistaa tekemällä hyviä tekoja ja opettelemalla hyviä ominaisuuksia, kuten epäitsekkyyttä, myötätuntoa ja toisten kunnioittamista. Kirjassa klassisen islamin oppineen al-Ghazalin vuosisatojen ajan luetut opetukset on puettu lapsille ymmärrettävään muotoon. Kirjassa kuullaan mm. tarina muurahaisesta ja kynästä sekä pojasta, joka kadotti isänsä hevosen. Vaikka Tiedon kirja lapsille on suunnattu ennen kaikkea lapsille, sen tarinat sopivat kaikenikäisille lukijoille. Se johdattaa lukijansa islamilaisen perinteen keskeisimpiin opetuksiin elämän tarkoituksesta ja eettisen tiedon välttämättömyydestä.

In this book readers are led on a powerful and inspiring journey through the inner dimensions of a range of Islamic acts, including prayer, almsgiving, fasting, and pilgrimage. Consisting of a selection of writings by a great figure in Islamic history, Imam al-Ghazali, this book helps readers realize the benefits of the upliftment of their spiritual, social, and moral qualities. Al-Ghazali (1058?1111), a towering figure in Islam, was born at Tus, near Mashhad in Iran, in the early Seljuq era. He wrote a large number of works, of which his magnum opus was the Ihya' Ulum al-Din compiled during his period of retirement and contemplation.

Imam al-Ghazali explores the meaning and significance of fraternity in Islam in this brilliant essay from his seminal work, The Revival of the Religious Sciences, which covers material assistance, personal aid, holding one's tongue, speaking out, forgiveness, loyalty, sincerity, and informality. Table of Contents:ForewardTranslator's ForewordIntroduction: the Time and Place of al-GhazaliAl-Ghazali: On the Duties of BrotherhoodThe First Duty: Material AssistanceThe Second Duty: Personal AidThe Third Duty: Holding One's TongueThe Fourth Duty: Speaking OutThe Fifth Duty: ForgivenessThe Sixth Duty: PrayerThe Seventh Duty: Loyalty and SincerityThe Eighth Duty: InformalityPostscriptTranslator's NotesImam al-Ghazali (1058–1111 CE) of Tus in Iran was one of the greatest scholars in the history of Islamic thought. He made outstanding contributions in logic, philosophy, jurisprudence, legal theory, and mysticism.