The Alchemy of Happiness was a book written by Moḥammed al-Ghazali, a Persian theologian, philosopher, and prolific Sunni Muslim author regarded as one of the greatest systematic thinkers of Islam. The Alchemy of Happiness was written towards the end of his life shortly before 499/1105. During the time before it was written the Muslim world was considered to be in a state of political as well as intellectual unrest. Al-Ghazali, noted that there were constant disputes about the role of phil...

Worship is often approached as obligation, habit, or duty fulfilled. When this happens, its meaning thins, and the heart grows tired of what was meant to steady it.In The Purpose of Worship, this quiet reflection returns to an older understanding: worship as alignment rather than transaction, as return rather than reward. Drawing on the spiritual insights of Imam Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali, the book explores why worship can feel heavy or empty, and what that experience reveals a...

The Book of Knowledge is the foundation of the forty books of the Revival of the Religious Sciences, Imam al-Ghazali's magnum opus. In the Book of Knowledge, he defines knowledge, its relation to faith, theology, and jurisprudence. The book deals with the virtue of knowledge from both rational and traditional points of view. It elucidates the types of knowledge and the nature of people's obligation to seek knowledge. Imam al-Ghazali defines jurisprudence and theology as branches of Islamic...

Covers those dimensions of Islamic rituals of worship prayer, almsgiving, fasting, Pilgrimage, etc. which are essential to the fulfilment of inner quality. Consists of selections from al-Ghazali's Ihya, a pivotal work in the history of Islamic thought.

This book displays two fundamental arguments from al-Ghazali's Incoherence of the Philosophers. He goes into depth refuting claims of fellow philosophers of his time.

"O My Beloved Child" is a special book translated from Imam Al-Ghazali's work, "Ayyuhal Walad." It's full of wise advice from a teacher to his disicple about life, spirituality, and how to be a better person.What makes this book interesting is that it's not just for one group of people. It talks about important things like faith, being good, and finding meaning in life in a way that anyone can understand.One great thing about "O My Beloved Child" is that it's easy to read. ...

The Confessions of Al-Ghazali is an Islamic spiritual text by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali. It presents Ghazali's voyage to spiritual conversion, concluding that reason, faith, and the Sufi ways are the end goal.

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 ...

In this profound autobiographical work, Imam Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali (1058–1111) recounts his intellectual and spiritual journey from the depths of philosophical skepticism to the certainty of mystical knowledge. Written during a period of deep personal transformation, this treatise reveals the inner struggles of one of Islam’s most influential scholars as he examined theological schools, philosophical systems, and Sufi mysticism in his relentless pursuit of truth.

A masterwork of prophetic biography that transcends conventional historical narrative to present the life of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ as a living model for Islamic practice and governance. Written by the renowned Egyptian scholar Muhammad Al-Ghazali, this comprehensive study examines the Prophet's life through the lens of fiqh (jurisprudence), demonstrating how events from the sirah inform Islamic law, ethics, and social organization.Al-Ghazali employs a distinctive methodological approa...

In "The Confessions of al-Ghazali: Rescuer from Error," Abu Hamid al-Ghazālī offers readers a profound introspection into his spiritual and intellectual journey. Written in a confessional style that deftly intertwines narrative and rhetoric, this work encapsulates his struggles with doubt, faith, and the quest for truth. Al-Ghazālī's reflections emerge against the backdrop of the 11th-century Islamic world, marked by philosophical inquiry and theological debate, providing a compelling cont...

Know that the beginning of guidance is outward piety (taqwa) and the end of guidance is inward piety (ihsan). Only through piety is anything really achieved; only the pious are guided. Piety designates carrying out the commands of God most high and turning aside from what He prohibits, and thus has two parts.In this book Imam Al-Ghazali sets out his ideal of how the religious man should order his life from hour to hour and day to day. The book is divided into thre...