On Vigilance & Self-examination
by Ghazzālī
The 38th chapter of the Revival of the Religious Sciences, this treatise follows on from Al-Ghazali on Intention, Sincerity & Truthfulness. Here, Ghazali focuses on the different stations of steadfastness in religion (murabaha), vigilance and self-examination being its cornerstones. As in all his writings, Ghazali bases his arguments on the Qur'an, the example of the Prophet, and the sayings of numerous scholars and Sufis. As relevant today as it was in the 11th century, this discourse will be of interest to anyone concerned with ethics and moral philosophy.
PhilosophyEthics & Moral PhilosophyPoetryPsychologyReligionEthics
RELEASED2015
PUBLISHERIslamic Texts Society
LENGTH118
LANGUAGEEN
Persian Sunni Muslim scholar and mystic (c.1058–1111)
On Vigilance & Self-examination
by Ghazzālī
The 38th chapter of the Revival of the Religious Sciences, this treatise follows on from Al-Ghazali on Intention, Sincerity & Truthfulness. Here, Ghazali focuses on the different stations of steadfastness in religion (murabaha), vigilance and self-examination being its cornerstones. As in all his writings, Ghazali bases his arguments on the Qur'an, the example of the Prophet, and the sayings of numerous scholars and Sufis. As relevant today as it was in the 11th century, this discourse will be of interest to anyone concerned with ethics and moral philosophy.
PhilosophyEthics & Moral PhilosophyPoetryPsychologyReligionEthicsIslamRituals & Practice
RELEASED2015
PUBLISHERIslamic Texts Society
LENGTH118
LANGUAGEEN
Persian Sunni Muslim scholar and mystic (c.1058–1111)
