Al-Ghazali: the Book of Belief : Book 2. the Revival of Religious Studies boys Ihya Ulum ad-Din (The Revival

Ihya Ulum ad-Din (The Revival of the Religious Sciences)

The Compiler

Despite the fact of the small size of the book it is comprehensive work which includes all of the issues related to the subject without going into the theological details

and it was as if the words had come from a tree or a stone

"Abdullah Ali's faithful transaltion of a section concerning the meditation of death from Ibn Rajab's famous work on yearly devotions is much needed in our culture of forgetfulness

Al-Ghazali: the Book of Belief : Book 2. the Revival of Religious Studies boys Ihya Ulum ad-Din (The RevivalIn the Principles of the Creed (Kitab Qawaid), the second of the forty books of the Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya ulum al din), Abu Hamid al Ghazali explains the fundamental beliefs of Islam, those that concern faith in God, His revelation, His messengers, and the hereafter. The scope of these beliefs includes the nature of God, Muhammads status as a prophet, the virtues of the Companions, the events related to the resurrection and judgment,