The Path of Worshippers to the Paradise of the Lord of the Universe is an authoritative book and a guideline on practical Sufism ('irfan-i 'amali). It is also a mirror to the soul of its author. In this book Ghazzali speaks not only as a scholar but also as a master and sincerely shares his spiritual experiences with his readers in a simple language and an intimate tone. These qualities of the book penetrate into the depth of the heart of the reader. The importance of the book lies in the fact that its author was the most prominent theologian and jurist of his time and its teachings are as valid today as they were when the author wrote the book just before his death in 505/1111.
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Ghazzali, the most prominent theologian and jurist of his time, provides a guideline on practical Sufism and shares his spiritual experiences with his readers in a simple language and an intimate tone. Faghfoory's masterful translation makes this important work available in English.
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Table of Transliteration
Foreword by Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Translator's Introduction
Introductory Remarks
I. On the Valley of Knowledge (ilm)
II. On the Valley of Repentance (tawbah)
III. On the Valley of Obstacles (awaiq)
IV. On the Valley of Accidents (awarid)
V. The Valley of Inducements (bawaith)
VI. On the Valley of Factors That Impair and Ruin Worship (qawadih)
VII. On the Valley of Praise (hamd) and Gratitude (shukr)
Index of Quranic Verses
Index of Ahadith
General Index
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To translate a Sufi text well into English, or for that matter into any other language, requires not only mastery of the languages involved and familiarity with Sufi teachings, but also spiritual affinity and intimacy with the reality of Sufism if something of the spiritual perfume of the original text is to be present in the translation. Fortunately, the translator of the present book combines all these qualities within himself. Not only does Mohammad Faghfoory possess mastery of Arabic and Persian and of course English, but he was brought up in a Sufi family and is himself immersed in the life of Sufism and engaged in its practices. Moreover, he has had experience in the translation of Sufi writings and has already produced English translations of other important Sufi works. The result of the conjunction of these diverse qualities in him has enabled him to produce a fine translation which is an important addition to the corpus of Sufi literature in English.
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ISBN
9780761855712
Publisert
2012-04-19
Utgiver
Vendor
University Press Of America
Vekt
544 gr
Høyde
237 mm
Bredde
159 mm
Dybde
24 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
246
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