Al-Ghazali on the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife
Book XL of the Revival of the Religious Sciences
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- Paperback
392 pages
- Release Date
10 December 2015
Summary
This is the first English translation of the last chapter of the Revival of the Religious Sciences. After expounding his Sufi philosophy of death and showing the importance of the contemplation of human mortality to the mystical way of self-purification, Ghazali takes his readers through the stages of the future life: the vision of the Angels of the Grave, the Resurrection, the Intercession of the Prophet, and finally, the torments of Hell, the delights of Paradise and—for the ele…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781911141013 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1911141015 |
| Author: | Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, T.J. Winter |
| Publisher: | The Islamic Texts Society |
| Imprint: | The Islamic Texts Society |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 392 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 10 December 2015 |
| Weight: | 532g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 240mm x 448mm |
| Series: | The Islamic Texts Society's al-Ghazali Series |
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Critics Review
I warmly recommend Winter’s translation to everyone interested in Islamic eschatology and Islamic thought.
– Annemarie Schimmel
Winter’s rendering combines exactness with fluency and dignity of style. The introduction, notes, appendix, bibliography, index - all make this an exemplary publication, produced to the highest standards.
– Christian Troll
Of considerable value and solace to many who will buy it for reasons both religious and academic.
– H.T. Norris
…the series as a whole, [is] a significant contribution to our understanding of this key figure in Islamic intellectual thought. – Oliver Leaman * BRISMES Bulletin *
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (d. 505⁄1111), theologian, logician, jurist and mystic, was born and died in Tus in Central Asia, but spent much of his life lecturing at Baghdad or leading the life of a wandering dervish. His most celebrated work, Revival of the Religious Sciences, has exercised a profound influence on Muslim intellectual history.
T. J. Winter is Shaykh Zayed Lecturer in Islamic Studies at the University of Cambridge.
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