Al Imam Abu Hamid al Ghazali
This Letter by Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali has also been translated as ’Letter to a Disciple’
This book offers twenty four pieces of valuable advice to seekers of knowledge. It touches on all aspects of life, from material wealth and the love of this life, to Islamic etiquette and acquiring knowledge. Imam al-Ghazali illustrates his ideas throughout with relevant quotations from the Quran and Hadith, as well as poetry and logical examples and clear analogies which demonstrates the need to cleanse ourselves of bad manners so that we can develop good characteristics. This is certainly a powerful reminder of the importance of constantly identifying ourselves with the next life. |
Dear beloved son
- Lesson 1 : about the Shaykh
- Lesson 2 : the advices
- Lesson 3 : the action of the limbs and the heart
- Lesson 4 : the rank of a 'alim (scholar)
- Lesson 5 : faith and states of heart
- Lesson 6 : differences and unity
- Lesson 8 : seeking knowledge to share it and teach it
- Lesson 7 : created for worship
- Lesson 9 : Allah (swt) looks into your heart
- Lesson 10 :knowledge and action
- Lesson 19 : Obedience and worship and the glorification of Allah swt
- Lesson 20 : shari'ah and tassawuf
- Lesson 22 : the path to wayfaring to Allah swt
- Lesson 21: Sufism and spiritual exercises, breath and dhikr
- Lesson 23 : al shaqawa, destined to Jahannam
- Lesson 24 : he lower self and the soul
- Lesson 25 : the divine lights
- Lesson 26 : The correct belief, al 'aqidah
- Leson 28 : the sincere repentance
- Lesson 29-The types of knowledge
- Lesson 61 : the doctor of the soul
- Lesson 63 : Showing rahma to people
- Lesson 62 : the caller to Allah
- Lesson 64 : dealing with the princes
- Lesson 65 : Servitude to Allah
- Lesson 66 : How to interact with the creation
- Lesson 67 : the beneficial knowledge
- Lesson 68 : Allah swt looks to your heart
- Lesson 69 : hapiness and sorrow
- Lesson 70 : the love to the prophet sws