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9781903682678

Al-Ghazali on Invocations & Supplications; Book IX of the Revival of the Religious Sciences

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    9781903682678

  • ISBN10:

    1903682673

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Trade Paper
  • Copyright: 2011-06-01
  • Publisher: Islamic Texts Society

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Summary

"The Revival of the Religious Sciences," written by Abu Hamid Ghazali in the 11th century, is one of the most authoritative texts in Islamic religious literature. Offering a deeper understanding of Islam and its practices, this record contains the only English translation of an essential section from this magnum opus. Admired for the author's analytical approach and detailed exploration of the psychological and spiritual effects of prayer, this compendium will not only interest academics, but also Muslims who wish to recite the prayers in the original Arabic.

Author Biography

Abu Hamid Ghazali is a famous Islamic theologian and mystic. He is the author of Al-Ghazali on Disciplining the Soul. Kojiro Nakamura is a former head of the Islamic Studies Department at the University of Tokyo.

Table of Contents

Publisher's Notep. v
Editor's Notep. vii
Prefacep. ix
Abbreviationsp. xiii
Introductionp. xv
Notes to Introductionp. xxxvii
Prologuep. 1
On the General Merit and Profit of Invocation, with an Illustration from the Qur an, the Traditions, and the Narrativesp. 5
The Merit of Gathering for Invocationp. 9
The Merit of Tahlilp. 11
The Merit of Tasbih, Tahmid, and Other Invocationsp. 16
On the forms and Value of Supplication and Some Transmitted Prayers; the Merit of Asking For Forgiveness and of Invoking Blessing upon the Emissary of God (may God bless him and grant him peace)p. 33
The Merit of Supplicationp. 33
Proprieties of Supplication, which are Ten in Numberp. 34
The Merit of Invoking Blessing upon the Emissary of God (may God bless him and grant him peace) and his Virtuep. 50
The Merit of Asking for Forgivenessp. 54
Transmitted Prayers whose Authors and Circumstances [of Composition] are Known and whose Use in the Mornings and Evenings and immediately after each Ritual Prayer is Desirablep. 63
Prayers Transmitted from the Prophet and his Companions, with the Isnad Omitted and Chosen from the Collections of Abu Talib al-Makki, Ibn Khuzayma, and Ibn Mundhirp. 87
Prayers Transmitted for every Emergent Occasionp. 105
Notesp. 125
Persons cited in textp. 135
Some important invocationsp. 147
Index to Qur'anic quotationsp. 149
Bibliographyp. 151
General Indexp. 159
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