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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 elect—the beatific vision of God's Countenance. In this new edition, the Islamic Texts Society has included a translation of Imam Ghazali's own Introduction to the Revival of the Religious Sciences which gives the reasons that caused him to write the work, the structure of the whole of the Revival, and places each of the chapters in the context of the others.

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Author:   Abu Hamid al-Ghazali ,  T. J. Winter
Publisher:   The Islamic Texts Society
Imprint:   The Islamic Texts Society
Edition:   2nd New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.605kg
ISBN:  

9781911141013

ISBN 10:   1911141015
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   01 November 2015
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Chapter One: On the Remembrance of Death, and an Encouragement to Remember it Abundantly.Chapter Two: On Lengthy Hopes, and the Merit of Brief Hopes, together with the Reason for their Prolongation, and how this may be Cured. Chapter Three: On the Agonies and Violence of Death, and the States Preferable upon its Advent.Chapter Four: On the death of the Emissary of God (may God bless him and grant him peace), and of the Rightly-guidedChapter Five: On the Sayings of the Caliphs, Princes and Righteous Men when Nearing Death.Chapter Six: On the Sayings of the Gnostics at Funeralsa nd Cemeteries, and the Legal Verdict concerning the Visitation of Graves.Chapter Seven: On the True Nature of Death, and what the Dead Man Undergoes in the Grave prior to the Blaston the Trump.Chapter Eight: On the States of the Dead which have been known through Unveliling [mukashafa] in Dreams.NotesAppendix: Persons Cited in TextIndex to Qur'anic quotationsQur'anic chapter titles citedBibliographyGeneral Index

Reviews

'Of considerable value and solace to many who will buy it for reasons both religious and academic.' -- H.T. Norris '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 'This book is an excellent translation of a very important work... This translation, and the series as a whole, are significant contributions to our understanding of this key figure in Islamic intellectual thought.' -- Oliver Leaman * BRISMES Bulletin * 'I warmly recommend Winter's translation to everyone interested in Islamic eschatology and Islamic thought.' -- Annemarie Schimmel

...the series as a whole, [is] a significant contribution to our understanding of this key figure in Islamic intellectual thought. -- Oliver Leaman * BRISMES Bulletin *

Author Information

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 by exploring the mystical significance of the practices and beliefs of Islamic orthodoxy, earning him the title of Hujjat al Islam, the ‘Proof of Islam’.

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