The Ninety-nine Beautiful Names of God

Author: Ghazzālī
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
In this work, here presented in a complete English edition for the first time, the problem of knowing God is confronted in an original and stimulating way. Taking up the Prophet's teaching that 'Ninety-nine Beautiful Names' are truly predicated of God, Ghazali explores the meaning and resonance of each of these divine names, and reveals the functions they perform both in the cosmos and in the soul of the spiritual adept. Although some of the book is rigorously analytical, the author never fails to attract the reader with his profound mystical and ethical insights, which, conveyed in his sincere and straightforward idiom, have made of this book one of the perennial classics of Muslim thought, popular among Muslims to this day. This volume won a British Book Design and Production Award in 1993.

The ninety-nine beautiful names of God

Author: Abū-Ḥāmid Muḥammad Ibn-Muḥammad al- Ġazzālī
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780946621309
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 205

Book Description

Maqṣad Al-asnā

Author: Ghazzālī
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780946621316
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 205

Book Description
In this work, here presented in a complete English edition for the first time, the problem of knowing God is confronted in an original and stimulating way. Taking up the Prophet's teaching that 'Ninety-nine Beautiful Names' are truly predicated of God, the author explores the meaning and resonance of each of these divine names, and reveals the functions they perform both in the cosmos and in the soul of the spiritual adept. Although some of the book is rigorously analytical, the author never fails to attract the reader with his profound mystical and ethical insights, which, conveyed in his sincere and straightforward idiom, have made of this book one of the perennial classics of Muslim thought, popular among Muslims to this day.

Author:
Publisher: IslamKotob
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 69

Book Description

Physicians of the Heart: A Sufi View of the 99 Names of Allah

Author: Wali Ali Meyer
Publisher: Sufi Ruhaniat International
ISBN: 9781936940004
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book takes the reader into the heart of the mystery of the 99 sacred Names of Allah. It is a vehicle for understanding the infinite nature of God, and for discovering the divine potential in every soul. It is also a guidebook for progressing through the stages of the spiritual path and an instruction manual for teachers on how to work with students more wisely, as physicians of the heart. In the process of this voyage to discovery, the reader is systematically exposed to the universal mysticism encoded in the Qur'an and in the classical Sufi traditions, as well as to a modern psychological approach that works with the 99 Names to achieve individuation and wholeness.

Dear Beloved Son - Ayyuhal Walad

Author: Al-Ghazali
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1326252259
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 110

Book Description
"I seek Allahs refuge from the knowledge which is of no benefit". This disciple of Imam Ghazali (RA) kept thinking along these lines for a few days and then wrote a letter to Imam Ghazali (RA) with the view of getting an answer to his dilemma along with some other questions. Furthermore, he asked in his letter to Imam Ghazali (RA) for some advice and to teach him a supplication that he could always recite. He wrote in his letter that although Imam Ghazali (RA) has written numerous books on this issue, this weak individual is in need of something that he could always study and always act upon its injunctions. In reply to his letter, Imam Ghazali (RA) sent him the following advices.

Reflecting on the Names of Allah

Author: Jinan Yousef
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781915851017
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive explanation for Allah's names and attributes. The author has effectively defined the attributes of Allah in such a way to ensure sufficient detail is provided for the reader, without excessively analysing and over complicating the topic. The aim and achievement of this book is to introduce God in the term in which He introduces Himself, and thereby make the approach to Him easier for willing hearts and minds. Furthermore it allows for a lighter, more pleasant and rewarding experience on the journey in reconnecting and strengthening the bond with our Creator.

Love, Longing, Intimacy and Contentment

Author: Ghazzālī
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781903682272
Category : God (Islam)
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"This is the first complete English translation of the Book of Love, Longing, Intimacy and Contentment, the thirty-sixth chapter of Abū Hāmid al-Ghazālī's monomuntal Revival of the Religious Sciences ... The Book of Love ... is of fundamental importance in the history of Islamic thought and in the development of Sufism."--P. [4] of cover.

The 99 Names of God

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780957138827
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 184

Book Description

Patience and Thankfulness

Author: Abu Hamid Muhammad Al-Ghazali
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781903682647
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 279

Book Description
The Book of Patience and Thankfulness is the thirty-second chapter of The Revival of the Religious Sciences which is widely regarded as the greatest work of Islamic spirituality. Written by one of the most famous theologian-mystics of all time, The Book of Patience and Thankfulness discusses two of the virtues of the religious and spiritual life that are of universal interest. --