He describes in detail the perils of disputation and the reasons people engage in debate and dialectics. Imam al-Ghazali defines jurisprudence and theology as branches of Islamic knowledge, then outlines those fields that people incorrectly consider to be Islamic disciplines, and distinguishes the praiseworthy from the blameworthy. It elucidates the types of knowledge and the nature of people’s obligation to seek knowledge. The book deals with the virtue of knowledge from both rational and traditional points of view. In the Book of Knowledge, he defines knowledge, its relation to faith, theology, and jurisprudence. The Book of Knowledge (Kitab al-ilm) is the foundation of the forty books of the Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya ulum al-din), Imam al-Ghazali’s magnum opus. Translated from the Arabic with an Introduction Notes By Kenneth Honerkamp Kitab al-Ilm Book 1 of Ihya 'Uloom al-Din ( Revival of Religious Sciences ) Imam al-Ghazzali was fondly referred to as the "Hujjat-ul-Islam", Proof of Islam, he is honored as a scholar and a saint by learned men all over the world and is generally acclaimed as the most influential thinker of the Classical period of Islam.Al-Ghazali: The Book of Knowledge, Book 1 of Ihya Ulum Din Through his direct personal contacts, and through his many writings, he showed how every element in that tradition could and should be turned to its true purpose.
During ten years of wandering, he experienced a spiritual transformation, in which the Truth came to him at last, as something received rather than acquired.īlessed with an inner certainty, he then applied his outstanding faculties and vast learning to the task of revitalizing the whole Islamic tradition. Imam Abu Hamid Muhammad Al-Ghazali was born in 450 AH (1058 A.D) in the Iranian town of Tus, studied Islamic law and theology at the Seljuq College in Nishapur, and became a distinguished professor at the famous Nizamiyya University in Baghdad.ĭespite his glittering success, he was inwardly dissatisfied, so he abandoned his career for the life of hardship, abstinence, and devotion to worship. This translation has sought to retain the literary aspects of this collection while also applying an attentive engagement with the hadith employed within. This is a book that is intended to stir the heart to submission and mindfulness of Allah. Abu Ḥamid al-Ghazali, in his Book of Counsels, compiles powerful spiritual lessons and reminders, weaving hadith into direct speech and presenting it to the reader.
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