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Kitāb sharḥ ʻajāʼib al-qalb = The marvels of the heart : book 21 of the Iḥyāʼ ʻulūm al-dīn, the revival of the religious sciences
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Iḥyāʼ ʻulūm al-dīn. Book 21. English
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Kitāb sharḥ ʻajāʼib al-qalb = The marvels of the heart : book 21 of the Iḥyāʼ ʻulūm al-dīn, the revival of the religious sciences / Al-Ghazālī; translated from the Arabic with an introduction and notes by Walter James Skellie ; with a foreword by T.J. Winter.
ISBN
1887752315
9781887752312
Published
Louisville, KY : Fons Vitae, 2010.
Physical Description
xxxv, 152 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
"Originally translated for a PhD thesis in 1938 as The Religious psychology of al-Ghazzālī"--P. [4] of cover.
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Marvels of the heart
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 06, 2011
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-143) and index.
Contents
An exposition of the meaning of 'soul,' 'spirit,' 'heart,' and 'intelligence,' and of the purport of these names
An exposition of the armies of the heart
An exposition of the similitudes of the heart and its internal armies
An exposition of the special properties of the heart of man
An exposition summarizing the qualities and similitudes of the heart
An exposition of the similitudes of the heart as related specifically to knowledge
An exposition of the condition of the heart as related to the categories of knowledge : intellectual, religious, worldly, and otherworldly
An exposition of the difference between general inspiration (ilhām) and learning (taʻallum); and the difference between the Sufi way of seeking the unveiling of reality and the way of the speculative theologians (nuẓẓār)
An exposition of the difference in rank between the two positions by a tangible example
An exposition of the testimony of divine law to the validity of the method of the mystics in gaining experiential knowledge, not through instruction nor in the ordinary way
An exposition of the domination of Satan over the heart through evil promptings; the meaning of such suggestion, and the means of overcoming it
A detailed exposition of the ways by which Satan enters the heart
An exposition of that for which man is held accountable and that for which he is pardoned and not punished for evil promptings of hearts, their decisions, involuntary suggestions, and purposes
An exposition of whether or not evil promptings can be conceived of as entirely cut off during remembrance (of God)
An exposition of the rapidity of the heart's changes; and of the way hearts are classified in respect to change and stability.
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