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AL-GHAZALI ON INVOCATIONS AND SUPPLICATIONS
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| Volume: |
Book IX of the Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din) |
| By: |
Kentaro Nakamura (Trans), Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al- Ghazali |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0946621128 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780946621125 |
| Publisher: |
THE ISLAMIC TEXTS SOCIETY |
| Pub. date: |
1 September, 1996 |
| Edition: |
2nd Revised edition |
| Series: |
The Islamic Texts Society's Ghazali Series |
| Pages: |
176 |
| Translated from: |
Arabic |
| Description: |
A translation of Book IX of 'The Revival of the Religious Sciences'. The present volume is probably the most widely read compendium of prayers. Ghazali explores the psychological and spiritual effects of prayer and the celebration of God's name. |
| Synopsis: |
A revised edition of Kojiro Nakamura's acclaimed translation into English of Book IX of 'The Revival of the Religious Sciences' ('Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din'). Although prayerfulness and the remembrance of God suffuse all the formal practices of Islam, there are times when the Muslim simply 'sits alone with his Lord' to repeat formulas drawn from the Qur'an and the sayings of the Prophet, seeking remission of his sins and the purification of his heart. The present volume is probably the most widely read compendium of such material, popular not only for its comprehensiveness and beauty, but also for the analytical approach of its author, who explores the psychological and spiritual effects of prayer and the celebration of God's name. The original translation by Kojiro Nakamura, now Head of the Islamic Studies Department at the University of Tokyo, has been substantially revised and augmented with 'hadith' identification. This volume won a British Book Design and Production Award in 1991. |
| Illustrations: |
bibliography, indexes |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
The Islamic Texts Society |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |