AL-GHAZALI & THE CONTEMPORARY AGE

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(Copyright © P.A.W. Greenland 2000 – 2006)

‘The Spirituality of Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali (1058-1111CE).  An examination of al-Ghazali’s writing and teaching and its relevance for the Islamic Community in the contemporary world’.

Primary Texts

Al-Ghazali, Abu Hamid Muhammad (1058-1111 CE),

  • Kimiya as-Sa'adub (The Alchemy of Happiness), Field, C., Introduction and Trans, (Octagon, London, 1983)
  • The Faith and Practice of Al-Ghazali, Montgomery Watt, W, Introduction and Trans., (OneWorld, Oxford, 1998, Forward, Introduction and Munqidh min-ad-Dalal [Deliverance from Error] and Bidayat al-Hidayah [The Beginning of Guidance] )
  • Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship, Holland, Muhtar, Introduction and Trans., (The Islamic Foundation, Leicester, 1997)
  • Mishkat al-Anwar (Niche for Lights), Gairdner, W.H., Trans, (The Sufi Trust, London, 1977 in Four Sufi Classics)

Secondary Texts

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Ahmad, Akbar,

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  • Book XL (The Remembrance of Death And The Afterlife), Winter, T.J.,Introduction and Trans., (The Islamic Texts Society, Cambridge, 1989)
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Al-Ghazali, Muhammad, Remembrance And Prayer : The Way of the Prophet Muhammad (Islamic Foundation, Leicester, 1986)

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Macdonald, Duncan Black, ‘The Life of al-Ghazzali with Especial Reference to His Religious Experiences and Opinions’, (Journal of the American Oriental Society, Washington, USA, 1899, pp.71-132)

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Murad, Khurram,

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Shah, Idries,

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Smith, Margaret,

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(The Winchester Al-Ghazali Site was originally called ‘Peter Greenland’s Web Site’ published

on BT Internet in 1999)