Al-Ghazali's Path to Sufism : His Deliverance from Error Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali
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Feb 25, 2013 - After reading the “Deliverance from Error,” I was able to gain insight into al-Ghazali's complex path to Sufism. Abu Hamid Ibn Muhammad Ibn Muhammad al-Tusi al-Shafi'i al-Ghazali was born in 1058 C.E. Jun 10, 2012 - At the end of his life, after writing countless books of spiritual counsel for theologians, mystics, and other adepts, he wrote a guide for the spiritual life for ordinary persons, The Path of the Worshipful Servant to the Garden of the Lord of All Worlds. Mar 27, 2010 - When Imam Ghazali (R) is writing a book titled "Deliverance from Error", do you think he advocates a focus on his early life story as an example to follow? Al-Ghazali, Deliverance from Error; Augustine, Confessions; Martin Buber, I and Thou; Leslie Marmon Silko, Ceremony; Andre Schwarz-Bart, The Last of the Just; Nathanael Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter; H. He is also known as Algazel in the West. Al-Ghazali, Deliverance from Error: Five Key Texts Including His Spiritual Autobiography, al-Munqidh min al-Dalal (trans. Feb 1, 2001 - Al-Ghazali is most famous for his contributions in philosophy, religion and Sufism. Al-Ghazali was a prolific writer. Aug 26, 2012 - Yet, he stressed the importance of genuine sufism, which he maintained was the path to attain the absolute truth. His immortal books include Tuhafat al-Falasifa (The Incoherence of the Philosophers), Ihya al-'Ulum al-Islamia (The Revival of the Religious Sciences), "The Beginning of Guidance and his Autobiography," "Deliverance from Error." Some of his works were translated into European languages in the Middle Ages. May 15, 2010 - The Shaykh mentioned how he had previously thought that Ghazzali had simply summarized the logical arguments espoused by Ibn Sina in his al-Shifa', but recent academic thought postulates that Ibn Sina had produced Persian summaries of his larger logical works whilst in the employment of government roles, and that it now seemed ..