The Secrets of Pilgrimage
Publisher: Islamic Book Trust
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9789675062384
Description: Hajj is one of the pillars and foundations of Islam, the act of worship of a lifetime, the seal of all that is commanded, the perfection of Islam and the completion of religion. Such a worship deserves that much attention to be devoted to explaining itand to detailing its essential elements, its properties, its merits, and its mysteries. This little book is translated from Kitab Asrar al-Hajj, the seventh chapter of the celebrated 12th-century work, Ihya Ulum al-Din. Al-Ghazali invites readers to dwell on the subject ofthe hajj beyond its mechanics and rituals, and to pay attention to its true substance, purpose and philosophy.
Table of contents: title: Short Biography of Imam al-Ghazālī; title: Introduction; title: The Merit of Pilgrimage; title: Sequence of External Acts from the Beginning of the Journey until the Return; title: Supererogatory Rites Connected with the Return from Pilgrimage; title: Index