Title: The Faith and Practice of Al-Ghazali
First published: June 1982
Description: Al-Ghazali was one of the great Muslim theologians. In this book the author provides a translation of some of his works, including his spiritual autobiography. Al-Ghazali's description of his own emergence from scepticism anticipates the philosophical method of systematic doubt employed by Descartes. Another work translated here sets out Al-Ghazali's ideal of how a religious person should order his life from hour to hour and day to day.
Subjects: Sufism, Early works to 1800, Islamic philosophy, Religious life, Islam, Customs and practices