![]() Finally, Imam al-Ghazali discusses the virtues and categories of the intellect and the prophetic traditions related to it. ![]() He also considers the conduct incumbent on the teacher and student, and warns of the perils that can befall those pursuing knowledge. ![]() Rating: 5 out of 5 stars(5/5) Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship. He describes in detail the perils of disputation and the reasons people engage in debate and dialectics. Books by Imam al-Ghazali A Treasury of Ghazali. Imam al-Ghazali defines jurisprudence and theology as branches of Islamic knowledge, then outlines those fields that people incorrectly consider to be Islamic disciplines, and distinguishes the praiseworthy from the blameworthy. It elucidates the types of knowledge and the nature of people’s obligation to seek knowledge. The book deals with the virtue of knowledge from both rational and traditional points of view. Volume 1 - Acts of Worship, Volume 2 - Book of Worldly Usages, Volume 3 - Book of Destructive Evils, Volume 4 - Book of Constructive Virtues. In the Book of Knowledge, he defines knowledge, its relation to faith, theology, and jurisprudence. The masterpiece of Imam al-Ghazali, unquestionably one of the greatest thinkers and theologians of Islam. The Book of Knowledge (Kitab al-'ilm) is the foundation of the forty books of the Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya' 'ulum al-din), Imam al-Ghazali’s magnum opus.
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