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Al Ghazali, Remembrance of
Death and Afterlife by Abdul Hakim Murad (Dr T J Winter)
15 CD Set.
The Book by TJ Winter is the
English translation of the last chapter of Al-Ghazali’s Revival of the Religious
Sciences (Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din), widely regarded as the greatest work of Muslim
spirituality. After expounding his Sufi philosophy of death and showing the
importance of the contemplation of human mortality to the mystical way of
self-purification, Ghazali takes his readers through the stages of the future
life: the vision of the Angels of the Grave, the Resurrection, the Intercession
of the Prophet, and finally, the torments of Hell, the delights of Paradise and
- for the elect - the beatific vision of God’s Countenance
During the 2003 Deen Intensive Rihla in Abiquiu, New Mexico, students studied
the fortieth book of Imam al-Ghazali's magnum opus, the Revival of the Religious
Sciences with the translator of the text, and Ghazali expert Shaykh Abdal Hakim
Murad (Dr. T.J. Winter). In this live classroom recording, Shaykh Abdal Hakim's
illuminating and penetrating commentary is preserved and made accessible for
students everywhere. The depth of Imam al-Ghazali's work and the gravity of the
subject itself provide spiritual insights and a stark reminder for those who
wish to reflect and ponder on humanity's unified inevitable destiny.
'Sufficient is death as a counsel.' - The Second Righteous Caliph of Islam, Umar
ibn al-Khattab
About
Imam Ghazali
Abu Hamid Muhammad, famous in the world of
learning as al-Ghazzal was born in 450 AH (1058 A.D). in Persia . He graduated
from the Nizamia Madressa at Nishapur, with distinction.a very famous
educational institution in Nishapur. Later he was appointed as a teacher at the
Nizamia College in Baghdad, where he proved very successful in imparting
knowledge to the scholars under his care. This valuable gift of sustaining
interest of his pupils and passing on his knowledge to them made him so famous
that students from all parts of the country flocked to study under him.
Imam al-Ghazzali was fondly referred to as the "Hujjat-ul-lslam", Proof of
Islam, He is honoured as a scholar and a saint by learned men all over the
world.
Al-Ghazali is generally
acclaimed as the most influential thinker of the Classical period of Islam,
in his autobiography The Deliverance from Error, the Imam describes his
education and his intellectual crisis, which left him so paralysed by doubt
that he he gave up his academic pursuits and worldly interests and became a
wandering ascetic. This was a process (period) of mystical transformation.
Later, he resumed his teaching duties, but again left these. An era of
solitary life, devoted to contemplation and writing then ensued, which led to
the authorship of a number of everlasting books
(Many of
which have been translated in English)
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