Al-Ghazali on Patience and Thankfulness: Book XXXII of the Revival of the Religious Sciences

by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

Book Overview

Al-Ghazali on Patience and Thankfulness is a translation of the thirty-second chapter of The Revival of the Religions Sciences (Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din). This chapter falls in the section dealing with the virtues or what is conducive to salvation. Ghazali here presents definitions for patience and its different forms; the need for patience; the degrees of patience; and why patience is considered to be half of faith.

The second part of this chapter...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1903682649
• ISBN13: 9781903682647
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Islamic Texts Society
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.3"