The Book of the Lawful and the Unlawful is the fourteenth chapter of The Revival of the Religious Sciences which is widely considered as the greatest work of Islamic spirituality. Written by one of the most famous of theologian-mystics of all time, The Book of the Lawful and the Unlawful is unlike o[...]

Originally written as a manual of spiritual instruction, this crucial work of medieval Islamic thought examines Sufi and mystical influences within the Muslim tradition to provide insight into the intellectual and religious history of the Muslim world. Written by one of the most famous theologian-my[...]

The spiritual life in Islam begins with 'riyadat al-nafs,' the inner warfare against the ego. Distracted and polluted by worldliness, the lower self has a tendency to drag the human creature down into arrogance and vice. Only by a powerful effort of will can the sincere worshipper achieve the purity[...]

The eleventh chapter of "The Revival of the Religious Sciences" begins the section dealing with man and society. In this volume concentrating on the manners relating to eating, Ghazali first discusses what a person must uphold when eating by himself: that the food is lawful, that both the person and[...]

Der Göttinger Arabist Abd-Elsamad Elschazli legt hier die erste Übersetzung eines Klassikers der islamischen Philosophie vor. Das ?Kriterium des Handelns? ist ein Hauptwerk der arabischen Philosophie des Mittelalters. Zusammen mit der ?Nische der Lichter? und dem ?Erretter aus dem Irrtum? ist es d[...]

"Die kostbare Perle im Wissen des Jenseits" von Im?m al-Ghaz?l? gehört zu den Werken der Weltliteratur, und es enthüllt das Wissen vom Weg der menschlichen Seele nach dem Tod in Schilderungen erstaunlicher, horribler, aber auch erquickender Dinge, deren Kenntnis für alle lebenden Wesen von zentra[...]