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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1911141317
• ISBN13: 9781911141310
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Islamic Texts Society
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"