Some Religious and Moral Teachings of Al-Ghazzali

by Abu Hamid al-Ghazālī

RELIGIOUS AND MORAL TEACHINGS
OF AL GHAZZALI

 

Nawab Ali

The Gaekwad Studies
in
Religion and Philosophy: X

 

SOME RELIGIOUS AND MORAL
TEACHINGS OF AL-GHAZZALI

 

Printed by Mr. K. G, Patel at the Lakshmi Vilas P. Press
Co. Ltd. and published by A. G. Widgery, the College,
Baroda, 5–1–1921.

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Other Works by Professor Nawab Ali

 

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MAA'RIJ-UDDIN.

The Ladder of Religion. A Comparative
Study of Religions.

 

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TARIKHI-SOHAF.

History of the Holy Scriptures.

 

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TAZKIRAL-UL-MUSTAFA.

Life of Prophet Mohammed.

 

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May be had from

The Seminar, The College,

BARODA

SOME RELIGIOUS AND MORAL
TEACHINGS OF AL-GHAZZALI

 

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Being brief extracts from his
Ihya-u-Ulum-id-ain

 

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Freely rendered into English by

SYED NAWALB ALI M. A.
Professor of Persian, the College, Baroda

With an introduction by

ALBAN G. WIDGERY M, A.
Professor of the Comparative Study of Religions,
The College, Baroda.

 

BARODA

CONTENTS

 

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Preface		Page 5
Introduction		9
List of Al Ghazzali's works		30
I. The Nature of Man.		41
II. Human Freedom and Responsibility		53
III. Pride and Vanity.		78
IV. Friendship and Sincerity		95
V. The Nature of Love, and Man's highest Happiness.		116
VI. The Unity of God.		138
VII. The Love of God and its Signs.		145
VIII.Riza or Joyous Submission to His Will		164

 

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