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 other Islamic works concerned
with legal issues. Here, Abu Hamid al-Ghazali aims to teach his
readers firstly the theory of what is lawful and what is unlawful
and how to deal with dubious or ambiguous issues, and secondly how
to apply the knowledge they have gained to their everyday lives.
The main support for this application, especially in matters that
are unclear, is caution or prudence (waraE?) and Ghazali explains
the degrees of prudence necessary beginning with the prudence of
the upright and ending with the prudence of the saintly. Thus the
sincere practice of what is lawful and desisting from what is
unlawful become integrated into one's spiritual life. As in his
other works, Ghazali bases himself on the Qur'an and narrations
from the Prophet Muhammad, followed by examples from the
Companions, the Successor generations and the pious Predecessors.
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