The Censure of This World Volume 26 - Book 26 of Ihya' 'ulum al-din, The Revival of the Religious Sciences

Being the twenty-sixth book of The Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya' 'ulum al-din), The Book of the Censure of This World (Kitab Dhamm al-dunya) seeks to persuade its reader of the folly of worldly pleasures and possessions.To do so, al-Ghazali begins with a collection of Islamic primary-source texts that speak to the dangers of this world from a variety of angles. He then adds to this collection fourteen metaphors for this world that illustrate its perfidious nature. In a third subsection, al-Ghazali provides an original rationale for renouncing worldly enjoyments, and he furnishes his reader with a blueprint for determining what constitutes 'this world' in its most dangerous sense. In a fourth and final subsection, al-Ghazali applies a sociological theory to enumerate the essential human vocations and identify the mechanisms through which these lead people away from God.

General

Imprint:	Fons Vitae,Us
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The Fons Vitae Al-Ghazali Series
Release date:	July 2023
Authors:	Abu Hamid Muhammad Al-Ghazali
Translators:	Matthew B. Ingalls
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-1-941610-64-0
Categories:	Books
LSN:	1-941610-64-1
Barcode:	9781941610640

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