Al-Ghazali on Disciplining the Soul and on Breaking the Two Desires Books XXII and XXIII of the Revival of the Religious Sciences
, by Al-ghazali, Abu Hamid Muhammad; Winter, T. J.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9781911141358 | 191114135X
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 8/1/2017
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. This translation of two chapters from The Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din) details the sophisticated spiritual techniques adopted by classical Islam.