A Treasury of Ghazali – Islamic Thought & Spiritual Wisdom | Ghazali Quotes & Islamic Spirituality

A Treasury of Ghazali” presents a powerful selection of teachings from one of Islam’s greatest scholars, Imam Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali. Known for his profound influence on Islamic thought and spirituality, Ghazali’s works focus on inner purification, sincerity, and strengthening one’s relationship with Allah.

This book compiles his timeless wisdom in an easy-to-read format, making it accessible for modern readers seeking guidance in their daily lives. It highlights key themes such as faith, morality, self-discipline, and spiritual growth.

Ideal for students, scholars, and general readers alike, this treasury serves as a source of inspiration and reflection, helping readers develop a deeper understanding of Islamic teachings.

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"A Treasury of Ghazali (Treasury in Islamic Thought and Civilization)

Mostafa Abu Sway: Professor Abu Sway was appointed as the first holder of the Integral Chair for the Study of Imam Ghazali’s Work at Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa and at Al-Quds University in 2012. He has been Professor of Philosophy and Islamic Studies at Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, Palestine since 1996"

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EDUCATION WITH THE RIGHT INTENTION >
to you! And again woe to you! But if your purpose for doing so was reviving the Sacred Law of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, refining your character and breaking the soul that commands to evil, then blessed are you! And again blessed are you!*
n Ayyuha al-Walad (Dear Beloved Son!), Imam al-Ghazālī responded to the request of one of his stu- dents, who obviously spent years seeking knowledge, for further advice as to what knowledge is beneficial in the light of the Hereafter.
request, while it was about seeking deeper insight into advantageous knowledge in the Here- after, may be applied to all human activity. What is done for the sake of Allah earns one reward and what is done for worldly motives ends right here at best, but could land one in an unfavourable position in the Afterlife, and there is nothing worse!
أَيُّهَا الوَلَد كَمْ مِنْ لَيَالِ أَحْيَيْتَهَا بِتِكْرَارِ العِلْمِ وَمُطَالَعَةِ الْكُتُبِ وَحَرَّمْتَ عَلَى نَفْسِكِ النَّوْمَ لَا أَعْلَمُ مَا كَانَ البَاعِثُ فِيهِ! إِنْ كَانَ نَيْلُ عَرَضَ الدُّنْيَا وَجَذْبُ حُطَامِهَا وَتَحْصِيلُ مَنَاصِبِهَا قرآن وَالْأَمْثَالِ فَوَيْلٌ لَكَ ثُمَّ وَيْلٌ لَكَ. وَإِنْ
USSALAM O Me التي فيه إحيَاءُ شَرِيعَةِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ
وَتَهْذِيبُ أَخْلاقِكَ وَكُسْرُ النَّفْسِ الأَمَارَةِ بِالسُّوءِ فَطُوبَى لَكَ ثُمَّ طُوبَى لَكَ.
O Son! How many nights have you stayed awake revising and memorising knowledge and poring over books, denying yourself sleep? I do not know what was the purpose of all this? If it was for the purpose of attaining worldly ends, securing its vanities and acquir- ing position and bragging before your peers, then woe
1. Al-Ghazali, Majmu at Rasa'il al-Imam al-Ghazali. Beirut: Dār al-Kutub al-ilmiyyah, 1986, pp. 154-155.
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Seeking fame, position and material wealth as ends in themselves is detrimental to the soul, but this is exactly what people have sought throughout history. Islam is not against material gain if it is lawful, and if one spends lawfully, without being stingy or a spendthrift, and pays the alms, which renders wealth pure. Indeed, Islam is not against obtaining lawful and lawfully-earned wealth. Wholesome income sought from lawful sources, for
Al-Ghazali, Ayyuha al-Walad, trans. by G.H. Scherer. Beirut: The American Press, 1932, p. 57.
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HE GREATEST PLEASURE OF ALL >
pleasure of the heart is knowing Allah, glorified and exalted is He, for it is created for that.
The Greatest Pleasure of All
Phihilosophers and theologians differed for millennia over the meaning of felicity, and they came up with interesting definitions, from being the ultimate purpose in life for Aristotle to the modern American pursuit of happiness, where it is measured against material tangible gains. Sometimes happiness is used loosely to i licate that one is having fun or a good is reductionist at best!
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إِنَّ الكَذَّةَ وَالسَّعَادَةَ لِابْنِ آدَمَ مَعْرِفَةُ اللَّهِ سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى إِعْلَمْ أَنَّ سَعَادَة كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَلَذَتْهُ وَرَاحَتَهُ تَكُونُ بِمُقْتَضَى طَبْعِهِ، وَطَبْعُ كُلَّ مَا خُلِقَ لَهُ، فَلَذَّةَ الْعَيْنِ فِي الصُّوَرِ الْحَسَنَةِ، وَلَنَّةُ الْأُذُنِ فِي سَائِرُ الْجَوارحِ بِهِذِهِ الصَّفَةِ. وَلَذَةً
الأصوات القَلْبِ خَاصَّةً بمعرفة الله سبحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى لَأَنَّهُ مَخْلُوقٌ لَهَا.
Verily, pleasure and felicity for the son of Adam lie in knowing Allah, glorified and exalted is He. Know that the felicity of everything, its pleasure and its comfort, is according to its nature, and the nature of everything is that which it was created for. Hence the pleasure of the eye is in beautiful forms, and the pleasure of the ear is in wholesome sounds, and so are the pleasures of the rest of the limbs according to this quality. And the exclusive
6. Al-Ghazali, Kimya' al-Sa'adah, edited by Muhammad Abd al- Alīm, Cairo: Maktabat al-Qur'an, p. 51.22 8
In general, associating happiness with pleasure, wealth and status is wrong. While one does need real things to survive, they cannot be the criterion of happiness. It is even worse when happiness is constructed as organically rooted in consumerism. This leads people to continuously buy and consume things in order to be happy, and this has its own toll on the human psyche. It may even become a source of misery.
Imam al-Ghazali, in Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din, states that human beings do not fulfil the purpose of life by biological activities, or physical traits, for there are animals that eat more, or are stronger or have bigger bodies, etc. The human being is created to worship Allah. Everything else is an accessory!
Here, Imam al-Ghazālī provides an interesting narrative about pleasure and happiness,
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Contents
Transliteration Table
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Education with the Right Intention
Are You the Wrong Business?
Seek Felicity
Introspection
Do Your Good Deeds Outnumber
Your Bad Ones?
The Greatest Pleasure of All
Deconstructing Greek Metaphysics
Do not Eat Your Path to Heaven
The Merits of Marriage
Striving Beyond Justice
Degrees of Piety
The Fruit of Divine Love
Travelling
Listening to Songs
Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil
Behaviour is the Mirror of the Heart
Flames of Repentance
Patience Against Sin
True Grace