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| 245 | 1 | 4 | _aThe Confessions of Al Ghazzali |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2019 |
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| 490 | 1 | _aThe wisdom of the East series | |
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2019-02-27 | ||
| 505 | 0 | _aIntroduction -- Ghazzali's search for truth -- The subterfuges of the sophists -- The different kinds of seekers after truth -- The aim of scholastic theology and its results -- Concerning the philosophical sects and the stigma of infidelity which attaches to them all -- Divisions of the philosophic sciences -- Sufism -- The reality of inspiration: its importance for the human race. | |
| 508 | _aProduced by Fritz Ohrenschall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) | ||
| 520 | _a"The Confessions of Al Ghazzali" by Ghazzali is a philosophical treatise written during the late 11th to early 12th centuries. This book serves as an intriguing exploration of the author's journey towards understanding truth within Islamic thought, reflecting on themes of theology, philosophy, and spirituality. It presents the struggles of Ghazzali as he navigates various sects and intellectual currents, such as scholastic theology, philosophy, and Sufism, in his quest for divine wisdom. In this work, Ghazzali recounts his personal quest for truth, detailing the intellectual and spiritual turmoil he faced. He begins by examining the limitations of traditional beliefs and the self-imposed shackles of rational philosophy, which he ultimately finds inadequate. Through disappointment with scholastic theology and philosophical doctrines, he embraces Sufism, positing that true knowledge comes through a direct, experiential connection with God. His reflections lead him to renounce his prestigious academic position to embark on a pilgrimage, seeking enlightenment through a life of asceticism and devotion, culminating in his assertion that the true path to understanding lies in the heart illuminated by divine grace. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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| 653 | _aIslamic philosophy -- Early works to 1800 | ||
| 653 | _aSufism -- Early works to 1800 | ||
| 653 | _aGhazzali, 1058-1111 | ||
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_aCranmer-Byng, L. _q(Launcelot), _d1872-1945 |
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_aKapadia, S. A. _q(Shaporji Aspaniarji), _d1857-1941 |
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