Reflections Of Imam Ghazali - The Importance Of Character | Feature Articles | Features | February 2011 | emel - the muslim lifestyle magazine
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Imam Ghazali may have lived over 900 years ago, but in the true spirit of Islam his work, analysis and thoughts are as relevant today as they [...]
Can Good Deeds Be Sabotaged?
Imam al-Ghazali discusses the relationship between acts of outward worship and the heart.
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Thus pride will leave your mind only when you know with certainty that the great man is he who is great in the estimation of God; this (i.e. to be great in God’s estimation) is dependent upon one’s good [...]
Imam Ghazali states in his work, The Beginnings of Guidance:
The Proper Manners of Keeping Allah’s Company
Know that the companion who never leaves you whether you are resident or travelling, whether asleep or awake, both in your life and after your death is your Lord, Master, Protector, and Creator.
And whenever you make remembrance of Him, He is [...]
Fath al-Mawsuli (Allah have mercy on him) said:
Doesn’t a sick person who is deprived of food and drink die?… It is the same with the heart: if it is kept from wisdom and knowledge for three days, it dies….”
Imam Ghazali (Allah have mercy on him) comments:
He has spoken the truth, for the nourishment of the [...]
