{"product_id":"o-son-timeless-advice-from-al-ghazalis-letter-to-his-student","title":"O Son! Timeless Advice from Al-Ghazali's Letter to His Student -  \"Ayyuhal Walad\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn-store location: Shelf 4.2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Translation and notes of Imam al-Ghazali's \"Ayyuhal Walad\" by Moustafa Elqabbany, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWordsmiths Editing Ltd.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImam Ghazali Publishing, 107 glossy pages, hardcover.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eOne of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.imamghazali.org\/resources\/imam-ghazali-biography\" target=\"\"\u003eal-Ghazali's\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eadvanced students wrote to the Imam with a question: From all the fields of knowledge, what will benefit us most in the grave? The student clarified that, while he could certainly find the answer to his question within al-Ghazali's longer works, such as the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIhya 'Ulum al-Din\u003c\/em\u003e, he wished for his teacher to give him a formal legal opinion, short enough that he could keep it with him at all times and refer to it constantly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAyyuhal Walad\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the great Imam's response: a personal note from al-Ghazali to his student, and by extension to anyone who desires to follow their way. Imam al-Ghazali elucidates the following for his student, and for the modern reader:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe precise nature of the relationship between knowledge and action, and the role of each in one's striving for Paradise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe significance of the night prayer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSome advice from Luqman the Wise to his son, and its enduring meaning and importance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA concise definition of obedience and worship, which al-Ghazali states is the quintessence of knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe four matters that are required of a spiritual traveler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA single hadith that contains the entirety of the knowledge of the ancients as well as the men of latter days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEight lessons that are sufficient for deliverance and salvation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAyyuhal Walad\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis designed to be read and reread, and referred to frequently throughout one's life. The reader must take note that the original recipient of this letter was a top student of Imam al-Ghazali, and therefore a scholar of the highest caliber himself. This book is thus invaluable simply as a record of the interaction between one of the Ummah's greatest teachers and his esteemed disciple. However, al-Ghazali's prescriptions are conveyed with such clarity that any Muslim of high aspiration will benefit from this text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eThis edition includes Wordsmiths' meticulous English translation side-by-side with al-Ghazali's original Arabic epistle. This arrangement allows the English-speaking reader to get a taste of al-Ghazali's unique style, while students of Arabic may peruse the Imam's masterful Arabic prose alongside this elegant new English rendition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emaan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53132976423221,"sku":null,"price":38.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0098\/5664\/7227\/files\/O_Son1_540x_d938ff2b-60aa-49c5-837f-ae7cf3b8c31d.webp?v=1784086213","url":"https:\/\/emaan.com.au\/products\/o-son-timeless-advice-from-al-ghazalis-letter-to-his-student","provider":"Emaan ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}