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Category:ReligionIslamIslam-Isl
Publisher: Ilqa Publications | ISBN: 9789696401995 | Pages: 190

The Condemnation of Pride Revival of the Religious Sciences, a monumental work classical written by the theologian-mystic Abu al-Ghazali. Perhaps the most important the Revival, Condemnation of and Self-Admiration delves into fundamental spiritual ailments major impediments soul, namely pride and self-admiration. Part One, Ghazali focuses pride is and what its symptoms are, pride manifests outwardly, the causes of pride, root cause being self-admiration. seeking ways to cure soul of pride, Ghazali presents the humility as the spiritual virtue excellence; he offers examples true humility, false humility and manner which the seven causes pride uprooted. In Part Ghazali turns the root cause pride: self-admiration. with pride, Ghazali defines self-admiration, shows various ways manifests inwardly, how causes delusion and complacency, and how each these be remedied. humility is recognised as the virtue par excellence, pride recognised vice excellence; and all religions. The Condemnation of Pride Self Admiration therefore a genuine contribution to field virtue ethics and will interest all those engaged religious and spiritual life.

About the Author

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (d. sos/1111), theologian, logician, jurist mystic, spent much of lecturing Baghdad and the of wandering His most celebrated work, Revival the Religious Sciences, has exercised profound influence Muslim intellectual history by exploring the mystical significance the practices and beliefs Islamic orthodoxy, earning him title Hujjat al the Proof of Islam . Mohammed Rustom is Associate Professor Islamic Studies at Carleton University. He author award-winning book The Triumph Philosophy and Scripture in Mulla Sadra (2012) co-editor of Study Quran: New Translation and Commentary (2015).