Al-Ghazali on Invocations & Supplications: Book IX of the Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ghazali series) (Hardcover)
Written by Abu Hamid Ghazali in the 11th century, “The Revival of the Religious Sciences” is one of the most authoritative texts in Islamic religious literature. Offering a deeper understanding of Islam and its practices, this record contains the only English translation of an essential section from this magnum opus. Admired for the author’s analytical approach and detailed exploration of the psychological and spiritual effects of prayer, this compendium will not only interest academics, but also Muslims who wish to recite the prayers in the original Arabic.
Abu Hamid Ghazali is a famous Islamic theologian and mystic. Kojiro Nakamura is a former head of the Islamic Studies Department at the University of Tokyo.
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