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The Beginning of Guidance (Bidayat al-Hidaya)

The Beginning of Guidance (Bidayat al-Hidaya)

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Imam Ghazali’s Bidayat al-Hidaya is a highly motivational manual detailing the fundamentals of acquiring guidance through God-consciousness (taqwa). Imam Ghazali argues that just as there is an end to this noble objective there is also a beginning to it, which must be made firm for one to achieve success. He then goes on to expound on the fundamentals of this “beginning.” While being concise and to-the-point the manual is laid out in the form of a detailed daily timetable providing the reader with strong inspiration and much heart-rending counsel. The three sections of this book are on obedience, refraining from
disobedience, and the etiquette of companionship with the
Creator and with creation. One of Imām Ghazālī’s final works, it embodies a lifetime of learning, experience, and spirituality and can be taken as an introduction to his larger works.

This translation published for the first time with facing Arabic text also includes many notes and transliteration for the supplications contained within.
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About the Author

Abu Hamid ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Tusi al-Shafi’i al-Ghazali (or al-Ghazzali) was born in 450/1058, in Tus (located in present-day Iran).

He studied under the great theologian and jurist Imam al-Haramayn al-Juwayni (478/1085) and produced a number of texts on Islamic law and theology. At the age of 34 he accepted a position as rector and professor of the Nizamiyya College in Baghdad.

He remained busy teaching, refuting heresies, and responding to questions from all segments of the community.

Book Details

Contributor/s: Abu Hamid ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Tusi al-Shafi’i al-Ghazali, Mashhad Al-Allaf

Pages: 176

Language: English

Binding type: Paperback

Publisher: White Thread Press

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