Al-ghazzali on Knowing Yourself and God

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Al-Ghazzali begins his masterful Alchemy of Happiness with the topic based on the famous Tradition of the Prophet, "One who knows one's self, knows one's Lord." In al-Ghazzali's view, everything begins by knowing who you are. He says that you should know that you are born with an outer form and an inner essence and it is that inner essence or the spiritual heart that you hve to come to know in order to know who you are. Review: Cure for the crisis of our ummah - This book and many others of this kind, the one that strikes the heart , the one that changes us from within, one that blessed you with a teacher you always aspire for , The authors of these books. Dear ummah , please read ! Reflect , build understanding and fight the arrogant ignorance within and outside. This book is my first book if ghazali , and it has touched me so so deeply. Countless doors have opened inside me and will continue reading him and many other visionaries, mystics, philosophers ..it's our responsibility to educate ourselves, we have lost the reading culture , we have turned into uninformed consumers making irrational choices, Let's spend our time , energy and money in something that will Benefit our mind and heart, in this work and in the hereafter Review: Rational arguments for the meaning of life. - There is a good reason Al-Ghazali is acknowledged as the first Muslim scholar who laid the foundation of rational thinking in the interpretation of Islamic beliefs and rituals. He is also regarded as one of the founders of Sufism. In this short translation, the topic of introspection to understand universal truths and the very meaning of human existence is masterfully covered. He uses analogies and allegories to explain complex thought processes that many of us use to intuitively understand what we can observe and feel but find it hard to articulate to others. It is amazing that a person who lived a thousand years ago can resonate with believers living today! However, his arguments are wasted if the reader is a die-hard atheist or a non-believer. Such a person would find many holes to poke in Al-Ghazali’s reasoning.