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Al-ghazali on Intention, Sincerity and Truthfulness by Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali

Al-ghazali on Intention, Sincerity and Truthfulness

Kitab Al-niyya Wa'l-ikhlas Wa'l-sidq

Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali, Anthony Shaker

Islamic Texts Society · Print & ebook · June 1, 2018

The 37th chapter of the Revival of Religious Sciences, this treatise focuses on the subject of intention—which is of crucial importance in ethics—posing questions such as How can someone ignorant of the meaning of intention verify his own intention?

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Religious Ethics, Ethics, Sufism
Published
Islamic Texts Society, June 1, 2018

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The 37th chapter of the Revival of Religious Sciences, this treatise focuses on the subject of intention—which is of crucial importance in ethics—posing questions such as How can someone ignorant of the meaning of intention verify his own intention? How can someone ignorant of the meaning of sincerity verify his own sincerity? And how can someone sincerely claim truthfulness if he has not verified its meaning?

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Ethics46%
Sufism44%
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  • Islamic Theology
  • Sufism
Authors
Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali, Anthony Shaker
Publisher
Islamic Texts Society
Published
June 1, 2018
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Islamic Theology