The Confessions of al-Ghazali


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Abu Hamid al-Ghazali was born in 1058 AD in the city of Tus in modern day Iran. He was a reputed scholar, philosopher and Shafi'i jurist who was a professor of theology at the Nizamiyya College of Baghdad. At the peak of his fame, he was gripped by an internal schism between his beliefs and his inner self. He gave up his position lead a life of seclusion and personal mystical transformation. During this time of solitude and contemplation he authored a number of seminal works reconciling the outward practices of Islam with a deep inner spirituality. The Confessions of al-Ghazali (Munkidh min al-Dalal, literally Deliverance from Error), is an intellectual autobiography on al-Ghazali's transformation. In this work he catalogs the various sects and schools of thought he encountered on his search for the divine truth. - Summary by Zishan Sheikh (1 hr 29 min)

Chapters

Introduction 5:11 Read by Iqra
Gazzali's Search for Truth 6:46 Read by Iqra
The Subterfuges of the Sophists 8:06 Read by Iqra
The Different Kinds of Seekers after Truth 2:15 Read by TomDavisBeal
The Aim of Scholastic Theology and its Results 6:51 Read by TomDavisBeal
Concerning the Philosophical Sects and the Stigma of Infidelity Which Attaches … 5:13 Read by TomDavisBeal
Divisions of the Philosophic Sciences 22:24 Read by TomDavisBeal
Sufism 16:18 Read by TomDavisBeal
The Reality of Inspiration : its Importance for the Human Race 16:48 Read by TomDavisBeal

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Beautiful book. Can't imagine this was written almost 1000 years ago. Well done for bringing the audiobook