The Confessions of al-Ghazali
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
Genre(s): Other religions
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 00 | Introduction | Iqra |
00:05:11 |
| Play 01 | Gazzali's Search for Truth | Iqra |
00:06:46 |
| Play 02 | The Subterfuges of the Sophists | Iqra |
00:08:06 |
| Play 03 | The Different Kinds of Seekers after Truth | TomDavisBeal |
00:02:15 |
| Play 04 | The Aim of Scholastic Theology and its Results | TomDavisBeal |
00:06:51 |
| Play 05 | Concerning the Philosophical Sects and the Stigma of Infidelity Which Attaches to Them All | TomDavisBeal |
00:05:13 |
| Play 06 | Divisions of the Philosophic Sciences | TomDavisBeal |
00:22:24 |
| Play 07 | Sufism | TomDavisBeal |
00:16:18 |
| Play 08 | The Reality of Inspiration : its Importance for the Human Race | TomDavisBeal |
00:16:48 |