Finally, Imam al-Ghazali discusses the virtues and categories of the intellect and the prophetic traditions related to it.Įach chapter includes a discussion of the Qur’anic verses, Hadith, and traditions from the Companions and the pious predecessors related to the subject at hand. He also considers the conduct incumbent on the teacher and student, and warns of the perils that can befall those pursuing knowledge. He describes in detail the perils of disputation and the reasons people engage in debate and dialectics. Imam al-Ghazali defines jurisprudence and theology as branches of Islamic knowledge, then outlines those fields that people incorrectly consider to be Islamic disciplines, and distinguishes the praiseworthy from the blameworthy. It elucidates the types of knowledge and the nature of people’s obligation to seek knowledge. The book deals with the virtue of knowledge from both rational and traditional points of view. In the Book of Knowledge, he defines knowledge, its relation to faith, theology, and jurisprudence. Littlejohn is a retired university lecturer and pastor.The Book of Knowledge (Kitab al-ilm) is the foundation of the forty books of the Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya ulum al-din), Imam al-Ghazali’s magnum opus.
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