Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship

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Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship

Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship consists of selections from Imam al-Ghazali's Ihya' Ulum al-Din translated into English wherein he leads us in his characteristically powerful and inspiring way into those dimensions of Islamic worship rites-Prayer Almsgiving Fasting Pilgrimage etc. -which are essential to the fulfilment of their inner quality and reaping the rich harvests of spiritual moral and social upliftment that must be their reward.

The book will be of immense help to the countless young men and women of our times who are rapidly growing in their commitment to Islam and ever trying to bring their lives under the sovereignty of One God -a task which is impossible unless one can develop the immense inner resources which Islamic worship offers.

In this book readers are led on a powerful and inspiring journey through the inner dimensions of a range of Islamic acts, including prayer, almsgiving, fasting, and pilgrimage.

Consisting of a selection of writings by a great figure in Islamic history, Imam al-Ghazali, this book helps readers realize the benefits of the upliftment of their spiritual, social, and moral qualities.

About the Transalator

The translator Muhtar Holland was born in Durham in 1935 and studied Arabic and Turkish at Balliol College Oxford.

He went on to lecture in Arabic Turkish and Near Eastern History at the University of Toronto Islamic law at the School of Oriental and African Studies University of London Classical Arabic and Greek Philosophy at the Institute of Malay Language Literature and Culture National University of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur. He was Senior Research Fellow at the Islamic Foundation Leicester (1978-1980).

About the Author

Al-Ghazali (10581111), a towering figure in Islam, was born at Tus, near Mashhad in Iran, in the early Seljuq era. He wrote a large number of works, of which his magnum opus was the Ihya' Ulum al-Din compiled during his period of retirement and contemplation.