Al-Ghazali on Love, Longing, Intimacy & Contentment asia Somervell's abridgment

Somervell's abridgment

includes sections on Universal States

includes extensive study notes

and negotiate the eternal truths of scripture amid shifting values

unaided—but also unimpeded—by society

Al-Ghazali on Love, Longing, Intimacy & Contentment asia Somervell's abridgmentAs the first complete translation of a classic Arabic text written in the 11th century, this work is an eloquent introduction to mystical love in Islam. Considered one of the most important chapters in al Ghazl's magnum opus The Revival of the Religious Sciences, it consists of arguments that form the basis of Sufi theory and the practice of mystical love. Providing the book's historical and spiritual context, this account also offers insight into the