The Alchemy of Happiness (Field)

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The Alchemy of Happiness  (1100s)  by Abu Hamid al-Ghazālī, translated by Claud Field

related portals: Religion, Islam. sister projects: Wikipedia article, Commons category. Translated in 1909. The Kimiya-yi Sa'ādat was written towards the end of Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazālī's life shortly before 499/1105. During the time before it was written the Muslim world was considered to be in a state of political as well as intellectual unrest. al-Ghazali noted that there were constant disputes regarding the role of philosophy and scholastic theology and Sufi's became chastised for their neglect of the ritual obligations of Islam. Upon its release, the Kimiya-yi sa'ādat allowed al-Ghazali to considerably reduce the tensions between the scholars and mystics.— Excerpted from Kimiya-yi sa'ādat on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

1308 Farsi Edition of the Text.

Contents

• Editorial Note
• Preface
• Introduction
• The Knowledge of Self
• The Knowledge of God
• The Knowledge of This World
• The Knowledge of the Next World
• Concerning Music and Dancing As Aids to the Religious Life
• Concerning Self-Examination and the Recollection of God
• Marriage As a Help or Hindrance to the Religious Life
• The Love of God

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