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4692884Some Religious and Moral Teachings of Al-Ghazzali — List of Al Ghazzali's worksSyed Nawab AliAbu Hamid al-Ghazālī

A LIST OF WORKS BY AL GHAZZALI[1]

A: CANON LAW.
Title. Subject. Place and date of publication.
K. Wajiz (Compendium). Canon Law. Cairo…1317 A. H.
Risalat-ul-Qudsiyya. (Transcendence of God) included in Ihya as the 3rd section of the 2nd Chapter of its Book 1.
Anqud ul Mkhtasir. Summary of Jowim's Mukhtasar.
Ghait ul Ghor fi Masail il dor. Divorce.
Gaur ul Durar.
Qanun ul Rasul. The Canon Law of the Prophet.
B: JURISPRUDENCE.
Al Mustasfa. Jurisprudence. Boulac…1322 A. H.
Al Manhul wal Muntahal. Doctrines falsely attributed to others and falsely claimed by some. Jurisprudence.
Wajiz fil Furu. Jurisprudence. Khulasat ul Fikh (Quintessence of Jurisprudence). Jurisprudence
Al-durr ul Manzum fi sirr il Muktum Wasit. An Exposition of Shafite Jurisprudence.
C: LOGIC.
Mizan ul Amal, Logic. Cairo…1328 A. H.
Mihakkul Nazar fil Mantaq. (Whetstone of Reflection). Logic. Cairo…
Maayar ul Ilm. Logic.
Al Maarif ul Aqliyyah wal Allahiyyah Al Mutaqid. Discourses on Logic.
Mayar ul Ilm fi fannil Mantaq. (the weighing scale of the science). On Logic. Cairo…1329 A. H.
Ihya u-Ulum-id-Din. (The most important book for his philosophy). Cairo…1322, 1324 A. H.
Egypt…1282 A. H.
Lucknow…1281 A. H.
Meerut…1280 A. H.
Maqasid ul Falasafa. (The aims of the philosophers). Cairo…1326 A. H.
Maznunbihiala Ghairi Ahlihi. Exposition of Ghazzali's own views. Cairo 1328 A. H.
Kitab-ul-Arbain. Abridgement of Ihya. Cairo 1328 A. H.
Risalat ul Ludniyya. Knowledge (Ilham and Wahi) Cairo 1328 A. H.
Al-Kashfu-wat-Tabyin fi Ghurur il khalqi Ajmain. On the delusion of men in general. (On the margin of As-Shurain's Tanbihul Mughtarrin.) Cairo 1324 A. H.
Al Fikratu al Ibrah. Mediation and Contemplation.
Tahafat ul Falasafa Destruction of the Philosophers. Cairo 1821 A. H.
Ijam ul Awam. Abbreviation of the Ihya.
Al-Imla-u-ʾ an ishkalat-il-Ihya. Statements on disputed passages of Ihya. In the margin of 1334 edition of Ihya.
Mustazhiry. A guide for novices.
Al Hikmat-u-fi-Makhluq-i-Ilahi. Wisdom of God.
Hakikat ul Ruh. On Soul. Cairo…1326 A. H.
Badayat ul Hidayah. Ethics. Cairo…1317, 1326 A.H.
Kimiya i Saadat. Ethics. Cairo
Tibr ul Masbuk. An ethical mirror for princes. A letter. Cairo 1317 A. H.
Ayyuh al Walad. A letter of faith and conduct. Cairo 1328 A. H.
F: THEOLOGY: EXEGETICAL AND DOGMATICAL.
Al durr ul Fakhira. On eschatology. Cairo 1322 A. H.
Yaqut ul Tawil fi Tafsir il Tanzil. A commentory on the Quran in 40 vols. Not found.
Fadhaih ul Abahiya. The exposure of the Doctrines of the Free-thinkers.
Al Quistas ul Mustaqim. (No Imam is necessary except the Prophet himself). Cairo
Al Qual ul Jamil fil Radddi Ala man Ghayyar al Injil. Criticism of those who changed the text of the Bible.
Haqiqat ul Qualain, An Exposition of truth two sayings.
Tadlis Iblis. The intrigue of the devil
Jawahir ul Quaran, A collection of the best verses of the Quran. Cairo 1329 A. H.
Risalat-ul-ʾAqaid. Doctrines of Islam and the duties of rulers. Cairo… 1325 A.H.
Al Maqasid ul Khilaf fi fan il Kalam. Different theories of Kalam.
G: SUFISIM.
Al-Adab-fid-din. (Fitting behavior in religion). Cairo 1328 A. H.
Al-Qawaid ul-Ashara. (A very brief summary of general advice of religious matters.) Cairo 1328 A. H.
Maqasid ul Hasana Sharh Asma i-illahiʾl Husna. An exposition of Divine names. Cairo 1322 A. H.
Nasihat-ul Talmiz. An Epistle. Cairo 1295 A. H.
Kitab Asrar al Anwar.
Madkhal ul Suluk ila Manazil il Muluk. A Guide for kings.
Al Munqid min ad Dalal. (Deliverer from error). Autobiographical statement of his spiritual progress. Cairo 1303 1329 A. H.
Tajrid fil-Kalimat il Tauhid. Exposition of Kalima. Cairo 1325 A. H.
Murhsid ul Talibin. A Guide for novices.
Mishkat ul anwar fi Lataif il Akhbar. (Niche for the lights). Esoteric exposition of the verse "God is the light of heaven and earth" Cairo 1325 A. H.
Makashifat-ul-Qulub. (Abridgement of a work of doubtful authorship ascribed to Al Ghazzali). Boulaq & Cairo 1360 A. H.
Cairo…1306 AH.H.

MORAL AND RELIGIOUS
TEACHINGS OF AL GHAZZALI


THE NATURE OF MAN[2]

Though man shares with the other animals external and internal senses, he is at the same time also endowed with two qualities peculiar to himself, knowledge and will. By knowledge is meant the power of generalisation, the conception of abstract ideas, and the possession of intellectual truths. By will is meant that strong desire to acquire an object which after due consideration of its consequences has been pronounced by reason to be good, It is quite. different from animal desire, nay, it is often the very opposite of it.

  1. This list is taken from A Chronological List of Muslim Works on Religion and Philosophy which has been for a short time in preparation at the Seminar for the Comparative Study of Religions, Baroda, by Professor J. ur Rehman of Hyderabad, and Professor F. S. Gilani of Surat, Fellows of the Seminar. The list has been compared with that of Shibli in his Urdu life of Ghazali (Cawnpore 1902) whose classification is followed with slight modification.
  2. Ihya iii 1.