A study, page by page

Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn

إحياء علوم الدين

Imam al-Ghazali's Revival of the Religious Sciences, read page by page from the Arabic. I am a student, and these are a student's notes.

Start reading Ghazali's Introduction: the opening sermon Page 1 Newest page p 13 · Teaching, the noblest craft; Chapter One ends
Pages read
13 of 1,706
Words learned
30 ›
Sessions
6

How each page works

  1. Ghazali's words. The Arabic, with a close English translation under each passage.
  2. Help for the passage you are reading. On a phone, tap Explain at the bottom of the screen; on a larger screen, the companion beside the text follows your reading. In simple English or easy Urdu.
  3. Every hadith checked. Al-ʿIrāqī's verdict on its chain, and where it is in the hadith collections.

Contents

Ghazali's Introduction خطبة الكتاب

  1. p1 Ghazali's Introduction: the opening sermon
  2. p2 Why the Ihya was written, and its plan
  3. p3 The forty books, and what sets this book apart

Quarter 1 · Acts of Worship (ʿIbādāt)

Book 1 · Knowledge كتاب العلم

  1. p4 Why four quarters, and the Book of Knowledge begins
  2. p5 The Quran on the worth of knowledge, and the first hadith
  3. p6 The scholar, the worshipper and the martyr
  4. p7 Knowledge above wealth: the sayings begin
  5. p8 Death wakes the heart; the excellence of learning begins
  6. p9 Seeking knowledge; the excellence of teaching begins
  7. p10 Knowledge that passes on: the hadith on teaching
  8. p11 Knowledge that outlives you: the last reports on teaching
  9. p12 The proofs from reason: why knowledge is excellent in itself
  10. p13 Teaching, the noblest craft; Chapter One ends
The whole Ihya 4 quarters, 40 books, 1,706 pages

Quarter 1 · Acts of Worship (ʿIbādāt)

  1. 1 Knowledge · 10 pages read كتاب العلم
  2. 2 The Foundations of Belief كتاب قواعد العقائد
  3. 3 The Inner Meanings of Purification كتاب أسرار الطهارة
  4. 4 The Inner Meanings of Prayer كتاب أسرار الصلاة ومهماتها
  5. 5 The Inner Meanings of Zakah كتاب أسرار الزكاة
  6. 6 The Inner Meanings of Fasting كتاب أسرار الصوم
  7. 7 The Inner Meanings of Hajj كتاب أسرار الحج
  8. 8 The Etiquette of Reciting the Quran كتاب آداب تلاوة القرآن
  9. 9 Remembrance and Supplication كتاب الأذكار والدعوات
  10. 10 The Daily Round of Devotions كتاب ترتيب الأوراد وتفصيل إحياء الليل

Quarter 2 · Customs of Daily Life (ʿĀdāt)

  1. 11 The Etiquette of Eating كتاب آداب الأكل
  2. 12 The Etiquette of Marriage كتاب آداب النكاح
  3. 13 Earning a Living كتاب آداب الكسب والمعاش
  4. 14 The Lawful and the Unlawful كتاب الحلال والحرام
  5. 15 Friendship and Brotherhood كتاب آداب الألفة والأخوة والصحبة والمعاشرة مع أصناف الخلق
  6. 16 Seclusion كتاب آداب العزلة
  7. 17 Travel كتاب آداب السفر
  8. 18 Listening to Music and Ecstasy كتاب آداب السماع والوجد
  9. 19 Enjoining Good and Forbidding Wrong كتاب الأمر بالمعروف والنهي عن المنكر
  10. 20 The Manners of Living and the Character of the Prophet ﷺ كتاب آداب المعيشة وأخلاق النبوة

Quarter 3 · Destructive Vices (Muhlikāt)

  1. 21 The Marvels of the Heart كتاب شرح عجائب القلب
  2. 22 Disciplining the Soul كتاب رياضة النفس وتهذيب الأخلاق ومعالجة أمراض القلب
  3. 23 Breaking the Two Desires كتاب كسر الشهوتين
  4. 24 The Harms of the Tongue كتاب آفات اللسان
  5. 25 Anger, Rancour and Envy كتاب ذم الغضب والحقد والحسد
  6. 26 Condemnation of the World كتاب ذم الدنيا
  7. 27 Miserliness and Love of Wealth كتاب ذم البخل وذم حب المال
  8. 28 Love of Status and Showing Off كتاب ذم الجاه والرياء
  9. 29 Pride and Self-Admiration كتاب ذم الكبر والعجب
  10. 30 Self-Delusion كتاب ذم الغرور

Quarter 4 · Saving Virtues (Munjiyāt)

  1. 31 Repentance كتاب التوبة
  2. 32 Patience and Gratitude كتاب الصبر والشكر
  3. 33 Fear and Hope كتاب الخوف والرجاء
  4. 34 Poverty and Renunciation كتاب الفقر والزهد
  5. 35 Divine Unity and Trust in Allah كتاب التوحيد والتوكل
  6. 36 Love, Longing, Intimacy and Contentment كتاب المحبة والشوق والأنس والرضا
  7. 37 Intention, Sincerity and Truthfulness كتاب النية والإخلاص والصدق
  8. 38 Vigilance and Self-Examination كتاب المراقبة والمحاسبة
  9. 39 Contemplation كتاب التفكر
  10. 40 The Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife كتاب ذكر الموت وما بعده

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