Imam al-Ghazali : Etiquettes of Qur'an Recitation

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Imam al-Ghazali :
On the Etiquettes of Qur'an Recitation,
English & Arabic,
(Kitab Adab Tilawat al Qur'an),
*[A5+] Paperback - 235 pages
by Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali
Published by Dar al-Fiqh,
Translation by M A Qasem.

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Description :

This book is Book VIII (book 8) from the epic Ihya Ulum al-Din : The Revival of the Religions Sciences; which is widely regarded as one of the great works of Muslim spirituality, and has, for centuries, been the most widely read work in the Muslim world. This masterpiece Kitab Adab Tilawat al-Qur'an (On the Etiquettes of Qur'an Recitation) of Imam al-Ghazali, may Allah be pleased with him, is beautifully presented here by unquestionably one of the greatest thinkers and theologians of Islam.

Table of Contents :

---Preface,
---Translators Introduction,
---English Translation of the Introduction to the Revival of the Sacred Sciences,
---Imam al-Ghazali's Introduction to the Ihya Ulum al-Din,
---English Translation of the Etiquettes of Qur'an Recitation,
---Introduction.

---Chapter [I] : Imam al-Ghazali, may Allah be pleased with him, discusses the Excellence of the Qur'an, the people concern with it's recitation and neglect of those who fail to fulfil the Quran's rights.
------The Excellence of the Qur'an [in Ahadith],
------Sayings of the Prophet's Companions and the early Pious Muslims [on the Excellence of the Qur'an],
------The Reproach of Qur'an-Recitation by Unmindful People [ghafilin].

---Chapter [II] : Deals with external rules [Zahir] of Qur'an-Recitation [tilawat],
------From cleanliness to reciting in beautiful slow manner.

---Chapter [III] : Deals with the internal rules [Batin] of Tilawat, from attempting to appreciate the Magnificication of the Divine Speech to getting rid of any sense of power, ability and looking at once self with satisfaction and purification.
------Mental tasks ('amal batin) in Qur'an-Recitation are Ten in number,

---Chapter [IV] : Imam al-Ghazali, explains the prohibition of Qur'an explanation (tafsir) by personal opinion (bir-ra'y) and weather this is a comprehensive prohibition or limited to concerned cases,
------The Problem,
------Existence of Deep, Subtle Meanings of Qur'anic Verses,
------The Context of the Prophet's Prohibition of Qur'an-explanation according to one's Personal Opinion,
------Several Qur'anic Subjects in which Transmission from Authorities on Qur'anic Exegesis is Necessary.

---Arabic text of the Etiquettes of Qur'an Recitation,
---Bibliography,
---Appendix One,
---Appendix Two,
---Index.

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