Al-Ghazali : The Mysteries of the Pilgrimage

 

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Kitab Asrar al-Hajj ; The Mysteries of the Pilgrimage, by Hujjat al-Islam Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, may Allah have mercy upon him. This is book Seven [7 of Forty] of Imam al-Ghazali's Ihya Ulum al-Din (The Revival of the Religious Sciences). It is translated from the Arabic with an Introduction and Notes by M. Abdurrahman Fitzgerald.
 

In the Mysteries of the Pilgrimage (Kitab asrār al-ḥajj), book 7 of the forty books of the Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya Ulum al-Din), Abu Hamid al-Ghazali discusses the fundamentals of the pilgrimage, including its pillars, preconditions, and obligations. The book begins with an introduction on the merits of the pilgrimage and its rewards. Al-Ghazali explains the Qurʾanic statement announcing the pilgrimage: And proclaim to the people the pilgrimage; they will come to you on foot and on every lean camel; they will come from every distant pass—that they may witness benefits for themselves and mention the name of God on known days [al-Qur'an 22:27–28].
 

In chapter 1, Imam al-Ghazali enumerates the merits and the profound significance of Mecca and Medina, the sacred mosque, the black stone, and the Kaʿba. In the next chapter, he explains the outward actions, from the beginning of the journey until the return home. In the concluding chapter, he details the rules of conduct and inward practices, lessons, re – flections, and insights regarding their mysteries and its inner meaning, from the beginning of the pilgrimage to its end. By symbolically linking the actions of the pilgrimage to events of daily life, al-Ghazali ultimately reveals its true meaning. This edition also includes helpful diagrams of the rites of the pilgrimage and the supplications (in Arabic and English).

 

 

 

About Imam al-Ghazali:

Abu Hamid Muhammad, famous in the world of learning as Imam al-Ghazali, may Allah be pleased with him, was born in 450 AH (1058 C.E). in Persia . He graduated from the al-Nizamiyyah Madrassah at Nishapur, with distinction. The Nizamiyyah is a very famous educational institution in Nishapur. Later he was appointed as a teacher at the Nizamiyyah College in Baghdad, where he proved very successful in imparting knowledge to the scholars under his care. This valuable gift of sustaining interest of his pupils and passing on his knowledge to them made him so famous that students from all parts of the country flocked to study under him. Imam al-Ghazali, may Allah have mercy upon him, was fondly referred to as the "Hujjat-ul-lslam", Proof of Islam. He is honoured as a scholar and a Sufi-saint (Wali-Allah) by learned men all over the world.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table of Contents :
 

---Editors Note,
---Biography of Imam al-Ghazali,

------Legacy and Contributions of Al-Ghazali,

------Chronology of Al-Ghazali's Life,

------Eulogies in Verse.
---About the The Revival of the Religious Sciences,
---Translators Introduction.

 

---The Book of the Mysteries of the Pilgrimage,

---Imam al-Ghazali's Introduction.
 

---Chapter [1].  On the Merits of the Pilgrimage :
-------Mecca and the Ancient House,
----------Section 1. On the Merits of the Pilgrimage,
----------Section 2. On the Conditions for the Validity of the Pilgrimage.

 

---Chapter [2].  On the Order of the Outward Actions from the Beginning of the Journey Until the Return,
-------Part 1. The Eight [Actions] from the Initial Departure,
-------Part 2. The Five Actions on Entering Ihram,
-------Part 3. The Six Actions .... from Mecca up to the Tawaf,
-------Part 4. The Circumambulations (tawaf),
-------Part 5. The Couirse (Sa'i),
-------Part 6. The Standing (Wuquf) at 'Arafa and What Precedes it,
-------Part 7. On the Remaining Rites of the Pilgrimage,
-------Part 8. A Description of the Visit ('Umra),
-------Part 9. On the Tawaf of Farewell,
​​​​​​​-------Part 10. On the Visit to Medina,
-------A Section on the Sunna of Returning from a Journey.

 

---Chapter [3].  On the Detailed Rules of Conduct and Inward Practices,
-------Ten Detailed Rules of Conduct,
-----------Expenditures,
-----------Taxes,

-----------Provisions,
-----------Behaviour,
-----------Modes of Travel,
-----------Conveyances,
-----------Outward Appearance,
-----------Treatment of Animals,
-----------Sacrifice,
-----------Disposition,
-------An Explanation of the Inner Practices,
------------Understanding,
------------Longing,
------------Resolve,
------------Attachments,
------------Provisions,
------------Conveyances,
------------Purchasing the Ihram, 
------------Departure,
------------The Journey,
-------------Entering Ihram,
-------------Mecca,
-------------Seeing the House,
-------------The Tawaf,
-------------The Black Stone,
-------------The Curtain,
-------------The Course,
-------------The 'Arafa,
-------------The Pebbles,
-------------The Sacrifice,
--------------Madina.
 

 

---Bibliography,

Indexes,

---Index of Qur'anic Verses,

---Index of Hadith,

---Index of Supplications and Invocations,

---Index of People and Places,

---Index of Subjects.

 

---About the Translator.

 

 

 

 

 

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*Dimensions : 23 x 15.3cm.