Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm al-dīn: In Arabic MS word files with takhrīj ( ḥadīth verification) by al-Ḥāfiẓ Zayn al-dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥīm b.For a listing of Arabic language printed editions you may follow this link here.

Below we list the contents of the book, English translations, and links to printed editions in the original Arabic. Part one deals with knowledge and the requirements of faith-ritual purity, prayer, charity, fasting, pilgrimage, recitation of the Qurʾān, and so forth part two concentrates on people and society-the manners related to eating, marriage, earning a living, and friendship parts three and four are dedicated to the inner life of the soul and discuss first the vices that people must overcome in themselves and then the virtues that they must strive to achieve. The Revival of the Religious Sciences is divided into four parts, each containing ten chapters. Tariq Ramadan’s In the Footsteps of the Prophet.ĥ.Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm al-dīn The Revival of the Religious Sciences ( Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm al-dīn ) is widely regarded as the greatest work of Muslim spirituality, and is perhaps the most read work in the Muslim world, after the Qurʾān. Muhammad Asad also has his own translation of the Quran which is very highly regarded in academia.ģ. The Road to Mecca by Muhammad Asad, a Jewish Austro-Hungarian journalist who converted to Islam and had adventures in the Middle East in the middle of the 20th century, such as traveling in Saudi Arabia. The Qur’an (Oxford World’s Classics) by M.

I have read most of the first one, the rest I haven’t read, but I have heard about, and I like and admire their authors. Al-Ghazzali On Knowing Yourself and Godhas very high reviews and I wish to read it one day.īelow I have listed some highly regarded English-language Islamic books that you may find interesting. Many of al-Ghazali’s other books are also available on Amazon. This version on Amazon has both the Arabic and the English, which could be helpful for learners of Arabic.

Imam al-Ghazali’s short book The Beginning of Guidance is a good guide for someone who wants to improve their practice of Islam and improve their relationship with God, and it is available in English. I have done most of my Islam-related reading in Arabic and Farsi, so I don’t have many English-language books to recommend (which I’m assuming is what you were asking about).

Imam al ghazali books in english