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Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din

Book 34: Poverty and Asceticism

By Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazālī

أبو حامد محمد بن محمد الغزالي

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3h 36m
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Free
Language
English · Arabic

Al-Ghazali examines faqr (poverty) and zuhd (asceticism) — detachment from the world as a spiritual practice, the signs of genuine asceticism, and the relationship between worldly poverty and spiritual wealth.

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