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The Beginning of Guidance · Audiobook

The Beginning of Guidance

Audiobook in English — narrated from the original Arabic · free to listen

By Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazālī

أبو حامد محمد بن محمد الغزالي

Duration: 2h 11m
Access: Open to all
Language: English · Arabic

Imam al-Ghazālī's practical handbook for the sincere seeker — a companion to the Ihyāʾ that maps the believer's whole day, from waking to sleep, across three movements: acts of obedience, turning away from sin, and the etiquette of companionship with God and people. A short, transformative primer on turning knowledge into a lived path.

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