{"product_id":"o-son-timeless-advice-from-al-ghazalis-letter-to-his-student","title":"O Son! Timeless Advice from al-Ghazali's Letter to His Student","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImam al-Ghazali\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMoustafa Elqabbany (translation)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback, 108 pages\u003cbr\u003e9781952306907\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAyyuhal Walad\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of al-Ghazali's advanced students wrote to the Imam with a question: From all the fields of knowledge, what will benefit us most in the grave? The student clarified that, while he could certainly find the answer to his question within al-Ghazali's longer works, such as the Ihya 'Ulum al-Din, he wished for his teacher to give him a formal legal opinion, short enough that he could keep it with him at all times and refer to it constantly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAyyuhal Walad is the great Imam's response: a personal note from al-Ghazali to his student, and by extension to anyone who desires to follow their way. Imam al-Ghazali elucidates the following for his student, and for the modern reader:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• The precise nature of the relationship between knowledge and action, and the role of each in one's striving for Paradise\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• The significance of the night prayer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Some advice from Luqman the Wise to his son, and its enduring meaning and importance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• A concise definition of obedience and worship, which al-Ghazali states is the quintessence of knowledge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• The four matters that are required of a spiritual traveler\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• A single hadith that contains the entirety of the knowledge of the ancients as well as the men of latter days\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Eight lessons that are sufficient for deliverance and salvation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAyyuhal Walad is designed to be read and reread, and referred to frequently throughout one's life. The reader must take note that the original recipient of this letter was a top student of Imam al-Ghazali, and therefore a scholar of the highest caliber himself. This book is thus invaluable simply as a record of the interaction between one of the Ummah's greatest teachers and his esteemed disciple. However, al-Ghazali's prescriptions are conveyed with such clarity that any Muslim of high aspiration will benefit from this text.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ghazali Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39835254718499,"sku":"9781952306907","price":15.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/files\/DSC_9856.jpg?v=1731571761","url":"https:\/\/wardahbooks.mom\/products\/o-son-timeless-advice-from-al-ghazalis-letter-to-his-student","provider":"Wardah Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}