The Prophet said, "Suppose a man donates one dinar for a religious cause, another for freeing a slave, a third for charity, and gives a fourth to his wife. The act of giving to his wife surpasses the merit of all the other charitable acts combined."
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The Alchemy of Happiness by Al-Ghazali (1058–1111) is a condensed masterwork by the greatest theologian and mystic of medieval Islam, presenting the spiritual disciplines needed to transform the soul from its base state into the gold of divine nearness. Al-Ghazali draws on his own experience of spiritual crisis and awakening to offer a practical guide to self-knowledge, devotion, and the purification of the heart. This book is an accessible introduction to Islamic mysticism and the transformative vision of one of history's greatest spiritual intellects.
- Author
- Prophet Muhammad
- Tradition
- Sufi
- Source text
- Alchemy of Happiness
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- Alchemy of Happiness, p.40
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- 40
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- OnenessActionCharityFreedomGenerosityPietyReligionProphethood
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One attains Perfect Knowledge when one sees God in man.
Whoever hears my words and believes in the one who sent me will have eternal life, will never be condemned for their sins, and has transitioned from death to life.
No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them.
God is the enduring one, and everything else is transient.
There is one God, whose name is true, the creator, beyond fear, beyond vengeance, timeless, unborn, self-existent, and benevolent by the Guru's grace.