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In the The Mysteries of Purification (Kitab asrar al-tahara), the third of the forty books of the Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihyya 'ulum al-din), Abu Hamid al-Ghazali explains the fundamentals of the purification that are necessary in order to perform the five daily prayers. The book begins with an introduction to the general topic of purity. Al-Ghazali explains the hadith 'Purification is half of faith' and reminds readers that, for the earliest Muslims, inner purification was much more important than outer purification.In Chapter 1, he considers purification from impurities by asking what are the impurities that require purification and how should they be removed? Over the following chapters, al-Ghazali examines the lesser ablution (wudu'), the greater ablution (ghusl), and the 'dry ablution' (ablution without water, or tayammum). He discusses the etiquette of the bathhouse and outlines exactly how to clean the body of external things and natural growths; finally, he discusses the beard and practices related to it.Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (d. 1111) was a leading scholar, jurist, and theologian of the golden age of Islam, and he remains its truest advocate in modern times. As a teacher of both inward and outward faith, he recorded these practical teachings in his forty-book compendium of Islamic knowledge.https://ghazalichildren.org/books/the-mysteries-of-purification/

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Although scholars have long studied how Muslims authenticated and transmitted Muhammad's sayings and practices (hadith), the story of how they interpreted and reinterpreted the meanings of hadith over the past millennium has yet to be told. Joel Blecher takes up this charge, illuminating the rich social and intellectual history of hadith commentary at three critical moments and locales: classical Andalusia, medieval Egypt, and modern India. Weaving together tales of public debates, high court rivalries, and colonial politics with analyses of ethnographic field notes and fine-grained arguments adorning the margins of manuscripts, Said the Prophet of God offers new avenues for the study of religion, history, anthropology, and law.

Hadith --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- History. --- anthropology. --- classical andalusia. --- colonial politics. --- ethnographic field notes. --- hadith commentary. --- hadith. --- high court rivalries. --- history. --- intellectual history. --- law. --- manuscripts. --- meanings of hadith. --- medieval egypt. --- modern india. --- muhammad. --- muslims. --- practices. --- prophet of god. --- public debates. --- social history. --- study of religion.

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Proceedings of the International Workshop "Islamic Peace Ethics: Legitimate and Illegitimate Violence in Contemporary Islamic Thought", organized 15-17 October 2015 by the Institute for Theology and Peace (ITHFI), Hamburg. More than 20 researchers from different countries including Indonesia, Pakistan, Iran, Germany, UK, USA, and Belgium discussed the peace and war in contemporary Islamic thought from different disciplines such as theology, philosophy, religious studies, cultural studies, and political sciences.

Political ideologies --- Peace --- Peace-building --- Crisis management --- Islam and world politics --- Religious aspects --- Islam --- World politics and Islam --- World politics --- Crises --- Management of crises --- Management --- Problem solving --- Conflict management --- Building peace --- Peacebuilding --- Peacekeeping forces --- Coexistence, Peaceful --- Peaceful coexistence --- International relations --- Disarmament --- Security, International --- Political Science --- Ethics --- Hadith --- Jihad --- Muslims --- Quran

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A pathbreaking history of Sufism, from the earliest centuries of Islam to the presentAfter centuries as the most important ascetic-mystical strand of Islam, Sufism saw a sharp decline in the twentieth century, only to experience a stunning revival in recent decades. In this comprehensive new history of Sufism from the earliest centuries of Islam to today, Alexander Knysh, a leading expert on the subject, reveals the tradition in all its richness.Knysh explores how Sufism has been viewed by both insiders and outsiders since its inception. He examines the key aspects of Sufism, from definitions and discourses to leadership, institutions, and practices. He devotes special attention to Sufi approaches to the Qur'an, drawing parallels with similar uses of scripture in Judaism and Christianity. He traces how Sufism grew from a set of simple moral-ethical precepts into a sophisticated tradition with professional Sufi masters (shaykhs) who became powerful players in Muslim public life but whose authority was challenged by those advocating the equality of all Muslims before God. Knysh also examines the roots of the ongoing conflict between the Sufis and their fundamentalist critics, the Salafis-a major fact of Muslim life today.Based on a wealth of primary and secondary sources, Sufism is an indispensable account of a vital aspect of Islam.

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