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The Niche of Lights (Brigham Young University's Islamic Translations)
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- Amazon Sales Rank: #253226 in Books
- Published on: 1998-12-04
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 300 pages
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Synopsis
Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali's philosophical explorations covered nearly the entire spectrum of twelfth-century beliefs. Beginning his career as a skeptic, he ended it as a scholar of mysticism and orthodoxy. The Niche of Lights, written near the end of his illustrious career, advances the philosophically important idea that reason can serve as a connection between the devout and God. Al-Ghazali argues that abstracting God from the world, as he believed theologians did, was not sufficient for understanding. Exploring the boundary between philosophy and theology, The Niche of Lights seeks to understand the role of reality in the perception of the spiritual.
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Would you like to know where to find Your Lord?
If yes, please read this source of freedom for your soul. In Al-Gazzali's tradition, it is said the the entire universe is not big enough to hold God, but in the heart God fits perfectly. God is closer to you than your own jugular vein and within you is a niche where you may find the beginning and end of all your searching.
