In this book, Al-Ghazali goes beyond the more obvious aspects of ibadah (such as prayer, almsgiving, fasting, pilgrimage). These selections from his `Ihya `Ulum al-Din explain, in his characteristically powerful and thought-provoking way, how to reap the rich harvests of spiritual, moral and social uplift which is to be their reward. It is an especially important book for today's young men and women who seek the pleasure of God and a lifestyle impossible to maintain without an understanding of the inner resources offered by Islam. INTERNAL DIMENSIONS OF ISLAMIC WORSHIP consists of passages from Al-Ghazali's Ihya', translated into English by Muhtar Holland, in which he leads us, in his characteristically powerful and inspiring way, into those dimensions of Islamic worship rites: prayer, almsgiving, fasting, pilgrimage and so on which are essential for the fulfillment of their inner quality and for reaping the rich harvests of spiritual, moral and social uplift which are to be their reward. The book will be of immense help to the countless young men and women of our times who are rapidly growing in their commitment to Islam and who always seek to bring their lives under the sovereignty of one God, an impossible task unless we are unable to develop the immense internal resources offered by Islamic worship. Al-Ghazali had stated many values in this book and had actually explained Islamic worship well. After reading this book, I have the feeling of being zero. It means I may think I know everything about prayer, fasting, pilgrimage but the truth is I only know how to conduct ibadah but actually I didn't know the truth and deep knowledge behind all the aspects which were explained by Al - Ghazali in this book. Ibn Abbas said: “The earth... in the center of the card...... transforms the month of Ramadan into a racecourse, on which His creatures compete in His worship. Some came first and won, while others fell behind and lost.” What a profound and well said phrase because sometimes I don't realize the precious life given by Allah. Why don't I take this golden opportunity? Keep questioning me. As a conclusion, al-Ghazali's book of Ihya' successfully opened my eyes. Life is not a small thing that we continue to live without learning anything, but life is a gift from Allah for which we have our responsibility as we are every second debt to Allah. Our debt cannot be paid by us, even as many ibadahs would have done so. What I learned from this book is the importance of knowing and feeling good. It reminds me of what someone said: "Sometimes we feel like we're the best but we're not and sometimes we feel like we're the worst but we're the best"”.
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