Invocations & supplications Kitāb al-ad̲h̲kār waʾl-daʿawāt : book IX of The revival of the religious sciences Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm al-dīn

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Invocations & supplications = Kitāb al-ad̲h̲kār waʾl-daʿawāt : book IX of The revival of the religious sciences Iḥyāʾ ʿulūm al-dīn

al-Ghazālī ; translated with an introduction & notes by K. Nakamura

Islamic Texts Society, c1990

2nd rev. ed

  • : pbk

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Adhkār wa-al-daʿawāt

Invocations and supplications

Al-Ghazālī on invocations

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Bibliography: p. 119-126

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A revised edition of Kojiro Nakamura's acclaimed translation into English of Book IX of 'The Revival of the Religious Sciences' ('Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din'). Although prayerfulness and the remembrance of God suffuse all the formal practices of Islam, there are times when the Muslim simply 'sits alone with his Lord' to repeat formulas drawn from the Qur'an and the sayings of the Prophet, seeking remission of his sins and the purification of his heart. The present volume is probably the most widely read compendium of such material, popular not only for its comprehensiveness and beauty, but also for the analytical approach of its author, who explores the psychological and spiritual effects of prayer and the celebration of God's name. The original translation by Kojiro Nakamura, now Head of the Islamic Studies Department at the University of Tokyo, has been substantially revised and augmented with 'hadith' identification. This volume won a British Book Design and Production Award in 1991.

Table of Contents

  • 1. On the General Merit and Profit of Invocation
  • 2. On The Forms and Value of Supplication and Prayer
  • 3. Prayers for Use in the Mornings and Evenings
  • 4. Prayers Transmitted from the Prophet and His Companions
  • 5. Prayers Transmitted for Every Emergent Occasion
  • Appendix I: Persons Cited in the Text
  • Appendix II: Some Important Invocations
  • Index to Quranic Quotations
  • Bibliography
  • General Index.

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