The Confessions of Al-Ghazzali (Deliverance from Error)
Al-Ghazali (Claude Field, trans.) · 1100
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Al-Ghazali, the great Muslim thinker of Baghdad, wrote his Deliverance from Error near the end of his life, around 1100. Claude Field's version appeared under the title The Confessions of Al-Ghazzali. Ghazali had been the most famous teacher in Baghdad.
He tells how doubt about all knowledge drove him to quit his post and wander. Years of Sufi practice, he says, gave him the certainty that books could not. The short work reshaped Islamic theology and is still read as a classic of spiritual searching. Many call it the finest autobiography in medieval Islam.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Al-Ghazali (Claude Field, trans.) |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1100 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 93 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Internet Archive |