The Deliverance from Error

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The Deliverance from Error is a seminal autobiographical and philosophical work by the medieval Islamic theologian and mystic Al-Ghazali, in which he recounts his spiritual crisis and journey toward Sufi-influenced religious certainty.

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Deliverance from Error 2
Freedom from Error 1
The Deliverance from Error canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic theological work
Sufi treatise
autobiographical work
philosophical work
associatedWith Ash'ari
surface form: Ash'ari theology

Sufism
author al‑Ghazali
surface form: Al-Ghazali
countryOfOrigin Seljuk Empire
describes Al-Ghazali's critique of Ismaili thought
Al-Ghazali's critique of philosophy
Al-Ghazali's critique of skepticism
Al-Ghazali's critique of theology
Al-Ghazali's search for certainty
Al-Ghazali's spiritual crisis
Al-Ghazali's turn to Sufism
focusesOn limits of rational inquiry
methods of attaining certain knowledge
role of Sufi practice in knowledge
role of divine illumination
genre autobiography
religious philosophy
spiritual autobiography
hasPart account of mystical experience
analysis of esoteric groups
analysis of philosophers
analysis of theological schools
hasTranslation Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal
The Deliverance from Error self-linksurface differs
surface form: Deliverance from Error

The Deliverance from Error self-linksurface differs
surface form: Freedom from Error
influencedBy Islamic philosophy
Islamic theology
Sufi mysticism
mainSubject Islamic theology
Sufism
epistemology
knowledge of God
mystical experience
religious certainty
skepticism
spiritual crisis
notableFor analysis of doubt and certainty
first-person narrative of religious crisis
influence on later Islamic thought
integration of Sufism and theology
originalLanguage Arabic
originalTitle Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal
surface form: al-Munqidh min al-Ḍalāl
religiousOrientation Sunni Islam
religiousTradition Islam
timePeriodDescribed Al-Ghazali's middle life

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Arabic literature hasNotableWork The Deliverance from Error
Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal titleTranslation The Deliverance from Error
this entity surface form: Deliverance from Error
Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal titleTranslation The Deliverance from Error
this entity surface form: The Deliverer from Error
The Deliverance from Error hasTranslation The Deliverance from Error self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Deliverance from Error
The Deliverance from Error hasTranslation The Deliverance from Error self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Freedom from Error