The Alchemy of Happiness
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The Alchemy of Happiness is a seminal ethical and spiritual treatise by the Persian theologian Al-Ghazali that guides readers toward inner purification and closeness to God.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic theological work
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Sufi treatise ⓘ book ⓘ |
| aim |
guidance toward closeness to God
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moral refinement ⓘ spiritual purification ⓘ |
| author | Al-Ghazali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ihya Ulum al-Din NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Islamic philosophy
NERFINISHED
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moral philosophy ⓘ spiritual psychology ⓘ |
| genre |
Islamic mysticism
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ethical treatise ⓘ spiritual treatise ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Islamic ethical thought
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Persian devotional literature ⓘ later Sufi literature ⓘ |
| hasPart |
discussion of the hereafter
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discussion of the knowledge of God ⓘ discussion of the knowledge of self ⓘ discussion of the world ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Indonesian ⓘ Turkish ⓘ Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hadith
NERFINISHED
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Quran NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunni theology ⓘ |
| languageVariant | Arabic adaptations based on Ihya Ulum al-Din ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Islamic Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Islamic ethics
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Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ inner purification ⓘ knowledge of God ⓘ self-knowledge ⓘ spiritual discipline ⓘ |
| movement | Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
alchemy as metaphor for spiritual transformation
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happiness as nearness to God ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Kimiya-yi Sa‘adat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| title | The Alchemy of Happiness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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