Book 4: The Ways to Salvation

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Book 4: The Ways to Salvation is the concluding section of al-Ghazali’s Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din, focusing on the spiritual disciplines, virtues, and inner purification that lead a believer toward ultimate salvation.

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instanceOf book
religious text
aimsAt salvation
author al-Ghazali NERFINISHED
belongsToSeries Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din NERFINISHED
centralTheme attainment of nearness to God
purification of the heart
componentOf four-part structure of Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
concerns path to ultimate salvation
concludingSectionOf Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din NERFINISHED
emphasizes ethical conduct
fear and hope in God
remembrance of God (dhikr)
sincerity of intention (ikhlas)
spiritual struggle (mujahada)
field Islamic studies
religious studies
focusesOn inner purification
spiritual disciplines
virtues
genre Islamic mysticism
Islamic theology
goal guiding believers to salvation
historicalPeriod 11th century
influencedBy Hadith NERFINISHED
Quran NERFINISHED
classical Sufi teachings
intendedAudience Muslim believers
language Arabic
originalTitleLanguage Arabic
partOf Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din NERFINISHED
relatedWork Book 1 of Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din NERFINISHED
Book 2 of Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din NERFINISHED
Book 3 of Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din NERFINISHED
religiousLawContext Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Islam
subject Islamic ethics
Islamic spirituality
Sufism
teaches ascetic practices
moral refinement
repentance
sincerity
trust in God
workOf Abu Hamid al-Ghazali NERFINISHED

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Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din hasPart Book 4: The Ways to Salvation