Hadits qudsi imam al ghazali biography
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In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful
True self-knowledge is essential for one to establish a relationship with the Creator. The human soul contains mysteries that, when discovered, reveal the nature of Allah to us and allow us to grow closer to Him.
A classic Arabic proverb states:
مَنْ عَرَفَ نَفْسَهُ فَقَدْ عَرَفَ رَبَّهُ
Whoever knows himself, knows his Lord.
Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 10/208
This saying is sometimes incorrectly ascribed to the Prophet (ṣ), but in reality is was more likely a statement of one of the early Muslims. Nevertheless, it was widely circulated among them and commented upon by later scholars, demonstrating that the wisdom it contains was acknowledged and appreciated.
There are many interpretations and insights derived from this proverb and this article will not survey them all. Instead, this article will highlight the way this proverb relates to one’s purification of the heart and the soul.
When Allah created humanity, He placed a portion of His spirit within us. The spirit of Allah, in this context, means the spirit created by Allah and owned by Allah, not part of the essence of Allah. Humanity is honored with this unique capacity, facilitated by the spirit, to connect with the Divine through worshiping Him and voluntarily
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The Educational Reflecting of al-Ghazali: Theory spell Practice
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Outlines, 2020
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Hadith of Golden Chain
For other uses, see Silsila.
Hadith al-Silsilah al-Dhahab (Arabic: حدیث سلسلة الذهب) (Hadith of the Golden Chain) is a hadith narrated from Ali al-Ridha, the eighth Imam of the Twelver Shia.[1] The "chain" is a reference to the continuity of spiritual authority which is passed down from Muhammad to Ali ibn Abi Talib, through each of the Imams, to Imam Ridha.[2] As transmitters of Hadith, the Imams link subsequent generations to the teachings of Mohammad.[3] This transmission makes the Hadith of the Golden Chain valued as among the most truthful and accurate of all Hadiths for the Shi'ite.[4]
The hadith is important to Shia because it implies that, on the one hand, monotheism takes believers to "Allah's fortress", which is a safe shelter, and on the other hand the Imamah is a fundamental precondition of entering this shelter.[5]
Background
[edit]The story is that when thousands of people gathered to welcome their Ali al-Ridha's arrival at the entrance to Nishapur, some of the scholars requested he pronounce a hadith.[6][7] According to some Shia scholars, twenty (or ten or thirty) thousands have narrated this event, but only fifty narrations are available.[8] The ch