Imam Al-Ghazali Mukhtasar Ihya Ulum Ad-din

I hesitated a while before purchasing this, concerned it might be the kind of translation (forgive me for saying this) that sometimes issues from the Subcontinent with poor quality and an equally poor command of idiomatic English. Nothing of the sort! This volume is well produced, beautifully translated, and includes scholarly notes referring to authentic Islamic sources. As such it deserves a VERY wide readership! There is no other complete version of the Ihya in English — this being the abridgment, I suppose it's not the real Ihya, either, but a very worthy substitute until the Fons Vitae Ghazali translation program reaches completion ( The Book of Knowledge: Book 1 of The Revival of the Religious Sciences (The Fons Vitae Al-Ghazali Series) for volume one). Read this book! Muslims are desperate for this knowledge!

And the Contents are no ordinary things. It a Wonderful book and I am just impressed with the equality of the pages and it's hardcover.... Never seen such light material, and yet thick pages. Amazing. I love the structure of topics from simplicity to super deep level. It is a great book to know what is absolutely required and what is nice to have. For example, for ablution, only 4 steps are required according to Quran, rinsing the mouth, nose, etc., are nice to do (Sunnah). This way you know the "can't miss steps" in practicing Islam and then over time you accelerate your practice. This book made it super easy for me to practice Islam. And thank God, now I have read more deeper books and increased my practice into "many nice to heave" (Sunnah, nawafil) steps.

excellent translation of a condensed version of a masterpiece. hard to find good 'complete' translations of the works of Al-Ghazali. this book is a very good translation of the condensed version of his masterpiece. highly recommended for muslim and non-muslim alike.

Highly intellectual backed, compact book with a plethora of knowledge. I would recommend the reader possess an intermediate understanding of Islamic knowledge and scripture in order to comprehend the validations presented. Not a leisurely read, or a book you can extract all knowledge and apply immediately, it will require several reads to do so. I've listened to many intellectuals comment on Imam Al-Ghazali's influence and impact on Islamic studies, this 'Abriged Version of The Revival of Islamic Sciences' will only validate his prominence as an intellectual scholar and author.

I just received my book in perfect condition via USPS. It’s plastic rapped too. I have not yet started reading it but loved the way it arrived so I’m posting. I’ll update once I read it.

Salamualaikum everyone, MashAllah I have many beautiful things to say about this book. The color is very beautiful and bright, and the book itself came in perfect condition. It was a bit smaller than I expected it to be, but I like it better that way--more convenient. Very beautiful summary of Imam Al-Ghazali's work, and I'm so happy I bought this book. The only small downside was the delay in shipping, but besides that everything was amazing. Honest seller, honest product, and beautiful product. I definitely recommend it for everyone that wants to dig deeper into Islam and know what it's really all about. Update 8/20/18 Just noticed that the price for this book fluctuates quite often, so keep it in your cart for a while to wait for the price to decrease. If this review helped you please click the yes button! :) JazakAllahu Khair. *if my review is helpful, please let Amazon know by hitting the YES helpful button :)

A philosophy professor at Stanford University has said, "The West has not yet produced a mind of Ghazali's calibre." Mukhtasar is full of golden nuggets and many passages are not only enlightening, but also read like poetry. The book is also elegantly bound, and you will love the page marking ribbon attached to the spine.

Absolutely recommended

Great book. So much wisdom within this, learnt so much that I was currently unaware of and putting them into practice has gave me so much more insight to the harms some things as people we would t have took a second glance at. Fantastic eye opener for muslims in this modern world we have become to live in. Recommend to all people to have a read to be inspired and to change their ways for the better.

Great ,marvellous. No word can truly pay justice to this book. Beyond expectations. If you want learn Inner dimensions of spiritual worship. This great book is for you. Alhamdu lillah

Come sempre quando leggo le opere di Al-Ghazali resto a bocca aperta per la profondità ed impeccabile chiarezza logica del suo pensiero. Sotto certi aspetti lo ritengo inarrivabile, un autore che giganteggia tra i più noti e rinomati pensatori nella storia dell'umanità. Per acquisire a fondo la conoscenza dell'essere umano e del suo rapporto con la divinità espressi in questo libro, una versione condensata della sua opera maggiore "La Reviviscenza delle Scienze Religiose", si deve leggerlo e rileggerlo più volte con la massima concentrazione in un ambiente dove prevalga il silenzio e siano assenti distrazioni.

This book is a frustration. Who wouldn't dream to have a condensed version, all the essentials of the Ihya Ulum ad-Din in one book, written by Al-Ghazali himself? And in less than 500 pages that is. The book comes in a beautiful hardback edition, with quality paper and an elegant script, and you even get a fabric ribbon to mark your page. And all this comes for roughly 20€. A dream right? So where is the problem? Well, simply, the translation seems to be off. English isn't my mother tongue, yet I read many of the Ghazali translations with perfect ease. This one, though, I didn't. Something just seems not to "flow" correctly. But that's not all. Very often, I'm quite unsure of what the author (the translator, rather) means, and I have to resort to other translations (of the full Ihya of course) to sort it out. What I see is something straightforward and clear in the others, and some sort of riddle in this one. Finally, and this is the most concerning, there were instances where the translation was understandable, but plain wrong, even to the point of saying the opposite of the original text. I hate to have to part with such a book, which is beautiful to see and promises so much, but I'm afraid it doesn't live up to its promise. Also, an index and a glossary would have been welcome. Very strange that the otherwise so careful publishers didn't care to include them.

A good read covering all aspects with an introduction of faith and tawhid(oneness) followed by addressing the problems within oneself.