Faith in Divine Unity and Trust in Divine Providence: The...
Al-Ghazali, Abu Hamid Muhammad / Burrell, David B.
In an axial volume from his celebrated compendium, the "Ihya ulum al din, " al-Ghazali shares his startling and original exploration of the meaning of trust in Divine Providence and recommends specific spiritual skills to help the seeker develop a state whereby he or she may rightly respond to events as they happen. This judicious use of stories is intended to imitate the Sufi practice of the master/disciple relationship, where the novice is h...