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The Beginning of Guidance

The Beginning of Guidance. Written by Abu Hamid Al- Ghazali Presented at MICA By Idris Tiamiyu. Outline. About the Author Part 1 : On Obedience Part 2 : On Refraining from Disobedience Part 3 : The Etiquette of Companionship with the Creator and with the Creation.

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The Beginning of Guidance

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  1. The Beginning of Guidance Written by Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali Presented at MICA By IdrisTiamiyu

  2. Outline • About the Author • Part 1 : On Obedience • Part 2 : On Refraining from Disobedience • Part 3 : The Etiquette of Companionship with the Creator and with the Creation

  3. About Al-Ghazālī (الغزالي)

  4. About AbūḤāmedMuḥammadibnMuḥammad al-Ghazālī He was born on a date in the year of 448 AH (1056–1057 CE), in Tabaran, a town in the district of Tus, which lies within the Khorasan Province of Persia (Iran). Died December 19, 1111 Tus, Persia, Great Seljuk Empire

  5. About AbūḤāmedMuḥammadibnMuḥammad al-Ghazālī He contributed significantly to the development of a systematic view of Sufism and its integration and acceptance in mainstream Islam. He was a scholar of orthodox Islam, belonging to the Shafi'i school of Islamic jurisprudence and to the Asharite school of theology. Al-Ghazali received many titles such as Sharaf-ul-Aʾimma (شرف الأئمة), Zayn-ud-dīn (زين الدين), Ḥujjat-ul-Islām (حجة الإسلام).

  6. About the EnglishTranslation • Translated by Dr. Mashhad Al-Allaf • Published by White Thread Press

  7. Introduction: Seeking knowledge (pages 17-22)

  8. If you then ask: “what is the beginning of guidance?” Know that its beginning is the outward form of God-consciousness (taqwa) and its end is the inward reality of God-consciousness. Hence there is no ultimate bliss except through God-consciousness, and guidance does not come but to those who are conscious of Allah.

  9. Taqwa Taqwa means carrying out the commands of Allah Most High and turning away from that which He has forbidden. There are two parts to taqwa: • Obedience • Refraining from Disobedience

  10. Part 1On Obedience

  11. Obedience Acts are categorized as: • Obligatory • Voluntary Make your greatest effort that Allah does not find you present where He has forbidden you to be, nor find you absent from where He has commanded you to be. Pay attention to time and organize yourself from the time you awake from sleep to the time you return to bed.

  12. Etiquettes: (pages 26-88) • Waking from Sleep • Using the lavatory • Ablution • Ritual Bath • Setting out for the Mosque • Staying in the Mosque until sunrise • Sunrise to Midday • Preparation for the other prayers • Sleep • Ritual Prayers • Leading and Following in the prayer • Friday • Fasting

  13. Part 2On Refraining from Disobedience

  14. The sins committed with the limbs Guard the seven parts: • The eye • The ear • The tongue (protect it from 8 things) • The stomach • The private part • The hands • The feet

  15. Roll up your sleeves!!! • The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said, “The intelligent one is he who takes account of himself, and works for what comes after death, and the foolish one is he who follows the inclinations of his self, while entertaining false hope of Allah” (Tirmidhi) • “Man will have nothing but what he strives for” (Qur’an 53:39)

  16. The sins of the heart (pages 112-126) • Envy • Ostentation • Conceit, Arrogance, and Pride

  17. Hadith of Mu’adh The 7 angels guarding the 7 heavens • Angel guarding the First heaven - Backbiting • Angel guarding the Second heaven - Pride • Angel guarding the Third heaven - Arrogance • Angel guarding the Fourth heaven - Conceit • Angel guarding the Fifth heaven - Envy • Angel guarding the Sixth heaven - Those without Mercy • Angel guarding the Seventh heaven - Show off

  18. Part 3The Etiquette of Companionship with the Creator and with the Creation

  19. The Etiquette of Companionship with Creation: • Etiquette of the scholar • Etiquette of the student • Etiquette of the child with his parents • Etiquette with other people: • People you do not know • Brothers and Friends • Acquaintances

  20. Concluding Remarks

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