Some religious and moral teachings of Al-Ghazzali : $b Being brief extracts from his Ihya-u-Ulum-id-dinGhazzali
Islamic
Some religious and moral teachings of Al-Ghazzali : $b Being brief extracts from his Ihya-u-Ulum-id-din
Ghazzali
Islamic ethics -- Early works to 1800
“And they were not enjoined anything except that they should serve
Allah, being sincere to Him in obedience, upright, and keep up prayer
and pay the poor rate (zakat) and that is the right religion”.[54]
“Then serve God, being sincere in religion unto Him, Aye, God’s is the
sincere religion”. Musab says that his father Saad was considering
himself superior to other poor and destitute companions of the Prophet.
“God”, said the Prophet, “has helped my people with my poor and humble
followers’ prayer and sincerity.”[55] “Sincere action,” says the
Prophet “even if it be little will suffice for thee.”[56] The following
saying of the Prophet is reported by Abu Huraira: “Three persons shall
be questioned first on the day of resurrection. One will be the learned
man who would be asked as to what he had done with his learning”. “Day
and night,” the learned man will reply “I tried my best to propagate
it, O Lord”. “Thou speakest falsely”, God will answer and the angels
will also join with him. “Thy sole aim was to be called a learned man by
the people, and the title was thine”. The second will be the rich man
who would be asked about his riches. “Day and night”, the rich man will
reply, “I gave it in charity.” “Thou speaker of untruth”, God and his
angels will say. “Thou wishest to be labelled a generous man, and it was
done”. The third will be the martyr who too will be asked about his deed.
“O Lord”, the martyr will reply, “Thou didst command us to wage Holy
war (Jehad), I obeyed thee and fell fighting”. “Thou liest,” God and His
angels will answer. “Thy aim was to be trumpeted as a hero and it was
done”. “Then,” says Abu Huraira, “the Prophet after finishing the sermon
pressed me and said: These three would be the first to be thrown into the
flames of hell”.
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