Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife Kitab Dhikr Al-Mawt Wa-Ma Badahu Book Xl of the Revival of the Religious Sciences, Ihya Ulum Al-Din

This is the first English translation of the last chapter ofAl-Ghazali's Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din), widely regarded as the greatest work of Muslim spirituality. After expounding his Sufi philosophy of death and showing the importance of the contemplation of human mortality to the mystical way of self-purification, Ghazali takes his readers through the stages of the future life: the vision of the Angels of the Grave, the Resurrection, the Intercession of the Prophet, and finally, the torments of Hell, the delights of Paradise andfor the electthe beatific vision of God's Countenance.Al-Ghazali, Abu Hamid is the author of 'Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife Kitab Dhikr Al-Mawt Wa-Ma Badahu Book Xl of the Revival of the Religious Sciences, Ihya Ulum Al-Din' with ISBN 9780946621132 and ISBN 0946621136.