Worship in Islam : Being a Translation, with Commentary and Introduction of al-Ghazzali's Book of the Ihyá' on the Worship

Calverley, Rev. Edwin Elliot (Ph.D.)

Editore: Luzac & Company Ltd. / School of Oriental Studies, American University, Cairo, London / Cairo:, 1957

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London / Cairo:: Luzac & Company Ltd. / School of Oriental Studies, American University, Cairo, 1957. A clean, square, tight copy. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Inner hinges are perfect. Bound in the original rust-color cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine. Contents: (Part I. Introduction); The Word Sala and Its Meanings; The Performance of the Worship; The Parts of the Worship; The Kinds of the Worship; Other Expressions of the Devotional Life; (Part II. Translation) Introduction; The Excellences of the Worship; The Manner of Performing the Outward Acts of the Worship; Inward Stipulations for the Acts of the Heart; Leadership and Example; The Excellence of the Friday Observance; Various Problems which Cause General Distress; Supererogatory Performances of the Worship; (Appendices) Table of the Number of Rak'as in the Different Worships; Bibliography; Index. From the Preface: "The Introduction brings together the acts and utterances which constitute the formal ceremony called 'the Worship,' and gives an account of the times when the ceremony is used in the life of the Muslim. The annotations are an attempt to make clear the allusions and the technical terms, the knowledge of which al-Ghazzali takes for granted because he wrote his description of the Worship for Muslims." . Second edition, with corrections. Hard Cover. Very Good condition./No Dust Jacket. 8vo. viii, 242pp.

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• Titolo: Worship in Islam : Being a Translation, with Commentary and Introduction of al-Ghazzali's Book of the Ihyá' on the Worship
• Editore: Luzac & Company Ltd. / School of Oriental Studies, American University, Cairo, London / Cairo:
• Data di pubblicazione: 1957
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Edizione: Second edition, with corrections.
• Condizione: Very Good condition.
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: No Dust Jacket.
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Religion / Theology / Church History