The Al-Ghazali on Love, Longing, Intimacy & Contentment

Title: Al-Ghazali on Love, Longing, Intimacy & Contentment: The Revival of the Religious Sciences Book XXXVI (36)
Author: Shaykh Abu Hamid al-Ghazali / Translated by Eric Ormsby
ISBN: 9781911141327
Publisher: The Islamic Texts Society (UK)

As the first complete translation of a classic Arabic text written in the 11th century, this work is an eloquent introduction to mystical love in Islam. Considered one of the most important chapters in al-Ghazali's magnum opus The Revival of the Religious Sciences, it consists of arguments that form the basis of Sufi theory and the practice of mystical love. Providing the book's historical and spiritual context, this account also offers insight into the poetry of such greats as Rumi and Hafiz.