Imam al-Ghazali explores the meaning and significance of fraternity in Islam in this brilliant essay from his seminal work, The Revival of the Religious Sciences, which covers material assistance, personal aid, holding one's tongue, speaking out, forgiveness, loyalty, sincerity, and informality.
Table of Contents: Foreward Translator's Foreword Introduction: the Time and Place of al-Ghazali Al-Ghazali: On the Duties of Brotherhood The First Duty: Material Assistance The Second Duty: Personal Aid The Third Duty: Holding One's Tongue The Fourth Duty: Speaking Out The Fifth Duty: Forgiveness The Sixth Duty: Prayer The Seventh Duty: Loyalty and Sincerity The Eighth Duty: Informality Postscript Translator's Notes
Imam al-Ghazali (1058–1111 CE) of Tus in Iran was one of the greatest scholars in the history of Islamic thought. He made outstanding contributions in logic, philosophy, jurisprudence, legal theory, and mysticism.

The Duties of Brotherhood in Islam

Politics & Social Sciences

Al-Ghazali, Imam

Social Sciences

The Islamic Foundation

On the Duties of Brotherhood

The first translation of a central work of the great Arabic scholar, al-Ghazali, is being published as a time when interest in Arabic culture is growing by leaps and bounds.  Moslems believe that a Renewer of the Faith appears at the beginning of each century.  Because of his education and experience in law, theology, and philosophy, al-Ghazali was considered the Renewer for the sixth Islamic century.  His writings, which provided helpful suggestions on improving the quality of human relationships, came at a time then the lands of Islam enjoyed a dynamically intellectual community.  His work became an invaluable stimulus to Western thinkers and had a strong influence on the rebirth of Western civilization in the Middle Ages.

Philosophy

Abrams Press

On the Duties of Brotherhood shows how brotherhood can be an aid to spiritual purification and the perfection of one's worship, as well as a source of help and comfort in the world. Readers will find the road to fellowship―by way of forgiveness, prayer, sincerity, loyalty, and consideration―and be enlightened by stories that illustrate the doctrine of brotherhood.

Religion & Spirituality

This collection of short wisdoms from the works of Imam al-Ghazali reflects the broad range of his brilliant intellectual thought. With an emphasis upon literary quality, concision, and concentration of meaning, each aphorism is full of value and significance and typifies the tradition of qawa'id (legal maxims) in the Islamic intellectual sciences. A commentary accompanies each maxim unraveling its wisdom.
Tastefully presented and luxurious in feel, this book is a chamber of spirituality readers will look forward to delving into.
The second title in the Treasury in Islamic Thought and Civilization series, which seeks to present clear introductions to the thought and wisdom of major Islamic intellectual figures, prepared by learned translators.
Professor Mustafa Abu Sway was appointed as the first holder of the Integral Chair for the Study of Imam Ghazali's Work at Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa and at Al-Quds University in 2012. He has been professor of philosophy and Islamic studies at Al-Quds University in Jerusalem, Palestine, since 1996. For a number of years professor Sway has also been listed as one of the most influential Muslims in the scholarly world (The Muslim 500, The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre).

A Treasury of Ghazali (Treasury in Islamic Thought and Civilization, 2)

Islam

Kube Publishing Ltd

Black and White Amazon Edition 
108 pages 
One of al-Ghazali's advanced students wrote to the Imam with a question: From all the fields of knowledge, what will benefit us most in the grave? The student clarified that, while he could certainly find the answer to his question within al-Ghazali's longer works, such as the Ihya 'Ulum al-Din, he wished for his teacher to give him a formal legal opinion, short enough that he could keep it with him at all times and refer to it constantly. 
This Short Text Provides A Rare Opportunity To Take Personal Advice Directly From Imam Al-Ghazali Himself. 
Ayyuhal Walad is the great Imam's response: a personal note from al-Ghazali to his student, and by extension to anyone who desires to follow their way. Imam al-Ghazali elucidates the following for his student, and for the modern reader: 
The precise nature of the relationship between knowledge and action, and the role of each in one's striving for Paradise 
The significance of the night prayer 
Some advice from Luqman the Wise to his son, and its enduring meaning and importance 
A concise definition of obedience and worship, which al-Ghazali states is the quintessence of knowledge 
The four matters that are required of a spiritual traveler 
A single hadith that contains the entirety of the knowledge of the ancients as well as the men of latter days 
Eight lessons that are sufficient for deliverance and salvation 
Ayyuhal Walad is designed to be read and reread, and referred to frequently throughout one's life. The reader must take note that the original recipient of this letter was a top student of Imam al-Ghazali, and therefore a scholar of the highest caliber himself. This book is thus invaluable simply as a record of the interaction between one of the Ummah's greatest teachers and his esteemed disciple. However, al-Ghazali's prescriptions are conveyed with such clarity that any Muslim of high aspiration will benefit from this text. 
This edition includes Ustadh Moustafa Elqabbany's meticulous English translation side-by-side with al-Ghazali's original Arabic epistle. This arrangement allows the English-speaking reader to get a taste of al-Ghazali's unique style, while students of Arabic may peruse the Imam's masterful Arabic prose alongside Ustadh Moustafa's elegant English rendition.

O Son! A Translation of Ayyuhal Walad

Revival Press

Deliverance from Error is the spiritual autobiography of Imam Ghazali, and The Beginning of Guidance, his other work included in this volume, complements his spiritual autobiography and sets out his ideal of how the religious man should order his life from hour to hour and day to day.

Deliverance from Error and the Beginning of Guidance (Islamic Mini Intro Series)

Biographies & Memoirs

Watt, W. Montgomery

Leaders & Notable People

Islamic Book Trust

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The Duties of Brotherhood in Islam

On the Duties of Brotherhood

On the Duties of Brotherhood

A Treasury of Ghazali (Treasury in Islamic Thought and Civilization, 2)

O Son! A Translation of Ayyuhal Walad

Deliverance from Error and the Beginning of Guidance (Islamic Mini Intro Series)