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Al-Ghazzali on Knowing Yourself and God

General Description: In al-Ghazzali's view, everything begins by knowing who you are. He says that you should know that you are born with an outer form and an inner essence and it is that inner essence or the spiritual heart that you have to come to know in order to know who you are.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 64 pages

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