The Revival of the Sciences of Religion (in Arabic) by Ghazzali, Imam (al)

1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. According to the author's website: This is widely regarded as the greatest work of Muslim philosophy and spirituality, and is perhaps the most read work in the Muslim world, after the Qur¿¿n. The book is divided into four parts, each containing ten chapters. Part one deals with knowledge and the requirements of faith¿ritual purity, prayer, charity, fasting, pilgrimage, recitation of the Qur¿¿n, etc.; part two concentrates on people and society¿the manners related to eating, marriage, earning a living, and friendship; parts three and four are dedicated to the inner life of the soul and discuss first the vices that people must overcome in themselves and then the virtues that they must strive to achieve. 1st edn, soft black leather covers w/gilt spine numbers, slight wear and rubbing along edges else VG, a few pencil marks, 302pps, 472pps, 328pps, 348pps, 4 volumes bound in two as issued, extremely rare.