Esta autobiografí­a espiritual describe la crisis intelectual del Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, que lo llevó a lograr un conocimiento directo de Dios. Entre sus contribuciones más destacadas a la vida intelectual musulmana se encontraban las magistrales defensas de la ortodoxia islámica, el misticismo y la ley, contra los ataques de aquellos que defendían lecturas puramente legalistas, o completamente esotéricas, de la religión. Por lo tanto, articuló el Islam del camino medio, en equilibrio entre los extremos de la letra y el espí­ritu. También se incluyen en este volumen extensas traducciones de obras clave de al-Ghazali. -
This spiritual autobiography describes Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali's intellectual crisis, which led him to achieve direct knowledge of God. Among his most outstanding contributions to Muslim intellectual life were masterly defenses of Islamic orthodoxy, mysticism, and law, against the attacks of those who advocated purely legalistic, or entirely esoteric, readings of the religion. He hence articulated the Islam of the middle way, in balance between the extremes of the letter and the spirit. Also included in this volume are extensive translations from key works of al-Ghazali.

Este texto ha sido reconocido durante mucho tiempo no solo como un clásico islámico, sino también como una gran autobiografía espiritual de uno de los más grandes pensadores religiosos del mundo. Es la narración de cómo un buscador dedicado de verdadero conocimiento y salvación, después de haber probado varios sistemas de pensamiento y diferentes caminos de aprendizaje e iluminación, descubrió la paz de la vida interior y la disciplina de la espiritualidad mística. -
This text has long been recognized as not only an Islamic classic, but also as a great spiritual autobiography of one of the world's greatest religious thinkers. It is the narrative of how one dedicated seeker of true knowledge and salvation, having probed various systems of thought and differing paths of learning and enlightenment, discovered the peace of the inner life and discipline of mystical spirituality.

A great and still useful run through the ways that most people think about the world, and why you probably shouldn't think about the world in those ways. I'm not about to convert to Sufism, but I'm glad Ghazali found what he was looking for.

Very disappointed by the typo in the figure on page 75. Can you not add up, people? ( )