"The Soul Speaks to the Soul
This work should get the attention of those interested in
various subjects, including Sufi Mysticism. We must break
gluttony and lust, not extirpate them. As the ethical saying
of Prophet Muhammad suggests, “The best of all matters is
the middle way.”
Because of the great intentions Imam al-Ghazali had
placed into it, his book glows, and its gleam traverses
across over nine centuries, seen by many even today. The
lhya’ is not primarily an inculcation of information about
Deen. Instead, it accentuates personal transformation.
The alchemy of the soul the Almighty God had
incorporated in his heart is also evident in our hearts, with
elements including humility, muhasabah -self-examination ,
self-scrutiny, and self-accounting — prominent virtues of
the Imam.
The book must be approached with sufficient tawadu’
-humility . Arrogance, snobbishness, self-reliance, and
self-regard veil us from any of the depths and sacredness
the Imam had included in every page of his work. The soul
speaks to the soul.
This work will prove of particular interest to those
interested in not only Sufi Mysticism but also Comparative
Ethics, as well as the question of Sexuality in Islam."
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