Imam al-Ghazali used many metaphors and imaginary tales to best illustrate very profound concepts and ideas.

About The Book

Imam al-Ghazali used many metaphors and imaginary tales to best illustrate very profound concepts and ideas. The Ant and The Pen, for example, is a story which tries to help explain how God knows and plans everything which will happen to us. The Imam uses the image of small plants which grow in our hearts into magnificent trees to illustrate how doing beautiful deeds will nourish inner growth and later produce beautiful fruits. His metaphor for polishing the heart makes it very easy for us to imagine the process of self observation and correction.

Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fons Vitae Publishing (July 1, 2016)
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 54 pages
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1941610183