DescriptionThese pages comprise the section on al-Tafakkur (reflection), drawn from Kitāb al-Ḥikmah fī Makhlūqāt Allāh (The Book of Wisdom in God’s Creation) by al-Imām al-Ghazālī. The text focuses on the spiritual and intellectual importance of contemplating Allah’s creations as a pathway to deeper faith and understanding. It emphasizes deliberate reflection on the natural world, the celestial bodies, the human body, and all existing things as manifestations of divine wisdom. Through such contemplation, the seeker comes to recognize the intentionality, design, and purpose embedded within creation, thereby strengthening awareness of the Creator. For researchers, this section illuminates al-Ghazālī’s integration of cosmological observation with theological reflection, presenting tafakkur not merely as passive wonder but as an active spiritual discipline that bridges sensory experience and metaphysical truth.
Extentff. 63v-71v
PlaceIslahul Uloom Arabic College, Kerala, India
Yeard. 1111
CitationKitāb al-Tafakkur, Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī, MAC9/MTM1, iv, https://ari.nus.edu.sg/arabia-asia-archives/mac9-mtm1-iv/
