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Al-Ghazali
On the manners of eating
Al-Ghazali
On the manners of eating
al-Ghazali's (1058-1111), a Persian scholar, very influential in Islam, and also (later) in Christianity
Al-Ghazali
On the manners of eating
the Book of Manners Relating to Eating (Kitab adab al-akl) is a book included in al-Ghazali's treaty Revival of the Religious Sciences the first of the ten books that make up the second Quarter of the Revival (where al-Ghazali deals with the norms of conduct in daily life including sexuality, marriage, earning a living, the distinction between what is licit and what is forbidden, friendship and companionship, travelling, music…)
al-Ghazali's Revival of the Religious Sciences has a defined purpose: to survey the development of Islam until his day and to restate the fundamental principles of Islamic belief and practice
Al-Ghazali
On the manners of eating
The Book of Manners Relating to Eating, starts with a prologue a first chapter on the manners to be observed when you eat alone
a second chapter on the manners to be observed when you eat in company
Al-Ghazali
On the manners of eating
a first chapter on the manners to be observed when you eat alone • before the meal (seven rules) • when eating (several rules) • after eating (several rules)
Al-Ghazali
On the manners of eating
a second chapter on the manners to be observed when you eat in company seven rules of conduct
Al-Ghazali
On the manners of eating
The book continues with other three chapters – Chapter three. Manners to be adopted when presenting food to visiting brethren – Chapter four. The manners of hospitality – A section combining miscellaneous good manners and legal prohibitions
Al-Ghazali
On the manners of eating
the sense to provide ordinary believers with a very detailed model of behaviour: it is a guidebook an important issue, because in Islam the greatest of the mortal vices which man may harbour is the desire of the stomach
On the manners of eating
Al-Ghazali
On the manners of eating
al-Ghazali's (1058-1111), a Persian scholar, very influential in Islam, and also (later) in Christianity
Al-Ghazali
On the manners of eating
the Book of Manners Relating to Eating (Kitab adab al-akl) is a book included in al-Ghazali's treaty Revival of the Religious Sciences the first of the ten books that make up the second Quarter of the Revival (where al-Ghazali deals with the norms of conduct in daily life including sexuality, marriage, earning a living, the distinction between what is licit and what is forbidden, friendship and companionship, travelling, music…)
al-Ghazali's Revival of the Religious Sciences has a defined purpose: to survey the development of Islam until his day and to restate the fundamental principles of Islamic belief and practice
Al-Ghazali
On the manners of eating
The Book of Manners Relating to Eating, starts with a prologue a first chapter on the manners to be observed when you eat alone
a second chapter on the manners to be observed when you eat in company
Al-Ghazali
On the manners of eating
a first chapter on the manners to be observed when you eat alone • before the meal (seven rules) • when eating (several rules) • after eating (several rules)
Al-Ghazali
On the manners of eating
a second chapter on the manners to be observed when you eat in company seven rules of conduct
Al-Ghazali
On the manners of eating
The book continues with other three chapters – Chapter three. Manners to be adopted when presenting food to visiting brethren – Chapter four. The manners of hospitality – A section combining miscellaneous good manners and legal prohibitions
Al-Ghazali
On the manners of eating
the sense to provide ordinary believers with a very detailed model of behaviour: it is a guidebook an important issue, because in Islam the greatest of the mortal vices which man may harbour is the desire of the stomach
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