The Beginning of Guidance

Bidayat al Hidayah
AuthorAl-Ghazālī
SubjectIslamic Law and Islamic Jurisprudence
Publication date
12th century
Publication placePersia

Bidayat al Hidayah (transl. The Beginning of Guidance; Arabic: بداية الهداية ) was written by Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazālī during his last days.[1] It is a guidebook describing the principles of getting guidance through taqwa. The manual is concise and arranged in the form of a daily programme. The book contains three sections, which are on the obedience, refraining from disobedience, and the etiquette of companionship with the God and His creation.[2] It serves as a preface to his major texts.[3]

Bidāyat al-hidāya, dated AH 800 (AD 1397), British Library.

References

  1. ^ Ghazzālī (2005). The Beginning of Guidance: The Complete English and Arabic Text of Al-Ghazali's Bidayat Al-Hidaya. IIC-Classic Series. ISBN 9780972272230.
  2. ^ "SeekersHub.org - Essentials of Spirituality: Ghazali's Beginning of Guidance Explained (STEP) Part 1". seekershub.org. Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  3. ^ Mazhar, Mehek. "Beginning of Guidance". Lanterns. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-27.