The role of "Kimiya-yi Sa'adat in Peoples' morality, way of life, conduct, and their salvation

Subject Areas : epic

Mehdi Mahoozi ¹

1 - عضو هیأت علمی دانش‌گاه آزاد اسلامی ـ واحد رودهن، ایران.

Received: 2011-10-25 Accepted : 2011-10-25 Published : 2011-08-23

Keywords: Imam Mohammad Ghazali, Ibadat, Moamelat, Muhlikat, Munjiyat, Kimiya-yi Sa'adat,

Abstract :

Kimiya-yi Sa'adat (The Alchemy of Happiness) is a persian version of Ihya'ul ulumuddin in arabic, an outstanding work translated and summerized by Abu Hamed Imam Mohammad Ghazali.  This book is divided into four major sections, each containing ten chapters:  Ibadat (Acts of worship), Moamelat (Transactions), Muhlikat (The ways to perdition), and Munjiyat (The ways to salvation).  Ghazali wrote this work with a prose style comprehensible to all in order to teach people from all walks of life way of living, social conduct, and to save them from vices and show them the path towards happiness and salvation in life and afterlife.

References:

- کیمیای سعادت.