The Spirit of the Soul According to Al-Ghazali, Ibn Al-Jawzi and Ibn Qudamah - Tawbah Editions

Imam Al-Ghazali, may Allah cover him with His mercy, considered the condition of the Muslim community in his time and said: "As for the knowledge of the path leading to the hereafter, on which the pious predecessors walked, and which Allah (Haza Wajal) named in His Book as understanding (fiqh), wisdom, knowledge, radiance, light, guidance, and righteousness, it is ignored and completely forgotten. This is a disastrous cut made to the religion, and a dark misfortune. I considered it necessary to compose this important book in order to revive the sciences of the religion, unveil the ways of the past imams, and expose the splendors of the useful sciences of the prophets and pious predecessors." This marked the beginning of his monumental work: Revival of the Sciences of the Religion.

Although his work was controversial and criticized, scholars did not completely dismiss it, and many of them sought to purify it. Imam Ibn Al-Jawzi and Ibn Qudamah undertook this immense task, one after the other, to keep only the essence of it. While Al-Ghazali focused on showing what the soul of Islam and faith is, Ibn Al-Jawzi and Ibn Qudamah gave us access to the essence of the work: the spirit of the soul.

This work consists of the biography of our three authors followed by four quarters, each composed of sub-themes:

- Concise biography of Imam Al-Ghazali

- Concise biography of Imam Ibn Al-Jawzi

- Concise biography of Imam Ibn Al-Qudamah

- First quarter: Worship

- Second quarter: Customs and traditions

- Third quarter: Losses

- Fourth quarter: What leads to salvation