The Beginning of Guidance (Bidayat al-Hidaya) Salawat The Obligation to believe in

The Obligation to believe in the Prophet  Chapter One of Part Two- Ash-Shifa of Qadi Iyad

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The Beginning of Guidance (Bidayat al-Hidaya) Salawat The Obligation to believe inImam Ghazalis Bidayat al Hidaya is a highly motivational manual detailing the fundamentals of acquiring guidance through God consciousness (taqwa). Imam Ghazali argues that just as there is an end to this noble objective there is also a beginning to it, which must be made firm for one to achieve success. He then goes on to expound the fundamentals of this beginning. While being concise and to the point the manual is laid out in the form of a detailed