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AN AMERICAN-ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF MUHAMMAD AL-GHAZALI’S KHULUQ AL-MUSLIM

Muslim Character An American-English Translation of Muhammad al-Ghazali’s Khuluq al-Muslim

MUSLIM CHARACTER

Book Contents

CHAPTER 1

• PILLARS OF ISLAM AND MORAL VALUES 3
• Purpose of Prophet hood — Perfection of Morals 3
• Prayer prevents commitment of Evil  3
• Zakat is a means of purification  3
• Fasting is a stepping stone to righteousness  4
• Hajj is a compulsory pilgrimage to weaken the love for the world 4

CHAPTER 2

• WEAKNESS OF MORALS-PROOF OF LACK OF FAITH 5
• Faith Is Imperfect without morality  5
• Rows disrupted, hearts sad, prayers tasteless 5
• Who Is poor ? 6
• Identification of hypocrite 6

CHAPTER 3

• AN IDEAL PERSONALITY 8
• Prophet’s Moral Teachings 8
• The Prophet’s Excellent Example  9
• The same Quran, the same Criterion, the same Yasin, the same Taha 10

CHAPTER 4

• BELONGING AISO TO PARADISE, BELONGING AlSO TO HELL 13
• First Target-Reform of Self 13
• Islam is Religion of Nature  14
• There is a Counter to the Wicked Nature  15
• Morality holds the Reins  16

CHAPTER 5

• PUNISHMENT FOR MORAL CRIMES  17
• No Coercion la Morality  17
• To generate goodness in someone by coercion and to call him a man of good moral character is not possible 17
• Fixation of Penalties for the Security of the Society 17
• Islam Appeals to the Heart  17
• The Responsibility of the Society 18

CHAPTER 6

• THE ENTIRE HUMANITY DESERVES OUR MORALITY  19
• Our Treatment of the Non-Muslims 19
• The Need of Morality for the Nation and the Country  20

CHAPTER 7

• THE TRUTH 21
• Advice to be True 21
• Falsehood is a Great Curse  22
• Accustom your Children to be Truthful  23
• Prohibited to tell a Lie even in a Joke  23
• Avoid Exaggeration in Praise  24
• Keep away from Falsehood and Deception In Trade 24
• Do not break your Promises 25
• Truth of Speech leads to Truth of Action  26

CHAPTER 8

• TRUST AND HONESTY  28
• The Broader Sense of Trust 28
• Appointment to High Offices and Posts is a Trust 29
• Performance of Duty is also a Trust 30
• Misuse of Office is Betrayal of Trust  30
• Wealth and Ability given by Allah are also a Trust 31
• Others’ Secrets with you are a Trust 31

CHAPTER 9

• FULFILLMENT OF PROMISE  34
• Fulfillment of Promise-An essential part of a Muslim’s Conduct  34
• Memory and Determination-essential for Fulfillment of Promise 35
• The Greatest Covenant  36
• The Ideal Pledge of Ansar 38
• Forgetting the Past is a kind of Breach of Promise 39
• The Entire Humanity deserves Fulfillment of Promise 41
• Re-payment of loan is very difficult 43

CHAPTER 10

• SINCERITY 45
• Sincerity is the Desired Thing  49
• Soldiers should Prove their Sincerity of Action 51
• Employees should Work in the Cause or Allah  51
• Teachers and Students should keep the Pleasure of Allah before Themselves  52

CHAPTER 11

• ETIQUETTE OF CONVERSATION 54
• The Manners of Conversation 54
• Take an Account of Yourself  54
• Safety lies in Silence 55
• Avoidance of Nonsense is a Condition of Success 56
• Heart-Warming Speech is a Missionary’s Wherewithal  56
• The Answer to the Uneducated is Silence 58
• Avoid Polemic  59

CHAPTER 12

• KEEP YOUR BOSOM FREE FROM RANCOUR AND ENMITY  62
• Recognition of Greatness 62
• Keep away from Mutual Enmity  63
• Do Dot Sever Relations 63
• Rancour and Jealousy Source of Evils 65
• Abstain from Backbiting 66
• Keep away from Rancour 68
• Do not go near Jealousy 69

CHAPTER 13

• STRENGTH  74
• Faith-A Revolutionary Strength 74
• Determination and Trust-the best Manifestation of Strength 76
• Sycophants are Disliked by Islam  81

CHAPTER 14

• TOLERANCE AND PARDON  82
• Tolerance and Forbearance 82
• Pardon and Forgiveness  84
• Rebuking and Reproaching is a Sign of Meanness 86
• Cursing and Abusing is Haram  87
• Hardness be Replied with Softness 88
• The Excellent Example 89

CHAPTER 15

• PHILANTHROPY AND BENEVOLENCE 91
• Generosity-An Essential Part of a Muslim’s Conduct 91
• Poverty destroys all Charm  93
• Charity A Guarantee for the Success in the World and Salvation in the Hereafter 94
• Philanthropy-means to Increase wealth 98
• Remove Poverty Movement 100
• Who deserve First to Partake of your Wealth? 102

CHAPTER 16

• PATIENCE  104
• Patience is Tower of Light  104
• The two Pillars of Patience 104