

They are spiritual guides for the purification of the heart and for transforming base qualities.


The messengers are the doctors of the heart whose prescriptions must be followed. The revelation serves as medicine for the heart and is essential for human salvation. He deals with the issue of the imitation of Muhammad (peace and blessing of God be upon him) noting that the ultimate source of knowledge is a revelation from God which comes to us through the Messenger. The author details the Messenger’s noble nature and his miracles while removing doubts regarding his message. It is not a biography of Muhammad (peace and blessing of God be upon him) but a roadmap for those who want to strengthen their faith, increase their knowledge and deepen their understanding of the second part of the testimony of faith, namely the first pillar of Islam.
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In the Book of Prophetic Ethics and the Courtesies of Living (Kitab Adab al Ma’isha wa-Akhlaq al-Nubuwwa), book twenty of the forty books which compose the Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya’ ‘ulum al-din), Abu Hamid al-Ghazali gives a full account of the customs and character of the Messenger of God, Muhammad. Translated From The Arabic With An Introduction And Notes By Adi Setia Kitab Adab al Ma’isha wa-Akhlaq al-Nubuwwaīook 20 of Ihya 'Ulum al-Din ( Revival of Religious Sciences ) Al-Ghazali: Book of Prophetic Ethics and the Courtesies of LivinĪl-Ghazali: The Book of Prophetic Ethics and the Courtesies of Living
