Faith in Divine Unity and Trust in Divine Providence: The Revival of the Religious Sciences Book XXXV

In an axial volume from his celebrated compendium, the Ihya ulum al din, al-Ghazali shares his startling and original exploration of the meaning of trust in Divine Providence and recommends specific spiritual skills to help the seeker develop a state whereby he or she may rightly respond to events as they happen. This judicious use of stories is intended to imitate the Sufi practice of the master/disciple relationship, where the novice is helped to discern correct action.