Al-Ghazali — Cartas a Nizam al-Din Fakhr al-Mulk
- Idioma:
- inglés
- Estado:
- Obra completa
- Autoría:
- Escrita por el autor
- Estado del texto:
- Sin ruido de escaneo detectado (medición automática sobre todo el texto, no revisada a mano)
- Extensión:
- ~8000 palabras · 38 pasajes
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- APAAl-Ghazali. (n.d.). Al-Ghazali letters to Nizamuddin Fakhrul Mulk [Al-Ghazali — Cartas a Nizam al-Din Fakhr al-Mulk]. Digital reproduction: SigPhi. https://sigphiai.com/es/works/al-ghazali/al-ghazali-letters-to-nizamuddin-fakhrul-mulk
- MLAAl-Ghazali. Al-Ghazali letters to Nizamuddin Fakhrul Mulk [Al-Ghazali — Cartas a Nizam al-Din Fakhr al-Mulk]. Digital reproduction, SigPhi, https://sigphiai.com/es/works/al-ghazali/al-ghazali-letters-to-nizamuddin-fakhrul-mulk.
- ChicagoAl-Ghazali. Al-Ghazali letters to Nizamuddin Fakhrul Mulk [Al-Ghazali — Cartas a Nizam al-Din Fakhr al-Mulk]. Digital reproduction, SigPhi. https://sigphiai.com/es/works/al-ghazali/al-ghazali-letters-to-nizamuddin-fakhrul-mulk.
Referencia de la edición que reproduce SigPhi: SigPhi es su reproducción digital, no el editor. El año de la edición no consta en los metadatos (por eso «n.d.») y el traductor solo aparece cuando consta.
De qué trata
Cartas al visir Fakhr al-Mulk, hijo de Nizam al-Mulk.
Contexto e historia
El conjunto de cartas más largo del grupo. Fakhr al-Mulk fue quien convenció a al-Ghazali de volver a enseñar tras once años de retiro, y eso le da a esta correspondencia un peso biográfico que las otras no tienen. Procede del Fada'il al-anam, la recopilación de la correspondencia persa de al-Ghazali, y en el catálogo figura como pieza suelta. **No es ninguna de sus obras mayores**: para esas están aquí mismo La alquimia de la felicidad y las Confesiones de al-Ghazali. El original es persa; esto es una traducción inglesa.
Contexto editorial, no una fuente citable: a diferencia de los pasajes de la obra, estos datos no se pueden comprobar contra el corpus.
In times of emergency every state seeks protection in its impregnable fortresses from the attack of the enemy. Some politicians are of the opinion that magnificent horses, beautiful carriages and glittering coffers of gold can overpower the aggressors and that the land forces, adequately armed with swords and guns are the best defending forces, while others hold that only states with material resources that have built expensive and majestic fortresses can successfully meet foreign aggression. The third group maintain that it is only through devout prayer that a nation can escape disaster. And, there is no doubt that the belief of the third group is the most sound because we know that true safety lies in a deep sense of religious devotion and that Allah does not withhold protection from men if they steadfastly trust in His Mercy and pray for His Mercy. Others might fall into the harsh crisis but the fakirs with their prayers must not fall. If they work perfectly in accordance with the Planning Will of the All Powerful Lord, they would acquire immense power. It may sound absurd to those who suppose that strength and power are to be found only in great armies and equipment, or in scientific achievements, or in the vastness of economic resources, but as Islamic history reveals their fakirs, who did almost nothing other than making their souls stainless mirrors for Allah, yearning upward in fellowship with Him, made the most effective contribution to the defense of their country against foreign aggression. It is not the might of the armed forces that save a nation from destruction, it is the humble and ardent devotion of a pure heart that can completely liquidate the forces of darkness of all forms and build a new independent and prospering Islamic state.