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Islam and Sufism

The Ninety-Nine Beautiful Names of God

by Abu Hamid al-Ghazali · David B. Burrell and Nazih Daher (trans.)

An English translation of al-Ghazali's al-Maqsad al-asna, the classic commentary on the divine names. For each name he explains its meaning and then how a believer may reflect it in human character, making the book a work of both theology and ethics.

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