This event will start with a 10 minute specially recorded message from Shaykh Hamza Yusuf addressing our Bradford audience.
The tenth century theologian, writer and mystic Al-Ghazali is one of the
most important and influential Islamic scholars of all time and his
seminal work the Ihya’ Ulum al-Din’ (The Revival of Religious
Sciences), blending critical thought and theology with al-Ghazali’s
mystic experiences of Sufism, had a significant impact on medieval Muslim
and Christian philosophy. Many Muslim scholars consider this work to be
the most important literary contribution for Muslims after the Qur’an and
Hadith.
We are delighted to host the UK launch of the Ghazali Children’s Project
which has been created to impart the beauty of this work to children
through storytelling, guided reflection, and instruction to teach them how
to preserve the pure hearts they were born with. The project has created
beautifully illustrated books and workbooks for children as well as parent
and teacher manuals.
In this event Aisha Gray Henry, head of non-profit interfaith publishing
house Fons Vitae, which has created the series, will be discussing the
project, why the writings of al Ghazali remain important and relevant in
the twenty-first century, and the critical importance of conveying this
message to the next generation.