Al-Ghazali: The Alchemist of Happiness
2004 · 80 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 186 VOTES · DIR. Abdul Latif Salazar
Overview
Exploring the life and impact of the greatest spiritual and legal philosopher in Islamic history, this film examines Ghazali's existential crisis of faith that arose from his rejection of religious dogmatism, and reveals profound parallels with our own times. Ghazali became known as the Proof of Islam and his path of love and spiritual excellence overcame the pitfalls of the organised religion of his day. His path was largely abandoned by early 20th century Muslim reformers for the more strident and less tolerant school of Ibn Taymiyya. Combining drama with documentary, this film argues that Ghazali's Islam is the antidote for today's terror.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,132 lines
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00:00:01 Bismillaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim In the name of Allah The Merciful, The Compassionate
00:04:35 It is here in Tus, Khurasan, in north-eastern Iran, that the journey begins.
00:07:55 is not so easily discovered.
00:10:49 How are you Dervish?
00:14:15 It's easy enough to loose sight of what we should be preparing for.
00:17:27 He's a voracious reader.
00:19:56 Can you explain to me what that mean?
00:22:09 because man is essentially a hollow being.
00:26:11 "You only really possessed what you can't loose on a shipwreck."
00:28:51 So he felt comfortable with mathematics, because he said
00:32:23 The sickness lasted nearly two months.
00:35:17 those who they deemed as obstacles in their path
00:38:08 valid to adopt.
00:41:17 So that you may teach students and those thirsty for knowledge, conscious reflection, and the lesson of unity.
00:44:51 And he also saw him himself
00:48:53 While it's unclear who's actually behind the assasination of Ghazali's patron, Nizam al-Mulk
00:51:40 was a kind of counterpoint to the former
00:56:06 to have his tongue taken away from him means
00:59:59 unless I could live a God-conscious life
01:02:21 within your soul.
01:05:49 through the canonical prayers
01:08:31 if I set out on this path
01:11:06 Religion itself
01:14:43 And so I returned to it again