Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad: Growing Hope -Al Gazali's Book " Fear & Hope": Ramadan Reflections 2026 (1/4)-Cambridge Muslim College-Feb 20, 2026

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In the first lecture of this year’s Ramadan Reflections, Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad introduces our 2026 theme: Growing Hope. Amidst anxiety, pessimism, and global uncertainty, how do we cultivate sacred hope? Drawing on the teachings of Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali and his Book of Fear and Hope in the Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din, this opening session explores hope not as fleeting optimism, but as a rooted spiritual station - a quality of the heart that can be nurtured and made permanent. Reflecting from within Cambridge Muslim College, the Shaykh considers the signs of renewal within the Ummah, the relevance of the classical tradition in modern times, and how believers can move from moments of hope to becoming people of hope. May this Ramadan be a month of patience, gratitude, and hearts oriented towards Divine mercy.

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Shaykh Faraz Rabbani:Divine Oneness,Hope & Fear: Quran Tafsir based on Imam Ghazali's Ihya -July 31,2024

In this lesson of Renewal by the Book, Shaykh Faraz reviews verses from the Quran that correspond with the chapters on Divine Oneness, hope and fear in Imam Ghazali’s Ihya. There are verses that focus on hope and others on fear in the Quran and both are equally important to consider. The companions used to discuss the most hope inducing verses in the Quran and the most fear inducing verses in the Quran, so will this lesson. From each one can derive what this expresses about the Oneness of Allah and our relationship with him. قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَىٰ أَنفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِن رَّحْمَةِ اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ Say, “O My servants who have transgressed against themselves [by sinning], do not despair of the mercy of Allah . Indeed, Allah forgives all sins. Indeed, it is He who is the Forgiving, the Merciful.” [Quran, 39: 53] In this verse Allah guarantees that He forgives all sins if one repents from them and even if one does not repent then the matter is to Allah’s will to forgive the person even if they haven’t repented. As such, there is none that is as forgiving as Allah, He is the most Merciful.

Amazon: Al Ghazali:Hope & Fear (From Ihya Ulum al-Din): William McKane (Translator)

https://www.amazon.com/Al-Ghazali-Fear-Hope-Ihya-al-Din/dp/9670526094

Al-Ghazali : Fear and Hope (From Ihya Ulum al-Din) [#5476 1F2 PB 145pp,21 @7A,IBT Malaysia, English By William McKane. pastoral Psychology, Therapies] This is a translation of the third book from the fourth volume of Imam al-Ghazali’s magnum opus Ihya Ulum al-Din, concerning the means of salvation, that is, the techniques or therapies by which the cure of the soul is achieved. The principle objective is to outline the salutary employment of fear and hope in the cure of the soul. The book deals with a topic of pastoral psychology and is a good sample of the work of Imam al-Ghazali in so far as it illustrates some of the reasons why he has attained so commanding a position within Islam and exercised so great an influence on the course of theological thought. Content Preface Introduction Text The Argument of the Book The Book of Fear and Hope Part I Hope The essence of hope The merit of hope The therapy of hope Part II Fear The essence of fear The degrees of fear The divisions of fear The Merit of fear Dominance of fear and hope Therapy for inducing fear The Meaning of Su al-khatimah (the evil end) The fear of prophets and angels The fear of Companions, their students, the early muslim community and the sound in faith Index

PDF:Al Ghazali:Hope & Fear (From Ihya Ulum al-Din): William McKane (Translator)

https://www.ghazali.org/books/ih-33.pdf