Haidar Bagir: HAIDAR Bagir is an influential Islamic scholar and spiritual master based in Indonesia. He earned his MA from Harvard University, and his PhD in Philosophy from the University of Indonesia. He has been listed among The 500 Most Influential Muslims by The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre for several years in a row. He has written a number of popular books, his most recent being Learning to Live from Rumi.
Foreword
Preface
PART 1: INTRODUCTION
DIVE INTO LOVE, SEIZE HAPPINESS
1. Happiness as the Highest Goal
2. What is Happiness?
3. Happiness is a Matter of Meaning
4. Doing what is beautiful (Ihsan)
5. Conclusion (1): How to Achieve Happiness?
6. Conclusion (2): Humans were Born to be Happy
PART 2: LIFE IS AN ODYSSEY OF LOVE
7. Human Life: A Journey of Love
8. What is Love?
-Ibn 'Arabi: Of Love and Beauty
9. Allah the Lover
10. All Things are Signs of Love
11. Allah's Love, Human Love
12. Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him), the Prophet of Love
13. Ties of Human Love
14. Marriage as a test of Ihsan
-Ibn Hazm: Various Types of Love
PART 3: Sources of Happiness
15. The Sanctity of Fitrah
16. Coming Closer to Allah
17. Becoming Accustomed to Dhikr Allah (Remembrance of Allah)
18. Manifesting Allah's Attributes
-Al-Ghazali: Reaching the Ultimate Happiness with Allah
19. Developing Contentment (Rida) [I]
20. Developing Contentment (Rida) [II]
-Ibn Miskawayh: The Order of Happiness
21. Being Grateful and Patient in Facing His Trails
22. Actualizing Noble Character Traits
23. Spreading Righteous Deeds
24. Subduing Egoism
25. Overcoming Our Addiction to Wealth
26. Towards a Life of Charity
27. Turning Work into Passion
-Al-Ghazali: Measuring the Levels of Worldly Love
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