Illustrations
Reading edition
The old ruined Mosque at Tus, Persia, probably dating from the Eleventh Century Frontispiece
The supposed grave of Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali at Tus ”
Facing page
The East Gate, Damascus 54
Interior of the Great Mosque at Damascus. In the center the Mihrab showing the direction of prayer and to the right the Great Pulpit 106
The Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, as seen from the Lutheran Church 126
Pen-case of Al-Ghazali, made of brass inlaid with silver, preserved in the Arab Museum, Cairo 172
A facsimile page of the Ihya (Vol. II, page 180, Cairo Ed.). It gives a diagram of the prayer kibla and the rules to be observed in facing it correctly 180
Facsimile title page of the last book Al-Ghazali wrote, entitled “Minhaj Al-ʾAbidin.” On the margin this Cairo edition gives another of his celebrated works, “Badayat-al-Hadaya” 232
A Mihrab or prayer-niche made of cedar wood and dating from the Eleventh Century. (Cairo Museum) 242