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**rozneesitcn** · 01-26-2012, 03:27 AM

There are good partial translations of the Ihya on Ghazali dot org- I think the translation of 'Disciplining the Soul' is as good as TJ Winter's. ITS's translations are good, but they cost an arm and a leg, and I read sample pages from this 'new' translation you speak of and it is really not very good at all. The english has no elegance or eloquence.

Muhtar Holland's translations were always fastidiously eloquent; I would wait for them if you have patience.

01-26-2012, 03:27 AM	#6
rozneesitcn Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 455 Senior Member	There are good partial translations of the Ihya on Ghazali dot org- I think the translation of 'Disciplining the Soul' is as good as TJ Winter's. ITS's translations are good, but they cost an arm and a leg, and I read sample pages from this 'new' translation you speak of and it is really not very good at all. The english has no elegance or eloquence. Muhtar Holland's translations were always fastidiously eloquent; I would wait for them if you have patience.
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