Recognizing that the world is a temporary marketplace where one gathers provisions for the hereafter.
: Like chemical alchemy transforms base metals into gold, spiritual alchemy cleanses the heart. Al-Ghazali uses the analogy of a "courtroom" where the heart is the judge and reason is the lawyer; happiness is only possible if the "judge" is objective and not controlled by worldly appetites. Context of "PDF 16" l-alchimie du bonheur ghazali pdf 16
Ghazali dénonce les élites riches obsédées par le plaisir éphémère, les comparant à des "veaux de païens". Les soufis, malgré leurs pauvreté, sont plus proches du bonheur. Recognizing that the world is a temporary marketplace