Se cree que Marvels of the Heart es el volumen clave de Ihya '' Ulum-Al Din Revival de las Ciencias Religiosas, el trabajo más leí­do en el mundo musulmán después del Corán, y considerado por muchos como el Summa Theologica del Islam. Estas historias de enseñanza tradicional, que utilizan el tema del corazón como un espejo, ilustran los principios clave del Islam sobre los requisitos de la religión, la vida en sociedad y la vida interior del alma. -
Marvels of the Heart is thought to be the key volume of the 40-book Ihya' 'Ulum-Al Din Revival of the Religious Sciences, the most read work in the Muslim world after the Qur´an, and considered by many to be the Summa Theologica of Islam. These traditional teaching stories, which use the theme of the heart as a mirror, illustrate key tenets of Islam on the requirements of religion, living in society, and the inner life of the soul.

Truth be told I worked on this book we read the whole text and compared it to the Arabic text. We restored the missing text, made corrections where necessary updated footnotes and kept as much of the translators introduction up to where he begins to summarize the text. We felt that the summary didn't add any value and had to be cut. It is best sometimes to let Imam Ghazali speak for himself and we felt the Imam deserved better. We believe that we serviced the text well and did our utmost to keep the translation as is except where necessary to update the language and make the changes that we feel kept. Further I designed the layout for the text and added a Persian miniature of the story that Imam Ghazali had mentioned. I was alerted to this listening to erudite Michael Barry one of the foremost experts in Persian Miniature art. I tried to get a particular miniature but we couldn't find it in time for publication so I opted for another equally brilliant rendition of the scene. I was not fond of the cover art but the publisher insisted on it as the book was advertised for many many years with the cover design.

The text itself is amazing as it goes in details about the heart not the physical organ but the spiritual and psychological. As a matter of fact the 39 books of the ihya go into this topic as well in varying detail. You will come out richer knowing about one of the most important spiritual organs and how it can lead you to felicity and bliss in this life and the life to come. Don't put this on your to read list but put it on the read list.

I hope to work on more of these works and to bring this masterpiece to light into readable and comprehensible English that is true to the original.