| Bidayat al Hidayah | |
| Author: | Al-Ghazālī |
| Country: | Persia |
| Subject: | Islamic Law and Islamic Jurisprudence |
| Pub Date: | 12th century |
Bidayat al Hidayah (; Arabic: بداية الهداية) was written by Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazālī during his last days.[1] It is a guidebook describing the principles of getting guidance through taqwa. The manual is concise and arranged in the form of a daily programme. The book contains three sections, which are on the obedience, refraining from disobedience, and the etiquette of companionship with the God and His creation.[2] It serves as a preface to his major texts.[3]