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'''''Kimiya-yi Sa'ādat''''' ({{lang-fa|کیمیای سعادت}}, {{lang-en|'''''The Alchemy of Happiness'''''}}) was written by Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad [[Al-Ghazali|al-Ghazālī]], a [[Persia]]n [[theologian]], [[philosopher]], and prolific [[Sunni]] [[Muslim]] author regarded as one of the greatest systematic thinkers of Islam.<ref>Bowering, Gerhard. "ḠAZĀLĪ, ABŪ ḤĀMED MOḤAMMAD, I." Encyclopædia Iranica. Print</ref> The Kimiya-yi Sa'ādat was written towards the end of his life shortly before 499/1105.<ref name=bowering>Bowering, Gerhard. "[Untitled]." Rev. of The Alchemy of Happiness Translated by Claud Feild and Revised by Elton L. Daniel. Journal of Near Eastern Studies July 1995: 227-28. Print</ref> During the time before it was written the Muslim world was considered to be in a state of political as well as intellectual unrest. [[Al-Ghazali|Al-Ghazālī]], noted that there were constant disputes regarding the role of philosophy and scholastic theology, and that [[Sufi]]s became chastised for their neglect of the ritual obligations of Islam.<ref name=bodman>Bodman Jr., Herbert L. "(untitled)." Rev. of The Alchemy of Happiness Translated by Claud Feild and Revised by Elton L. Daniel. Journal of World History Fall 1993: 336-38. Print.</ref> Upon its release, the Kimiya-yi sa'ādat allowed al-Ghazali to considerably reduce the tensions between the scholars and mystics.<ref name=bodman/> Kimiya-yi sa'ādat emphasized the importance of observing the ritual requirements of Islam, the actions that would lead to salvation, and avoidance of sin. The factor that set the Kimiya-yi sa'ādat apart from other theological works at the time was its mystical emphasis on self-discipline and asceticism.<ref name=bodman/>

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