Love is the fruit of knowledge. Whoever knows the Prophet ﷺ loves him, and whoever loves him follows him.
Love
Al-Ghazali, Ihya 'Ulum ad-Din
History of the Book
Written after al-Ghazali abandoned the most prestigious teaching chair in the Islamic world and spent a decade in retreat. The Ihya rebuilt worship, ethics, and inward states into one architecture, and its section on the Prophet's manners became the standard portrait of prophetic character.
Passages of Light
The heart is a mirror; the remembrance of the Beloved polishes it until the light it receives is the light it gives.
LightLovePraise
Al-Ghazali, Ihya 'Ulum ad-Din