This translation of  Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin is an abridged version of ibn Al-Jawzi's summary of Imam Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali's well known book, Ihya Ulum Ad-Din.

In Imam Al-Ghazalis Ihya Ulum Ad-Din (The Revitalization of Sciences of Religion) apparently has some defects that only scholars can realize, such as the narrations that have been traced back to the prophet while they are fabricated or inauthentic.  Therefore, Imam Ibn Al-Jawziyy compiled this book free of those defects, while retaining the benefits of the original book.  In this book, the author relied only on authentic and famous narrations, and removed from or added to the original book what he seems necessary. 

This book is divided into four chapters:

Chapter One: Acts of Worship

Chapter Two: Customs

Chapter Three: Destructive Flaws

Chapter Four: Means of Salvation

Each one of these four chapters consists of numerous titles and sub-titles.