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Al-Ghazali

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

Al-Ghazali became one of the most influential Muslim scholars through his critique, synthesis, and spiritual writings.

BORN 1058 CE · Tus, KhurasanDIED 1111 CE · Tus, KhurasanERA Seljuk
NOTABLE CONTRIBUTION

Integrated law, theology, ethics, and spirituality in works that reshaped Sunni intellectual life.

THE RECORD
  • He taught at the Nizamiyya in Baghdad before a period of spiritual crisis and retreat.
  • The Ihya presented worship, ethics, and inner reform as a unified program.
  • His critique of philosophy shaped later debates about reason and revelation.
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