GhazĀli, AbŪ ḤĀMid Al-
GHAZĀLI, ABŪ ḤĀMID AL- (AH 450–505/1058–1111 CE), named Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Muḥa...
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Al-GhazĀlĪ, MuḤammad(450 or 451 Ah [1058 or 1059 Ce]–505 Ah [1111 Ce])
Muḥammad al-Ghazālī (in Persian, "Ghazālī"), the Isl...
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Al-GhazĀlĪ, MuḤammad [addendum]
For comparisons with the western Christian tradition, Augustine comes more readily to mind than Aquinas, yet al-Ghazālī fulfills some...
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Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali (1058-1111) was one of the foremost intellects of medieval Islam. Personal discontent with scholastic orthodoxy led him to mysticism and the writing of a monumental work ...
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Medieval Islam's great lawyer, theologian, and mystic, al-Ghazali is known to Muslims as hujjat al-Islam, "the proof of Islam." The appellation refers to his role in defending "orthodox" Islam and to ...
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