The Life of al-Ghazzali

With Especial Reference to His Religious Experiences and Opinions

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In this article, the author attempts to put together a biography of al-Ghazzali, the Muslim theologian, based on numerous sources. The aspects of his work as a lawyer and his influence on the Church of Islam are discussed at length.

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Publisher: Gorgias Press LLC

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SKU (ISBN): 978-1-61143-155-1

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Series: Analecta Gorgiana777

Publication Date: Aug 7,2010

Interior Color: Black

Trim Size: 6 x 9

Page Count: 66

Languages: English

ISBN: 978-1-61143-155-1

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In this article, the author attempts to put together a biography of al-Ghazzali, the Muslim theologian, based on numerous sources. He helped Muslim theology take its final form. Al-Ghazzali saved the Church of Muhammad from scholastic decrepitude. He was persecuted in his life as a heretic, and is now considered the greatest doctor of the Muslim Church. Al-Ghazzali was a trained theologian and lawyer, which helped him take over mysticism with its intuitionalism and spiritual life into the dry body of theology, and gave the Church of Islam a fresh term of life. It was by his influence that Sufism attained a firm and assured position within the Church of Islam. Al-Ghazzali gave a place in Islam to the emotional religious life. It is the spirituality real and living side of his character and work that constitutes his abiding interest for scholars.

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	Contributor	Biography
	DuncanMacDonald	Duncan Black MacDonald (1863-1943) was professor of Semitic languages at Hartford Theological Seminary. His career did much to further the study of Arabic literature in the United States and to promote Christian-Muslim dialogue. A Scot, he studied at the University of Glasgow. His publications include works on Arabic literature and philosophy, Muslim faith, life and culture, as well as various topics concerning the Hebrew Bible.

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