Ghazali: The Revival of IslamThis fascinating work profiles Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (1058-1111), the foremost Islamic scholar and mystic of the medieval period. Attracting the patronage of the vizier Nizam al-Mulk early in his career, he was appointed head of the Nizamiyyah College at Baghdad, and attracted audiences from across the Islamic world, who sought his teachings on Islamic philosophy and jurisprudence. Eventually renouncing his position due to a spiritual crisis, he went into self-imposed exile, during which he wrote the Sufi masterpiece, Revival of the Sciences of Religion. Concise and lucid, this is a perfect introduction to the great man’s life and work. |
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| Title | Ghazali: The Revival of Islam Makers of the Muslim World Series |
| Author | Eric Linn Ormsby |
| Publisher | Oneworld, 2008 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Jun 25, 2009 |
| ISBN | 185168414X, 9781851684144 |
| Length | 158 pages |
| Subjects | › › Biography & Autobiography / General Biography & Autobiography / Religious Philosophy / Metaphysics Religion / Islam / General Religion / Islam / Sufi Religion / Islam / Theology Social Science / Islamic Studies |
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