Al-Ghazali’s intellectual legacy: balancing philosophy, faith, and human nature

Abdul Razak, Mohd Abbas and Fatah Yasin, Raudlotul Firdaus (2024) Al-Ghazali’s intellectual legacy: balancing philosophy, faith, and human nature. IIUM Today.

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Abstract

Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazali, a celebrated figure during the Islamic Golden Age, is more commonly known as Imam Al-Ghazali (450H/1058 – 505H/1111). He was an eminent Muslim jurist, Sufi scholar, and thinker. Recognizing Al-Ghazali’s great potential, the Seljuk regime appointed him as their scholar to counter challenges posed by philosophers, Batiniyyah, rationalists, and others. As a versatile scholar capable of debating and reasoning with opponents, Al-Ghazali earned the title “Hujjatul Islam” (Proof of Islam). Despite being identified as a philosopher by some, Al-Ghazali distanced himself from this label due to the controversies surrounding philosophers of his time, such as Al-Kindi (801-873), Al-Farabi (872-950), and Ibn Sina (980-1037).

Item Type:	Article (Electronic Media)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Al-Ghazali, Intellectual, Legacy, Balancing, Philosophy, Faith, Human Nature
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > BP1 Islam B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > BP1 Islam > BP170.8 Universality of Islam B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > BP188.16 Wasatiyyah. Moderation In Islam B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > BP190.5 Islamization of Knowledge B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc > BP1 Islam > BP87 Islamic Literature. Islamic authors
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Fundamental and Inter-Disciplinary Studies (Effective: 5th Feb 2014) Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Qur’an and Sunnah
Depositing User:	Dr. Mohd Abbas Abdul Razak
Date Deposited:	18 Sep 2024 11:33
Last Modified:	23 Sep 2024 15:38
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/114472

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