Al-Ghazali and the Crusades: Bennabian perspective

Alatas, Alwi and Suleiman, Hassan (2019) Al-Ghazali and the Crusades: Bennabian perspective. Al-Hikmah: International Journal of Islamic Studies and Human Sciences, 2 (4). pp. 1-14. E-ISSN 2637-0581

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Abstract

Jerusalem fell into the hands of the crusaders at the end of the eleventh century. The fall of the city actually reflected the internal problem of Muslim civilisation. It was almost nine decades later that Jerusalem was successfully recaptured by Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn al-Ayyūbī (d. 1193). Some scholars have a view that Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn’s victory was in fact an outcome of Sunni revival triggered by the spiritual thought or taṣawwuf of Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī (d. 1111). This view becomes even more interesting when examined with the theory of civilisation developed by Malik Bennabi (d. 1973), a twentieth century Algerian Muslim thinker. Some scholars have discussed Malik Bennabi’s thought, but it seems few, if any, have used his theory to interpret certain historical chapter. This article attempts to re-read the history of the struggle for Jerusalem in the crusading period through Bennabi's perspective and discusses the importance of al-Ghazālī in this struggle.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	8534/76135
Uncontrolled Keywords:	civilisation, crusades, al-Ghazālī, Islamic revival, Malik Bennabi, Jerusalem
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D051 Ancient History D History General and Old World > D History (General) H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races > HT1501 Races H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races > HT401 Rural groups. Rural sociology H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races > HT51 Human settlements. Communities
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of History & Civilization
Depositing User:	Dr. Hassan Suleiman
Date Deposited:	12 Nov 2019 17:05
Last Modified:	12 Nov 2019 17:05
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/76135

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