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Abu Hamid al-Ghazali
Author · 69 books

أبو حامد الغزالي Muslim theologian and philosopher Abu Hamid al-Ghazali of Persia worked to systematize Sufism, Islamic mysticism, and in The Incoherence of the Philosophers (1095) argued the incompatibility of thought of Plato and Aristotle with Islam. Born in 1058, Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazālī ranked of the most prominent and influential Sunni jurists of his origin. Islamic tradition considers him to be a Mujaddid, a renewer of the faith who, according to the prophetic hadith, appears once every century to restore the faith of the ummah ("the Islamic Community"). His works were so highly acclaimed by his contemporaries that al-Ghazali was awarded the honorific title "Proof of Islam" (Hujjat al-Islam). Al-Ghazali believed that the Islamic spiritual tradition had become moribund and that the spiritual sciences taught by the first generation of Muslims had been forgotten.[24] That resulted in his writing his magnum opus entitled Ihya 'ulum al-din ("The Revival of the Religious Sciences"). Among his other works, the Tahāfut al-Falāsifa ("Incoherence of the Philosophers") is a significant landmark in the history of philosophy, as it advances the critique of Aristotelian science developed later in 14th-century Europe. أبو حامد محمد الغزّالي الطوسي النيسابوري الصوفي الشافعي الأشعري، أحد أعلام عصره وأحد أشهر علماء المسلمين في القرن الخامس الهجري،(450 هـ - 505 هـ / 1058م - 1111م). كان فقيهاً وأصولياً وفيلسوفاً، وكان صوفيّ الطريقةِ، شافعيّ الفقهِ إذ لم يكن للشافعية في آخر عصره مثلَه.، وكان على مذهب الأشاعرة في العقيدة، وقد عُرف كأحد مؤسسي المدرسة الأشعرية في علم الكلام، وأحد أصولها الثلاثة بعد أبي الحسن الأشعري، (وكانوا الباقلاني والجويني والغزّالي) لُقّب الغزالي بألقاب كثيرة في حياته، أشهرها لقب "حجّة الإسلام"، وله أيضاً ألقاب مثل: زين الدين، ومحجّة الدين، والعالم الأوحد، ومفتي الأمّة، وبركة الأنام، وإمام أئمة الدين، وشرف الأئمة. كان له أثرٌ كبيرٌ وبصمةٌ واضحةٌ في عدّة علوم مثل الفلسفة، والفقه الشافعي، وعلم الكلام، والتصوف، والمنطق، وترك عدداَ من الكتب في تلك المجالات.ولد وعاش في طوس، ثم انتقل إلى نيسابور ليلازم أبا المعالي الجويني (الملقّب بإمام الحرمين)، فأخذ عنه معظم العلوم، ولمّا بلغ عمره 34 سنة، رحل إلى بغداد مدرّساً في المدرسة النظامية في عهد الدولة العباسية بطلب من الوزير السلجوقي نظام الملك. في تلك الفترة اشتُهر شهرةً واسعةً، وصار مقصداً لطلاب العلم الشرعي من جميع البلدان، حتى بلغ أنه كان يجلس في مجلسه أكثر من 400 من أفاضل الناس وعلمائهم يستمعون له ويكتبون عنه العلم. وبعد 4 سنوات من التدريس قرر اعتزال الناس والتفرغ للعبادة وتربية نفسه، متأثراً بذلك بالصّوفية وكتبهم، فخرج من بغداد خفيةً في رحلة طويلة بلغت 11 سنة، تنقل خلالها بين دمشق والقدس والخليل ومكة والمدينة المنورة، كتب خلالها كتابه المشهور إحياء علوم الدين كخلاصة لتجربته الروحية، عاد بعدها إلى بلده طوس متخذاً بجوار بيته مدرسةً للفقهاء، وخانقاه (مكان للتعبّد والعزلة) للصوفية.

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On Patience and Gratitude book cover

On Patience and Gratitude

2011

إحياء علوم الدين# 1 book cover

إحياء علوم الدين# 1

1096

Rahsia-rahsia Puasa book cover

Rahsia-rahsia Puasa

2019

Al-Ghazali on the Ninety-nine Beautiful Names of God book cover

Al-Ghazali on the Ninety-nine Beautiful Names of God

1992

Rahasia-rahasia Shalat book cover

Rahasia-rahasia Shalat

1984

The Straight Scale book cover

The Straight Scale

1106

Nasihat Buat Pemerintah book cover

Nasihat Buat Pemerintah

2023

Al-Ghazali on Poverty and Abstinence book cover

Al-Ghazali on Poverty and Abstinence

2012

An Exposition of the Hearts book cover

An Exposition of the Hearts

Makashifat-ul-Quloob

2008

Al-Ghazzali On Disciplining the Self book cover

Al-Ghazzali On Disciplining the Self

2003

The Jewels and Pearls of the Quran book cover

The Jewels and Pearls of the Quran

1983

معيار العلم في فن المنطق book cover

معيار العلم في فن المنطق

2012

Ihya' Ulumiddin Jilid II book cover

Ihya' Ulumiddin Jilid II

1990

Dil Belası book cover

Dil Belası

2007

Al-Ghazali on Patience and Thankfulness book cover

Al-Ghazali on Patience and Thankfulness

Book XXXII of the Revival of the Religious Sciences

2003

Al-Ghazali book cover

Al-Ghazali

Deliverance from Error/The Beginning of Guidance

2023

Dear Beloved Son - Ayyuhal Walad book cover

Dear Beloved Son - Ayyuhal Walad

1826

The Faith and Practice of Al-Ghazali book cover

The Faith and Practice of Al-Ghazali

1982

The Deliverer from Error book cover

The Deliverer from Error

1107

الاقتصاد في الإعتقاد book cover

الاقتصاد في الإعتقاد

1059

Dibalik Ketajaman Mata Hati

1984

A Concise Revival of the Sciences of Religion book cover

A Concise Revival of the Sciences of Religion

2013

The Book of the Secrets of Prayer and its Requirements book cover

The Book of the Secrets of Prayer and its Requirements

2012

The Incoherence of the Philosophers book cover

The Incoherence of the Philosophers

1100

منهاج العابدين إلى جنة رب العالمين book cover

منهاج العابدين إلى جنة رب العالمين

1989

The Niche of Lights book cover

The Niche of Lights

1987

المهذب من إحياء علوم الدين book cover

المهذب من إحياء علوم الدين

1998

برگزیده کیمیای سعادت book cover

برگزیده کیمیای سعادت

1974

Al-Ghazali on Intention, Sincerity and Truthfulness book cover

Al-Ghazali on Intention, Sincerity and Truthfulness

2012

Al-Ghazzali On Listening to Music book cover

Al-Ghazzali On Listening to Music

2003

A Treasury of Ghazali book cover

A Treasury of Ghazali

2017

الأربعين في أصول الدين book cover

الأربعين في أصول الدين

1385

al-Ghazzali On the Treatment of Anger, Hatred and Envy book cover

al-Ghazzali On the Treatment of Anger, Hatred and Envy

2003

The Principles of the Creed book cover

The Principles of the Creed

2023

Forty Hadith Qudsi book cover

Forty Hadith Qudsi

1997

ميزان العمل book cover

ميزان العمل

1095

Al-Ghazali's "Moderation in Belief" book cover

Al-Ghazali's "Moderation in Belief"

2013

Al-Ghazali on the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife book cover

Al-Ghazali on the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife

1989

Al-Ghazali on Conduct in Travel book cover

Al-Ghazali on Conduct in Travel

2015

O Young Man book cover

O Young Man

1908

A Return to Purity in Creed book cover

A Return to Purity in Creed

2008

On the Boundaries of Theological Tolerance in Islam book cover

On the Boundaries of Theological Tolerance in Islam

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali's Faysal Al Tafriqa

1993

Die Gefahren der Zunge - Wie hüte ich meine Zunge? book cover

Die Gefahren der Zunge - Wie hüte ich meine Zunge?

2025

Deliverance from Error book cover

Deliverance from Error

Five Key Texts Including His Spiritual Autobiography, al-Munqidh min al-Dalal

2004

Secrets of the Hajj book cover

Secrets of the Hajj

2009

L'éducation de l'âme book cover

L'éducation de l'âme

2011

الحكمة في مخلوقات الله book cover

الحكمة في مخلوقات الله

1134

Al-Ghazali on Love, Longing, Intimacy & Contentment book cover

Al-Ghazali on Love, Longing, Intimacy & Contentment

2003

Al-Ghazali on Faith in Divine Unity and Trust in Divine Providence book cover

Al-Ghazali on Faith in Divine Unity and Trust in Divine Providence

2001

Al-Ghazali on the Manners Relating to Eating book cover

Al-Ghazali on the Manners Relating to Eating

Book XI of the Revival of the Religious Sciences

2000

Al-Ghazzali On Knowing Yourself and God book cover

Al-Ghazzali On Knowing Yourself and God

2003

Al-ghazzali on the Treatment of the Lust of the Stomach and the Sexual Organs book cover

Al-ghazzali on the Treatment of the Lust of the Stomach and the Sexual Organs

2003

إلجام العوام عن علم الكلام book cover

إلجام العوام عن علم الكلام

1998

Al-Ghazali on Responses Proper to Listening to Music and the Experience of Ecstasy book cover

Al-Ghazali on Responses Proper to Listening to Music and the Experience of Ecstasy

Book XVIII of the Revival of the Religious Sciences

2019

Al-Ghazali on the Condemnation of Pride and Self-Admiration book cover

Al-Ghazali on the Condemnation of Pride and Self-Admiration

2018

The Jewels of the Qur'an book cover

The Jewels of the Qur'an

Al-Ghazali's Theory: A translation, with an introduction and annotation of al-Ghazali's Kitab Jawahir al-Qur'an

2018

آداب الصحبة والمعاشرة book cover

آداب الصحبة والمعاشرة

1975

Imam al Ghazali on the Foundations of Aqeedah book cover

Imam al Ghazali on the Foundations of Aqeedah

1970

The Alchemy of Happiness book cover

The Alchemy of Happiness

1105

A Fitting Refutation of the Divinity of Jesus book cover

A Fitting Refutation of the Divinity of Jesus

2012

The Beginning of Guidance book cover

The Beginning of Guidance

1100

Al-Ghazali on the Lawful & the Unlawful book cover

Al-Ghazali on the Lawful & the Unlawful

2014

Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship book cover

Inner Dimensions of Islamic Worship

1983

The Revival of the Religious Sciences book cover

The Revival of the Religious Sciences

1100

A Treasury of Ghazali book cover

A Treasury of Ghazali

2016

Al-Ghazali on Invocations and Supplications book cover

Al-Ghazali on Invocations and Supplications

1990

The Marvels of the Heart book cover

The Marvels of the Heart

Science of the Spirit

2007

The Mysteries of the Prayer book cover

The Mysteries of the Prayer

2018

The Mysteries of Purification book cover

The Mysteries of Purification

2023

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