This 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.
- ISBN10 1780742053
- ISBN13 9781780742052
- Publish Date 1 December 2012 (first published 2 December 2007)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oneworld Publications
- Format eBook
- Pages 176
- Language English