al‑Ghazali

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Islamic theologian Persian scholar Sufi mystic Sunni Muslim jurist person philosopher

Al-Ghazali was an influential 11th–12th century Persian theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic whose works profoundly shaped Islamic thought and Sufi spirituality.

Aliases (4)

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al-Ghazali ×2
Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazali ×1
Al‑Ghazali ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic theologian → Persian scholar → Sufi mystic → Sunni Muslim → jurist → person → philosopher →
alsoKnownAs	Algazel → Hujjat al-Islam →
birthPlace	Khorasan → Persia → Tus →
birthYear	1058 →
deathPlace	Tus →
deathYear	1111 →
denomination	Sunni →
employer	Nizamiyya Madrasa in Baghdad →
era	11th century → 12th century →
field	epistemology → ethics → mysticism →
fullName	Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazali →
influenced	Christian scholasticism → Islamic theology → Sufism → Sunni jurisprudence → Thomas Aquinas →
influencedBy	Al-Ash'ari → Al-Juwayni → Avicenna → Sufi tradition →
language	Arabic → Persian →
legalSchool	Shafi'i →
mainInterest	Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh) → Islamic theology (kalam) → Sufism → philosophy →
notableWork	Al-Maqasid al-Asna → Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal → Al-Mustasfa min 'Ilm al-Usul → Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din → Kimiya-yi Sa'adat → Mishkat al-Anwar → Tahafut al-Falasifa →
occupation	professor at Nizamiyya of Baghdad →
philosophicalStance	critic of Peripatetic philosophy → defender of orthodox Sunni creed →
region	Islamic Golden Age →
religion	Islam →
theologicalSchool	Ash'ari →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Islamic ethics ("Al‑Ghazali") → Shafi'i school ("Al-Ghazali") →	hasNotableScholar
Al-Ghazali ("Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazali") →	fullName
Arabic literature ("Al-Ghazali") →	hasNotableAuthor
Sufism →	hasNotableFigure
al-Junayd ("al-Ghazali") →	influenced
Ibn Arabi ("al-Ghazali") →	influencedBy
Islamic philosophy ("Al-Ghazali") →	majorFigure
Islamic Golden Age ("Al-Ghazali") →	notableScholar