Al-Ghazali was born on January 1, 1058[1], in Tus[2]. He died on December 19, 1111[3], in Tus[4]. He worked as a philosopher[5], mutakallim[6], autobiographer[7], poet[8], and Islamic jurist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.62% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,595 views/month, #6,219 of 1,000,298).[10]
Notable work: The Alchemy of Happiness[25], The Incoherence of the Philosophers[26], The Revival of the Religious Sciences[27], The Moderation in Belief[28], On Legal theory of Muslim Jurisprudence[29]
Religion or worldview: Islam[30], Sunni Islam[31], Sufism[32], Ash'ari[33]
Student of: Al-Juwayni[43], Abū ‘Alī al-Fadl b. Muhammad al-Fāramidhī[44]
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Things named for Al-Ghazali include Haruniyeh Mausoleum[45].
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Al-Ghazali has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
He has been cited as an influence by Thomas Aquinas[48], a theologian[49], 1225–1274[50], specialised in philosophy[51]; Averroes[52], a philosopher[53], 1126–1198[54], specialised in Islamic philosophy[55]; Sadegh Zibakalam[56], a politician[57], b. 1948[58], of Iran[59], specialised in chemical engineering[60]; Sidi Abderrahmane ath-Thaalibi[61], an ulema[62], 1384–1479[63]; Abu-l-Qasim Ahmad ibn al-Husayn ibn Qasi[64], an imam[65], of Taifa of Silves[66]; and Mohammed ibn Hajj al-Tilimsani[67], a writer[68].
Works attributed to him include The Incoherence of the Philosophers[69], a literary work[70]; The Revival of the Religious Sciences[71]; The Alchemy of Happiness[72]; The Beginning of Guidance[73]; The Moderation in Belief[74]; and The Aims of the Philosophers[75]. Entities named for him include Haruniyeh Mausoleum[45].
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