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Encyclopedia of Religion entry for
Al-Ghazzali
Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Ghazzali, is a well known Sunni doctor surnamed Hajjatu ‘l-Islam ("the proof of Islam"). He was a native of Tus and for sometime a professor in the college at Naisapur. Born A.H. 450 (A.D. 1058), died A.H. 505 (A.D. 1111), at Tus. His exposition on the nature of God will be found in the article GOD. His great theological work is the Ihya ‘u ‘Ulumi ‘d-Sin.
citations: Dictionary of Islam, Hughes
article created 2006-04-12 , last updated 2006-04-12
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