Al Ghazali A Study in Islamic Epistemology

Al-Ghaz¿l¿: A Study in Islamic Epistemology offers a comprehensive academic analysis of the development of Ab¿ ¿¿mid al-Ghaz¿l¿'s theory of knowledge across the stages of his intellectual life.Rather than isolating a single text, this study examines the full span of al-Ghaz¿l¿'s writings to trace the genetic development of his epistemology. Beginning with his early engagement in fiqh and u¿¿l al-fiqh, the work follows his encounter with dialectical theology (¿ilm al-kal¿m), philosophy, skepticism, and finally Sufism.The study is structured chronologically:His formative scholarly periodHis first phase of public teaching at the Ni¿¿miyyah of BaghdadHis withdrawal and years of seclusionHis second teaching period at NishapurHis final intellectual phaseSpecial attention is given to key works such as al-Munqidh min al-¿al¿l, I¿y¿¿ ¿Ul¿m al-D¿n, al-Mustäf¿, Mishk¿t al-Anw¿r, and others, analyzing how al-Ghaz¿l¿ understood:The sources of knowledgeThe role of reason (al-¿aql)The limits of kal¿mThe critique of philosophyThe epistemological status of SufismThe relationship between intellect and prophecyThe work also engages prior modern scholarship and evaluates methodological assumptions concerning al-Ghaz¿l¿'s alleged shifts between kal¿m, philosophy, Sufism, and ¿ad¿th methodology.Scholarly in tone and historically grounded, this volume is essential for researchers, graduate students, and academic libraries concerned with Islamic intellectual history, epistemology, and theology.It presents al-Ghaz¿l¿ not as a static thinker but as a jurist-theologian whose epistemological framework evolved within the disciplined boundaries of classical Islamic scholarship.

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