Ghazali

This fascinating work profiles Abu Hamid alGhazali 10581111 the foremost Islamic scholar and mystic of the medieval period. Attracting the patronage of the vizier Nizam alMulk 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 selfimposed 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 mans life and work.