Abu Mohammed al Ghazali

Abu Mohammed al Ghazali (1058-1111) was an Arabian philosopher, born at Tûs, Persia. In 1091 he was appointed professor of Philosophy in Bagdad. Four years later he went to Mecca, and subsequently taught at Damascus, Jerusalem, and Alexandria. Finally, he returned to his native town and there founded a Sufic college. Of his numerous philosophic and religious works the most famous is the "Destruction of the Philosophers," in which he combats the theories and conclusions of the current Arabian scholasticism.

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