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Ghazali, Abu Mohammed al

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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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 (1058-1111).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Ghazali, Abu Mohammed al'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​g/ghazali-abu-mohammed-al.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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