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A comprehensive guide to the life and works of the great Muslim thinker and philosopher, Al-Ghazali. Abu Hamid al-Ghazali is one of the most influential Muslim thinkers of all time, ranking among such major religious figures as Augustine, Maimonides, and Aquinas. This innovative new book explores Ghazali's life and times and the various influences that shaped his thought and practice. Covering his contributions to politics, law, theology, mysticism and philosophy, and with a particular focus on the shared critical issues affecting both Al-Ghazali's world and contemporary Islam, this is a readable and up-to-date study of a key intellectual figure.

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Ebrahim Moosa is Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies, University of Cape Town, South Africa, and Visiting Associate Professor at Stanford University, California. A specialist in Islamic thought, law and ethics, he advised Nelson Mandela's government on Muslim issues.

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