Description

The birth of Imam Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali in Tus, Khorasan (present-day Iran). Known as Hujjat al-Islam (Proof of Islam), he would become one of the most influential Muslim scholars of all time. His magnum opus Ihya Ulum al-Din (Revival of the Religious Sciences) is considered one of the greatest works of Islamic scholarship, bridging fiqh, philosophy, and tasawwuf.

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Sources

• Al-Munqidh min al-Dalal
• Tabaqat al-Shafi'iyyah