Al-Ghazali
Theologian
1058-01-01 – 1111-12-19
Al-Ghazali was a Persian theologian, jurist, and philosopher. He is one of the most influential scholars in Islamic intellectual history.
Quotes by Al-Ghazali
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If the world had two gods, it would surely go to ruin-this is the first premise. Now it is known that it has not gone to ruin-this is the second premise. From these premises the conclusion must of necessity follow, that is, the denial of two gods.
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Understand that for every rule which I have mentioned from the Quran, the Devil has one to match it, which he puts beside the proper rule to cause error.
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Remember it is the heart and not the body, which strives to draw near to God. By heart I do not mean the flesh perceived by the senses, but that secret thing which is sometimes expressed by spirit, and sometimes by soul.
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