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Those whom Al-Ghazali calls the party of ta’lim or academia (authoritative
instruction) such as Isma`iliyah and Batiniyah in his time, and in our time the
academic secularism that replaces the revelation by manmade metaphysical
doctrines, like Psychology and the like.
There had been an materialistic disinterest (abstinence from honoring
materialism over spirituality) also known as Ihsan or Sufism in Islam from the
time of Prophet Muhammad himself, and this could easily be combined with
traditions. From the Ihsanic Sufis or mystics, Al-Ghazali received the most help
with his personal problems, yet he could also criticize any extravagances. Al-
Ghazali was a great success in keeping his mysticism in harmony with Islamic
tradition and with the performance of the common religious duties. When he
became a mystic, he did not cease to be a good Muslim any more than he
ceased to be an Ash‟arite theologian, this speaks to Al-Ghazali‟s balance as a
spiritual guide.
What al-Ghazali learned in the years of solitude after he left Baghdad, he tried
to set down in his greatest work, The Revitalization of the Religious Sciences
(Ihya’ `Ulum ad-Din) available soon at Muhammad.com.
instruction) such as Isma`iliyah and Batiniyah in his time, and in our time the
academic secularism that replaces the revelation by manmade metaphysical
doctrines, like Psychology and the like.
There had been an materialistic disinterest (abstinence from honoring
materialism over spirituality) also known as Ihsan or Sufism in Islam from the
time of Prophet Muhammad himself, and this could easily be combined with
traditions. From the Ihsanic Sufis or mystics, Al-Ghazali received the most help
with his personal problems, yet he could also criticize any extravagances. Al-
Ghazali was a great success in keeping his mysticism in harmony with Islamic
tradition and with the performance of the common religious duties. When he
became a mystic, he did not cease to be a good Muslim any more than he
ceased to be an Ash‟arite theologian, this speaks to Al-Ghazali‟s balance as a
spiritual guide.
What al-Ghazali learned in the years of solitude after he left Baghdad, he tried
to set down in his greatest work, The Revitalization of the Religious Sciences
(Ihya’ `Ulum ad-Din) available soon at Muhammad.com.