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Yet perhaps the greatest thing about al-Ghazali was his personality, and it
may yet again be a source of inspiration. Islam is now wrestling with
Western thought as it once wrestled with Greek philosophy, and is as much
in need as it was then of a “revival of the religious sciences”. Deep study of
Al-Ghazali directs Muslims to the steps to be taken if they are to deal
successfully with the contemporary situation. Christians (Nazarenes) too,
now that the world is in a cultural melting-pot, must be prepared to learn
from Islam and are unlikely to find a more sympathetic guide than Al-
Ghazali.
This is also true for the American administration and the middle and far
east governments who would like to revive Islam and remove the Wahabi
manuals and curriculum from the hands of innocent Muslim youth. Ghazali
has no twin and is the answer as nobody will consider Al Ghazali as an
interference in Islamic culture. To give you an idea, even the Shiite
authorities took Ghazali‟s work and adapted it to Shiite reference because
may yet again be a source of inspiration. Islam is now wrestling with
Western thought as it once wrestled with Greek philosophy, and is as much
in need as it was then of a “revival of the religious sciences”. Deep study of
Al-Ghazali directs Muslims to the steps to be taken if they are to deal
successfully with the contemporary situation. Christians (Nazarenes) too,
now that the world is in a cultural melting-pot, must be prepared to learn
from Islam and are unlikely to find a more sympathetic guide than Al-
Ghazali.
This is also true for the American administration and the middle and far
east governments who would like to revive Islam and remove the Wahabi
manuals and curriculum from the hands of innocent Muslim youth. Ghazali
has no twin and is the answer as nobody will consider Al Ghazali as an
interference in Islamic culture. To give you an idea, even the Shiite
authorities took Ghazali‟s work and adapted it to Shiite reference because