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During the revival of Greek philosophy in the middle ages, many
Christians were attracted and swayed by the persuasion of

Greek logic. In an effort to protect Christianity, Christian
theologians relied upon the profound arguments of Al Ghazali

to defeat the adherents of Greek philosophy and thereby protected
their religion.

Al Ghazali's works have been translated and printed in many languages.
Comparative studies have shown that Jean Jacques Rousseau,

known in the west as the pioneer of children's education,
based his ideas and methods upon the work of Al Ghazali.

The Shorter Encyclopedia of Islam says of Al Ghazali: "He was
the most original thinker that Islam produced and its greatest
theologian." A.J. Arberry, professor and director of the