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and religious. He came to feel that the one thing that mattered was avoidance of Hell and
attainment of
Paradise, and he saw that his present way of life was too worldly to have any hope of eternal
reward.
After a severe inner struggle, he left Baghdad to take up the life of a wandering abstinent. Though
later he
returned to the task of teaching, the change that occurred in him at this crisis was permanent. He
was now a
spiritual and religious man, not just a worldly teacher of religious sciences. He died at Tus in
505 (1111).
The first of the books he wrote upon his return, presented freely here for your consumption, is the
source
for much of what we know about al-Ghazali‟s life. It is spiritually autobiographical,
yet not exactly an
autobiography. It presents us with an intellectual analysis of his spiritual growth and also offers
arguments
that proof that there is human spiritual apprehension that is heavenly guided and
attainment of
Paradise, and he saw that his present way of life was too worldly to have any hope of eternal
reward.
After a severe inner struggle, he left Baghdad to take up the life of a wandering abstinent. Though
later he
returned to the task of teaching, the change that occurred in him at this crisis was permanent. He
was now a
spiritual and religious man, not just a worldly teacher of religious sciences. He died at Tus in
505 (1111).
The first of the books he wrote upon his return, presented freely here for your consumption, is the
source
for much of what we know about al-Ghazali‟s life. It is spiritually autobiographical,
yet not exactly an
autobiography. It presents us with an intellectual analysis of his spiritual growth and also offers
arguments
that proof that there is human spiritual apprehension that is heavenly guided and