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AL-KAFI LI AL-FATAWI SIRI 435 : SIAPAKAH IMAM AL-GHAZALI?
Who was Hujjatul Islam Imam al-Ghazali?
Short answer
Imam al-Ghazali was Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali al-Tusi, a leading scholar and thinker born in 450H (1058 CE) in the province of Khurasan, Persia.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Other
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Summary
Imam al-Ghazali was Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali al-Tusi, a leading scholar and thinker born in 450H (1058 CE) in the province of Khurasan, Persia. In jurisprudence he followed the Shafi'i school, and in theology he followed the Ash'ari approach of Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaah. He was titled Hujjatul Islam for the strength of his arguments in defending Islam, studied in Jurjan and Nishapur, wrote hundreds of works such as Ihya' Ulum al-Din, and died in Tus in 505H (1111 CE).
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Beliau juga digelar Hujjatul Islam iaitu suatu gelaran penghormatan yang diberikan kepadanya kerana kejituan dan kekuatan hujjahnya di dalam membela agama Islam.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI LI AL-FATAWI SIRI 435 : SIAPAKAH IMAM AL-GHAZALI?”, 9 November 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/1870-al-kafi-li-al-fatawi-siri-435-siapakah-imam-al-ghazali. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/who-was-imam-al-ghazali-hujjatul-islam/