Why Did the Scholars of al-Andalus Distrust al-Ghazali? Ibn Rushd al-Jadd's Fatwa on Awliya' Allah1

Why Did the Scholars of al-Andalus Distrust al-Ghazali? Ibn Rushd al-Jadd's Fatwa on Awliya' Allah1

Ruano discusses the rejection of the works of Abu Hamid al-Ghazali by contemporary scholars. From the refutations known, on can infer that Maliki fuqaha reproached Ghazali for having endorsed interpretations with respect to the conception of God and to Muhammad's prophethood that he had previou...

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Published in:Der Islam (Berlin) Vol. 83; no. 1; p. 137
Main Author: Delfina Serrano Ruano
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Berlin Walter de Gruyter GmbH 01-01-2006
Subjects:
Al-Ghazzali, Abu Hamid Muhammad (1058-1111)
Islam
Religious history
Theology
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Summary:Ruano discusses the rejection of the works of Abu Hamid al-Ghazali by contemporary scholars. From the refutations known, on can infer that Maliki fuqaha reproached Ghazali for having endorsed interpretations with respect to the conception of God and to Muhammad's prophethood that he had previously imputed to the philosophers and the batinis, and condemned. The rejection of Ghazali's books in al-Andalus was thus motivated by reasons far more complex than his having sharply criticized the fuqaha' in his Ihya'.
ISSN:0021-1818
1613-0928