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Al-Ghazali (1058-1111 CE) is arguably one of the most influential thinkers in the history of Islam and his writings have received greater scholarly attention in the West than those of any other Muslim scholar. This study explores and important dimension of his thought that has not yet been fully examined, namely, his polemical engagement with the Ismailis of the Fatimid and early Alamut periods. Al-Ghazali's debate with the Ismailis constitutes an important chapter in the history of Muslim thought and this book also explores the wider intellectual and political significance of this encounter, and especially the light it sheds on the central tensions and questions of the age in which al-Ghazali lived.

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• Full title: Al-Ghazali and the Ismailis
• Subtitle: A Debate on Reason and Authority in Medieval Islam
• Author: Farouk Mitha
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 160
• EAN: 9781860647925
• ISBN: 1860647928
• ID: 05121355
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 358 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 138 × 20 mm
• Date of publishing: 22. November 2001

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