Ahmad al-Ghazālī
Ahmad al-Ghazālī ( Arabic احمد الغزالى, DMG Aḥmad al-Ġazālī , also Persian احمد غزالى, DMG Aḥmad-i Ġazālī , d. 1126 ) was a Persian Islamic mystic of the 11th and 12th centuries and the younger brother of the famous Sufi Abu Hamid al-Ghazali .
While his brother is more likely to be attributed to moderate Sufism , Ahmad Ghazali shocked the Orthodox believers with his theories of love, which he wrote down in the Persian script Sawanih (" aphorisms about love").
Ahmad worked as a preacher and teacher. His students included numerous important Sufis, including Ainul Qudat Hamadhani , who was executed for heresy in 1131 .
Work editions
- Aphorisms about love . Edited by H. Ritter
- Thoughts about love . German by R. Gramlich . Wiesbaden 1976
- At-Tajrid fi kalimat at-tauhid. The pure belief in God. The Word of Unity . Translated and commented by R. Gramlich. Wiesbaden 1983
Web links
- Literature by and about Ahmad al-Ghazālī in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ghazali, Ahmad |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | islamic mystic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1126 |