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Al-Ghazali

Type Figure Region Persia Time 1058–1111 Also known as Al-Ghazali、Hajjaj

Theologian and philosopher of the Islamic Golden Age (1058–1111), born in Tus;…

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1058–1060Tus · TusAl-Ghazali was born in 1058 in Tus, Khorasan. His father was a felt-carder with Sufi leanings; he lost his father in childhood and was raised by his brother in eastern Persia under Seljuk rule.

Sources

Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition: al-Ghazali
Al-Ghazali: A Brief Introduction — Oliver Leaman (2002)