Until recently, Islamic thought as propounded by al-Ghazali constituted the predominant school with regard to the theory and practice of Islam (and, in particular, Sunnite Islam). Further resources: Al-Ghazali onlineįigure 1: Imaginary portrait of Al-Ghazali. Works by other classical Islamic or Arabic authorsĩ.4. The concept of methods and knowledge of teachingĩ.2.
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450-505)” by Nabil Nofal in the series “Thinkers on Education” in Prospects: the quarterly review of comparative education (Paris, UNESCO: International Bureau of Education), vol. The following text was originally published as: “AL-GHAZALI (vol 1058-1111 A.H. Based on a reflexion on the methods and knowledge of teaching, and detailing the relationships between scholars, teachers and pupils, his education concept had a notable influence inside and outside the Muslim world. A jurist, logician, theologian, and philosopher, he was honoured in the history of Islam with title of Hujjatul-Islam (the Proof of Islam)." Among his numerous contributions to the renewal of the intellectual life of the 5th Islamic century, he developed a theory of education rooted in his philosophy and aiming at improving the objectives and principles of education. Al-Ghazali (1058-1111) was one of the most influential Muslim thinkers.