Thursday, July 7, 2016

Study Questions for al-Ghazali

1.  What is the place of reason in the search for the truth for al-Ghazali?


2. What relation to society is necessary for finding the truth? Why does he return to society? 

3. What role does al-Qur’an have to his path to understanding?

4. How does the physical body fit in the path to goal of the mystics? 

Application:  Many of us have been brought up to treat religious writings with skepticism. Does Al-Ghazali's (and the writings of the other mystics) provide a way to believe in a truth behind those words, that is to believe without taking the Bible or Qur'an as the whole truth. 

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