{"product_id":"al-ghazali-a-study-mustafa-abu-sway-9788119946396","title":"Al Ghazali - A Study in Islamic Epistemology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAl-Ghazālī A Study in Islamic Epistemology\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a comprehensive academic analysis of the development of Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī's theory of knowledge across the stages of his intellectual life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than isolating a single text, this study examines the full span of al-Ghazālī's writings to trace the \u003cem\u003egenetic development\u003c\/em\u003e of his epistemology. Beginning with his early engagement in fiqh and uṣūl al-fiqh, the work follows his encounter with dialectical theology (ʿilm al-kalām), philosophy, skepticism, and finally Sufism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe study is structured chronologically: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis formative scholarly period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis first phase of public teaching at the Niẓāmiyyah of Baghdad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis withdrawal and years of seclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis second teaching period at Nishapur\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis final intellectual phase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecial attention is given to key works such as \u003cem\u003eal-Munqidh min al-Ḍalāl\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eal-Mustaṣfā\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMishkāt al-Anwār\u003c\/em\u003e, and others, analyzing how al-Ghazālī understood: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe sources of knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe role of reason (al-ʿaql)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe limits of kalām\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe critique of philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe epistemological status of Sufism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe relationship between intellect and prophecy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe work also engages prior modern scholarship and evaluates methodological assumptions concerning al-Ghazālī's alleged shifts between kalām, philosophy, Sufism, and ḥadīth methodology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholarly in tone and historically grounded, this volume is essential for researchers, graduate students, and academic libraries concerned with Islamic intellectual history, epistemology, and theology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt presents al-Ghazālī not as a static thinker but as a jurist-theologian whose epistemological framework evolved within the disciplined boundaries of classical Islamic scholarship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mustafa Abu Sway\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8119946391\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788119946396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Qadeem Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d","brand":"Mustafa Abu Sway","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874596499711,"sku":"9788119946396","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/al-ghazali-a-study-mustafa-abu-sway-9788119946396","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}