Statements (36)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Islamic_scholar |
gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Nizamiyya
|
gptkbp:birthYear |
1058
|
gptkbp:bornIn |
gptkb:Persia
|
gptkbp:contribution |
logic
spirituality ethics metaphysics mystical theology moral philosophy Islamic_jurisprudence |
gptkbp:deathYear |
1111
|
gptkbp:famousQuote |
"Knowledge without action is wastefulness and action without knowledge is foolishness."
"To be a true believer, one must have a heart that is alive." "The greatest sin is to be ungrateful to God." "The heart is the seat of knowledge." "The most important thing is to know God." "The path to God is the path of love." "The seeker of truth must be willing to suffer." "The soul is the essence of man." "True knowledge is the knowledge of God." "The heart is the lamp of the body." |
gptkbp:field |
philosophy
theology mysticism |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Al-Ghazali
|
gptkbp:influenced |
Western philosophy
Ibn Rushd Islamic_philosophy |
gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Avicenna
|
gptkbp:knownFor |
Sufism
critique of Aristotelian philosophy |
gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:Persian
|
gptkbp:notableWork |
The Incoherence of the Philosophers
The Revival of the Religious Sciences |