Al-Ghazali

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
Predicate Object
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