Ghazali’s Paradoxical views

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associate professor of Isfahan University

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Ghazali’s Paradoxical views: Abstract:Abu Hamed Mohammad Ghazali is one of those tinkers who through the vicissitudes of his life opposed different opinion; He challenged their acts and views of his predecessors and his contemporary for what he deems was appropriate for Muslims worldly life and their religious beliefs.
In his works, he introduces criteria for dealing with the views of others: acceptable or unacceptable to us and invites everybody to follow them.
This article aims to test Ghazali's adherence to these criteria and accomplishes this by comparing his approach to Philosophers and scientists on the one hand and Sufis on the other.

By comparing his attitude with the actions and thoughts of these three groups, it becomes clear that appropriate criteria such as open-mindedness, impartiality, protecting the lives of Muslims, avoiding groups’ bias and so on, has been paradoxically and dual articulated in his thinking and have been reflected on his works.

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