Contents

I. The Eleventh Century [19]
II. Birth and Education [51]
III. Teaching, Conversion, and Retirement [81]
IV. Wanderings, Later Years and Death [111]
V. His Creed and Credulity [145]
VI. His Writings [169]
VII. His Ethics [195]
VIII. Al-Ghazali as a Mystic [219]
IX. Jesus Christ in Al-Ghazali [255]
Appendix:
A. Bibliography [295]
B. Translations of Al-Ghazali’s Works [297]
C. List of Al-Ghazali’s Works [299]
D. Comparative Table of Events [303]

Illustrations

The old ruined Mosque at Tus, Persia, probably dating from the Eleventh Century[Frontispiece]
The supposed grave of Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali at Tus[”]
Facing page
The East Gate, Damascus[54]
Interior of the Great Mosque at Damascus. In the center the Mihrab showing the direction of prayer and to the right the Great Pulpit[106]
The Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, as seen from the Lutheran Church[126]
Pen-case of Al-Ghazali, made of brass inlaid with silver, preserved in the Arab Museum, Cairo[172]
A facsimile page of the Ihya (Vol. II, page 180, Cairo Ed.). It gives a diagram of the prayer kibla and the rules to be observed in facing it correctly[180]
Facsimile title page of the last book Al-Ghazali wrote, entitled “Minhaj Al-ʾAbidin.” On the margin this Cairo edition gives another of his celebrated works, “Badayat-al-Hadaya”[232]
A Mihrab or prayer-niche made of cedar wood and dating from the Eleventh Century. (Cairo Museum)[242]

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The Eleventh Century