Al-Ghazali

Abū Hāmid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazālī, kurz Al-Ghazāli, auch Algazeli, latinisiert Algazelus und Algazel, mit den ehrenden Beinamen Imam und Hodschatoleslam, war ein persischer Theologe, Philosoph und Mystiker.

Connection to Damascus

Lived and taught in Damascus from 1095 to 1106; wrote his masterpiece Ihya Ulum al-Din (Revival of the Religious Sciences) in the Umayyad Mosque; his presence made Damascus a center of Islamic learning.

Known for

Ihya Ulum al-Din (Revival of the Religious Sciences); considered one of the greatest Muslim thinkers of all time.