Al-Ghazali - The Reviver of Religious Sciences

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  • @OpenmindedThinkerShow
    @OpenmindedThinkerShow 4 роки тому +305

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    • @captainrtf
      @captainrtf 4 роки тому

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    • @Athari_Muslim
      @Athari_Muslim 4 роки тому +4

      Dear brother dont listen to this guy. Every content u have seen of Islam is sunni islam. If u want to look into shia islam i recommend u to see anti-majos.com, sunnah discourse and Ebn Hussein. Ebn Hussein / Hassan shemrani is an ex shia. I am too. Shiism has nothing to do with islam. It is distorted zoroastrianism which was also influenced by judaism, hinduism and christianity. I have posted 1 vdo in my channel where a shia Ayatollah (The highest shia priest) admits it.

    • @OpenmindedThinkerShow
      @OpenmindedThinkerShow 4 роки тому +3

      @@Athari_Muslim Oh. Okay. Thanks

    • @Athari_Muslim
      @Athari_Muslim 4 роки тому +5

      @@OpenmindedThinkerShow im happy to help u. I used to be a shia. U wont blv me what their beleifs are and how hateful nature they have

    • @captainrtf
      @captainrtf 4 роки тому +3

      Just look at this ignorant guy. Look my brother if you wanna open your horizon in Islam, please read wide okay! Don't let that guy deceive you. Don't read one sided. Read both sides and be informed yourself. Thank me later.

  • @leandrojulian7155
    @leandrojulian7155 4 роки тому +1041

    Interesting when you said "similar to Descartes". Actually he took inspiration from al-Ghazali to develop his philosophy

    • @TheRogueRenegades
      @TheRogueRenegades 4 роки тому +22

      true

    • @born2think184
      @born2think184 4 роки тому +13

      Thnx I didn't know that

    • @maliha.a1279
      @maliha.a1279 4 роки тому +62

      Some teachers have said it was copied sentence for sentence. The deliverance from error , that it

    • @abd4620
      @abd4620 4 роки тому +51

      @@maliha.a1279 yup, talk about palagrisim, no reference not even mention.

    • @Ken-ip6bg
      @Ken-ip6bg 4 роки тому +36

      Actually, he didn't. Both Ghazali and Descartes seem to have been influenced by Galen. See Stephen Menn, "The Discourse on the Method and the Tradition of Intellectual Autobiography," Jon Miller & Brad Inwood (eds.), Hellenistic and Early Modern Philosophy. Cambridge University Press (2003).

  • @guyhasnoname314
    @guyhasnoname314 4 роки тому +417

    His last poem, hours before his death brings tears into my heart....
    “Say to my friends, when they look upon me, dead,
    Weeping for me and mourning me in sorrow,
    ‘Do not believe that this corpse you see is myself,
    In the name of God, I tell you, it is not I,
    I am a spirit, and this is naught but flesh,
    It was my abode and my garment for a time.
    I am a treasure, by a talisman kept hid,
    Fashioned of dust, which served me as a shrine,
    I am a pearl, which has left it’s shell deserted,
    I am a bird, and this body was my cage,
    Whence I have now flown forth and it is left as a token,
    Praise to God, who hath now set me free,
    And prepared for me my place in the highest of the Heavens,
    Until today I was dead, though alive in your midst.
    Now I live in truth, with the grave - clothes discarded.
    Today I hold converse with the Saints above,
    With no veil between, I see God face to face.
    I look upon “Loh-i-Mahfuz” and there in I read,
    Whatever was and is, and all that is to be.
    Let my house fall in ruins, lay my cage in the ground,
    Cast away the talisman, it is a token no more,
    Lay aside my cloak, it was but my outer garment.
    Place them all in the grave, let them be forgotten,
    I have passed on my way and you are left behind,
    Your place of abode was no dwelling place for me.
    Think not that death is death, nay, it is life,
    A life that surpasses all we could dream of here,
    While in this world, here we are granted sleep,
    Death is but sleep, sleep that shall be prolonged
    Be not frightened when death draweth nigh,
    It is but the departure for this blessed home,
    Think of the mercy and love of your Lord,
    Give thanks for His Grace and come without fear.
    What I am now, even so shall you be,
    For I know that you are even as I am,
    The souls of all men come forth from God,
    The bodies of all are compounded alike,
    Good and evil, alike it was ours.
    I give you now a message of good cheer
    May God’s peace and joy forever more be yours.”
    The world was better to have had him in it, if only we walked on this earth with consciousness!!

    • @Monothiest247
      @Monothiest247 4 роки тому +54

      Allah is the greatest & only Allah is worthy of worship.

    • @baburejaz
      @baburejaz 4 роки тому +2

      Excellent 👌

    • @lwee7498
      @lwee7498 4 роки тому

      Could I have an Arabic source?

    • @guyhasnoname314
      @guyhasnoname314 4 роки тому +9

      LWEEZ the Arabic version is much sweeter www.ghazali.org/works/ghazali-poem.htm

    • @TepidTurtleWater
      @TepidTurtleWater 4 роки тому +1

      Beautiful. Did you translate it?

  • @madhi284
    @madhi284 4 роки тому +184

    The ups and downs of this man shows how much search of truth meant to him

    • @mikemalzahn
      @mikemalzahn 7 місяців тому

      didn't he become a sufi?

    • @786humaira1
      @786humaira1 7 місяців тому

      @@mikemalzahn
      To be a Sufi is not easy . It is to love God and to love people for the love of God .
      That is the gist of Sufism .

  • @moecooper3037
    @moecooper3037 3 роки тому +375

    Dude, your Arabic pronunciation is out of this world. Aside from the fact that a lot of the letters have no English equivalent (making it harder to attempt/execute it), the fact that you've tried (and succeeded) means that you really do care about the content that you're teaching everyone about. It shows a respect for the language of the history you discuss and ngl, as an Arab it means a lot. 10/10 you. You r #1.

    • @alangivre2474
      @alangivre2474 3 роки тому +9

      I do not know arabic, but his language feels so authentic!!! Really does generate trust

    • @tiktokasylum5186
      @tiktokasylum5186 3 роки тому +9

      I believe he can speak and read Arabic

    • @chiklachikla7641
      @chiklachikla7641 3 роки тому +3

      @@tiktokasylum5186 yes he can speak fusha arabic

    • @convert2islaam500
      @convert2islaam500 2 роки тому +2

      @@chiklachikla7641 proof?

    • @marpee6700
      @marpee6700 2 роки тому +9

      @@convert2islaam500 I don't personally have proof but he did study Islam for his graduate and phd work so it wouldn't be surprising at all if he knew how to read and speak some types of arabic.

  • @borgholable
    @borgholable 3 роки тому +213

    one of the most brilliant scholars of all time , in his book (tahafut al falasifa) he literally describes the theory of relativity using nothing but pure logics

    • @aakibshaikh3864
      @aakibshaikh3864 2 роки тому +9

      how ?

    • @hamidhamidi3134
      @hamidhamidi3134 2 роки тому

      A person who called others Kafir can't be respected. Calling someone Kafir for thinking means, sentencing them to death .
      Also, I think the Mongol invasion till today is not discussed honestly by Muslims. What about the Islamic invasion of other cultures and civilizations and the total destruction of them.in some cases and the continued enslavement of the Turko Mingols in Central Asia etc.
      About 8 centuries has passed. What has the Muslim world to offer today in terms of science and thinking? Why the Muslim world can't get out of Takfiring each other even today ? Something must be wrong from within. But we have been looking for scapegoats for 8 centuries.

    • @aakibshaikh3864
      @aakibshaikh3864 Рік тому

      Al-gazali is mystical, he gave poison to cap out critical thinking, reasoning. Read ayn rand's philosophy - Objectivism.

    • @goldenhardt750
      @goldenhardt750 Рік тому +23

      that book is a treasure of knowledge, I’m legit thankful it survived the great burning of Baghdad’s libraries by the Mongols

    • @CallmeTomorrow65
      @CallmeTomorrow65 Рік тому +13

      Al Ghazali would be rolling his eyes at this comment

  • @miralabualjadail4206
    @miralabualjadail4206 4 роки тому +207

    What you dont mention, is when Imam al Ghazali goes to Damascus after his crisis, he actually goes to sweep the floors of the mosque!
    This is equivalent today to someone who is a head lecturer at Harvard becoming a Janitor at a Cathedral without telling anyone! This is the polishing of the heart.
    This is the great Imam al Ghazali ❤️
    On one of his journeys, a thief steals his books and imam al Ghazali begs him not to take his books, anything but that. The thief asks why? And Ghazali says: its all my life’s knowledge, I have been collecting it for years.
    The Thief laughs and says: “what kind of knowledge is it, if someone like me can just take it.”
    Ghazali said he knew that Allah had made the man say that, and ever since then he memorised everything he wrote.

    • @miralabualjadail4206
      @miralabualjadail4206 4 роки тому +7

      @BoSa yes exactly. He brought us the Sufi science of criticising the self and purifying the heart. Which we are oh so in need of today. I wish he didn’t down play this so much.

    • @youngomniverse35
      @youngomniverse35 Рік тому

      The incident of the Thief actually happens pretty early on I believe. I'm not sure if he had met al-Juwayni as yet.

  • @alimaxion2005
    @alimaxion2005 4 роки тому +249

    Thanks for this great video, I was in Al-Ghazali situation for some period of time before Allah brought me back to Islam. Questioning your faith and belief is not an easy situation, you may turn to the devil for guidance unknowingly. May Almighty Allah continue to guide us to the right path

    • @derekbeta
      @derekbeta 3 роки тому +8

      Ameen, ahk!!!

    • @abrecfajardo3378
      @abrecfajardo3378 3 роки тому +3

      Interesting, brother

    • @letsomethingshine
      @letsomethingshine 3 роки тому +2

      Christians also go through "periods of doubt" and then God Jesus brings them ignorantly back to internal Christianity through feelings and blind/badly-evidenced Faith. Indeed, most if not all religions do this because it is human nature to conform the outside falsehoods to the inside feelings... Some psychologists can this "cognitive dissonance" and the "rationalization" of false ideas merely because they are favored by society.

    • @oldanev8254
      @oldanev8254 3 роки тому

      Aamiin

    • @owlnyc666
      @owlnyc666 3 роки тому

      If you are not a skeptic you can't learn if you might be right are wrong. Dogmatism is the enemy of learning. 🤔😉

  • @af8828
    @af8828 4 роки тому +93

    28+ minute video flew by with such ease, good job!

  • @PeaceChanel
    @PeaceChanel 5 днів тому +1

    Thank You Everybody for All that you are doing for our Planet Earth.... Peace.. Shalom.. Salam.. Namaste
    🙏🏻 😊 ✌ ☮ ❤

  • @SyawishRehman
    @SyawishRehman 4 роки тому +133

    Dude. Thank you for this video. I've been wanting to talk about this for so long but I don't understand theology well enough. I get so annoyed when someone just talks about how al-Ghazali destroyed the golden age (from which most of these people can't name ten scholars) so, it was really nice to see your video. Thank you, again.

    • @LetsTalkReligion
      @LetsTalkReligion  4 роки тому +57

      It's weird how much that idea has caught on in the mainstream. I'm glad that you think I provided a good source of information for the more nuanced perspective.

    • @SquiredCircle
      @SquiredCircle 4 роки тому +5

      yaqeeninstitute.org/asadullah/the-structure-of-scientific-productivity-in-islamic-civilization-orientalists-fables

    • @syedabdulrehman4374
      @syedabdulrehman4374 4 роки тому +6

      @@LetsTalkReligion Thank you for your insight on this. It's only "a certain group" of Muslims, that think like that.

    • @gangstersmma.9661
      @gangstersmma.9661 3 роки тому +2

      @@syedabdulrehman4374 yes of course
      I always Take Islam parallel to science

  • @ataharhossain2270
    @ataharhossain2270 8 місяців тому +2

    The only speaker that I found who did justice to the biography of Imam Al Ghazali. Thank you brother

  • @oneing4206
    @oneing4206 4 роки тому +211

    Thank you for pointing out Tysons questionable claims about al Ghazali and also for the nuances overall.

    • @oneing4206
      @oneing4206 4 роки тому +18

      @MU’TAZILA ISLAM - المعتزلة Thank you for your emotional and unsubstantiated claim.

    • @qaasimibnyahyaal-benini3803
      @qaasimibnyahyaal-benini3803 4 роки тому

      @@oneing4206 Ghazali isnt a trusted source .... Learned Muslims know this.

    • @oneing4206
      @oneing4206 4 роки тому +42

      @@qaasimibnyahyaal-benini3803 Learned men in general know not to believe random Qaasim ibn Yahya Al-Benini.

    • @superpenguinius1011
      @superpenguinius1011 4 роки тому +12

      @@qaasimibnyahyaal-benini3803 According to who? The Mujassimah wahhabis?

    • @qaasimibnyahyaal-benini3803
      @qaasimibnyahyaal-benini3803 4 роки тому +1

      @@superpenguinius1011 according to his works... I brought up no hizbiya (partisanship/sectarianism) .... My affiliation is to the classical works of Islaamic scholars who have mastered the Sciences of Quraan and Hadith.... Imaam Al Ghazali was no doubt a prolific and well known Shaykh, however he was reputable for being affiliated with methodologies that were known to be flawed like "purification of the heart" among other works where some parts were sound knowledge and other parts were weak in narration.......
      From his mistakes in his literature include some aspects of Shirk (polytheism)........ I have actually read them myself

  • @مروانالتونسيالكركري

    Ghazali accomplished something that many Muslims struggle to achieve today. His sincere and unyielding quest for truth led him to the realization that without actually witnessing and experiencing the light of God, rather than merely speaking of it, one's existence would be unfulfilled. Ghazali's humility allowed him to accept guidance from an illiterate Sufi mystic, An-Nassaj, whose heart emanated divine light onto his disciples.
    Fortunately, Sufism continues to thrive in modern times. I am deeply grateful to my own Shaykh, Sidi Mohamed Faouzi al-Karkari Quddisa Sirruh, for opening the door to heavenly light for me and my fellow disciples. Through our practices, we consistently witness this divine light, which allows us to ascend to the heavens and know our Lord by seeing Him, rather than relying solely on intellectual understanding. I would recommend you all read his amazing books that have been expertly translated by Professor Yousef Casewit from the University of Chicago.

    • @abdullahelkammar
      @abdullahelkammar Рік тому +1

      Very well put!

    • @mohamedwaeldraoui9839
      @mohamedwaeldraoui9839 Рік тому +1

      Not only did Al-Ghazali speak about the divine light, but many Sufi masters have also invoked this subject, such as Sidi Ahmed Al Alawi and Sidi Abd Al Kader Al Jilani.
      In fact, it's all in the first pillar of Islam (Ash-Shahada): "I bear witness that there is no God but Allah and that Muhammad is his Messenger." Some truly witness this, while others simply say it by words.

    • @786humaira1
      @786humaira1 7 місяців тому

      Shahada: pillar of Islam :
      (GOD ALONE IS WORTHY OF WORSHIP . )
      Literally : it says :
      NONE WORTHY OF WORSHIP EXCEPT GOD . And Mohammad is His servant and messenger.
      (Messengers like him have come in the past , with the same message as that of Mohammad .
      Mohammad alone was successful in making it a UNIVERSAL MESSAGE A UNIVERSAL GOD AND A UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD OF MAN )
      How sweet is the messenger and the message . Read Quran from internet or from a hard copy to know more about his message .A message of peace confirming the messages of all the previous messengers of God Adam , Noah , Abrahin Solomon , Joseph , Isac,Ishmael , Moses ,and Jesus son of Mary .

  • @dd615
    @dd615 4 роки тому +41

    Thanks for reviving the life of Hujjat ul Islam. Even though he intellectually fought our Batiny Doctrine we Respect and read his works.

    • @wewenang5167
      @wewenang5167 Рік тому

      are you a batiniy? :P

    • @Ahle.haq0
      @Ahle.haq0 Рік тому +1

      ​@@md-xe8ufthe kafir batniya😂

  • @padraigmcgrath3876
    @padraigmcgrath3876 3 роки тому +47

    Another excellent video on this channel. The video on Ibn Rushd was also first-rate. It seems that Al Ghazali was at least partially wrestling with an intellectual problem which Descartes, Schelling and Hegel all later wrestled with, and which even G. K. Chesterton writes about - namely, the point that our belief in the epistemic authority of reason cannot be justified by reason itself. That is to say, reason cannot provide the epistemological grounds for its own justification, as this would involve a circular argument. The belief in reason, in itself, requires a leap of faith. Whereas Descartes attempts to solve this problem with his (in)famous "Cartesian circle," the young Schelling and the young Hegel, while studying together at Tubingen, finally arrived at the position that our commitment to reason ultimately had to be grounded in our prior commitment to something partially aesthetic
    - that is, that reason was simply an integral part of an overall dignified life.
    But Al Ghazali's solution is more similar to Descartes - that grounding our belief in reason can be achieved only through our prior faith in some transcendental guarantor of the sanctity of reason.....
    But even Kant arrived at a position which had similarities to this, with his "practical postulate" argument in ""The Critique of Pure Reason."
    In other words, we see echoes of Al Ghazali's attempts to wrestle with this problem in the works of many great European enlightenment philosophers. So Al Ghazali influenced even the greats of the European enlightenment, the supposed "champions of Reason," and yet he is still spuriously derided as an "enemy of reason."

    • @MrBoqor
      @MrBoqor 2 роки тому +3

      Transcendental.
      Postulate.
      Spurious
      Derided

  • @erturtemirbaev5207
    @erturtemirbaev5207 4 роки тому +23

    Greetings from Kyrgyzstan 🇰🇬🇰🇬🇰🇬

    • @erturtemirbaev5207
      @erturtemirbaev5207 4 роки тому +1

      @بنو اسحاق Scythian Tawhid Hi. I have never been to Pakistan. I was in India

  • @RayP-v3c
    @RayP-v3c Рік тому +6

    Dude, your channel is pure gold. I feel lucky coming across to it and now your videos are always among the suggested ones on my feed.
    Keep on doing great work as usual!

  • @jawaddimaporo4375
    @jawaddimaporo4375 2 роки тому +16

    i just cant sleep early because of this channel... it is already a part of my routine to listen one or two episode before getting into bed.

  • @10subscriberschallengewith46
    @10subscriberschallengewith46 3 роки тому +174

    I really like how you pronounced the Arabic letter "غ" fluently here as it has no phonetic equivalent in English.

    • @matmar10
      @matmar10 3 роки тому +10

      I also noticed this and was pleasantly surprised.

    • @AdityaKashi
      @AdityaKashi 3 роки тому +10

      He has mentioned in another video that he learned Arabic formally for a year or so.

    • @scamdemicpoliticalvirus1123
      @scamdemicpoliticalvirus1123 3 роки тому

      Gh

    • @SM-zl4zd
      @SM-zl4zd 3 роки тому +3

      @@scamdemicpoliticalvirus1123 not really.

  • @kingkatiin2658
    @kingkatiin2658 4 роки тому +47

    I appreciate you pronouncing the Arabic words.

  • @princeamori
    @princeamori 4 роки тому +245

    Excellent video. Just subscribed. In addition to Damascus and Mecca, Al-Ghazali also spent time in Jersualem. The structure where he lived in Jerusalem by the Golden Gate within the Al Aqsa complex still exists. I also, liked your coverage of the Naqshbandia in the Xinjiang video on Al Muqaddimah's channel. Thank you.

    • @WillScarlet1991
      @WillScarlet1991 4 роки тому +10

      @MU’TAZILA ISLAM - المعتزلة Because he exposed idiots like yourself?

    • @omarrthaHanafi
      @omarrthaHanafi 4 роки тому +5

      Ghazals smashed mushabiha, what modern wahabis believe

    • @Stoicmindset7-p5m
      @Stoicmindset7-p5m 4 роки тому +14

      @@omarrthaHanafi haha i feel sorry for wahabis

    • @Stoicmindset7-p5m
      @Stoicmindset7-p5m 4 роки тому

      @Ali Baba but they are our muslim brothers thats why i love then

    • @Stoicmindset7-p5m
      @Stoicmindset7-p5m 4 роки тому

      @Ali Baba i know that...sad reallity is that people are moving toward this fitnah

  • @barca29np
    @barca29np 4 роки тому +84

    Excellent video, i think you really made a great refutation of people like mr tison. in general i thjnk people often talk about Islam and Islamic figures from a very ignorant closed minded perspective. And this includes many Muslims sadly. It's incredibly complex yet people seem to fix themselves on simplifying things.

    • @letsomethingshine
      @letsomethingshine 3 роки тому +5

      Sort of how Muslims treat pre-Islamic Arabia or ancient India. Etc. Humans prefer easy convinience over hard truths.

    • @Ahmed-ef6ss
      @Ahmed-ef6ss 3 роки тому

      @@letsomethingshine well said. Pre-islamic and other pagan cultures are demonised by Islamic scriptures and practitioners.

    • @MohdHilal
      @MohdHilal 2 роки тому +7

      @@letsomethingshine we view pre-Islamic Arabia the way we should, we are proud of our history, poetry, ancestry, and language. We are also proud that our forefathers have rejected paganism when confronted with the truth. We know how stubborn they were and how proud they were of Lat, Uzza, Manaf, Shams, Baal, El, and Hubal. We know how ancient that religion was and how hard was it for them to just ditch it all when confronted with the truth.
      and we don't know anything about ancient India because we are not Indians, that's why we don't treat Indian history in any particular manner, positive or negative.

  • @farhanhyder7304
    @farhanhyder7304 3 роки тому +16

    Amazing video. Thanks to you, I've enormous respect for Al Ghazali

  • @Eternaverse
    @Eternaverse 4 роки тому +55

    A clear introduction to one of the history's greatest minds. Thank you for all your excellent content.

    • @webeskimo
      @webeskimo 4 роки тому +3

      greatest mind my ass...he was an asshole lol

    • @yazan9960
      @yazan9960 3 роки тому

      @@webeskimo More like your dad

    • @webeskimo
      @webeskimo 3 роки тому

      @@yazan9960 babami niye karistiriyon lan? lol

    • @yazan9960
      @yazan9960 3 роки тому +1

      @@webeskimo i don't speak garbage

    • @mohammedabusufiyan8934
      @mohammedabusufiyan8934 3 роки тому

      @@webeskimo why are you bongs like this smh 🤦🏻‍♂️😂

  • @johndonwood4305
    @johndonwood4305 3 роки тому +95

    If it wasn't for Al-Ghazali we wouldn't have Descartes or even Spinoza.

    • @letsomethingshine
      @letsomethingshine 3 роки тому +5

      And what sages might Al-Ghazali have studied without giving too much credence to as well?

    • @RockyRockthrow
      @RockyRockthrow 3 роки тому +1

      @@letsomethingshine Sorry about this but can you explain your comment?

    • @selehadinhabesi3855
      @selehadinhabesi3855 3 роки тому +11

      @@letsomethingshine well he did give credit to the quran and hadith

    • @kabbosarker526
      @kabbosarker526 9 місяців тому

      Thanks for the nice joke
      😅

    • @exarquazowexa7247
      @exarquazowexa7247 7 місяців тому

      Average no-culture indian being aware of the lowest basics of history and philosophy

  • @abdulkaderalsalhi557
    @abdulkaderalsalhi557 3 роки тому +5

    Thanks for this brief accurate introduction to the life and teaching of a great scholar, the "reviver of religious sciences in Islam" , and as you said he is almost a symbol for "Integrity and Humbleness" of a great thinker; Abo-Hamid al-Ghazali. Well done.

  • @OmairHasan-f9k
    @OmairHasan-f9k Рік тому

    It’s really great how well you speak of all of this. U don’t condemn and you don’t take sides.. 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼

  • @jambek4219
    @jambek4219 4 роки тому +13

    Well done, very good job! Ghazali is one of my favourite scholar I read couple books of him. His wisdom and the way he explain complex thoughts are remarkable for his period. I totally agree with what you said. When I don’t feel good I read the « Marvels of the heart » then I feel even better ! This world needs a wise man like him because this society isn’t getting wiser. Peace and love 🙏🌸🌸🌸

  • @Thereisnosky
    @Thereisnosky 2 роки тому +3

    i really appreciate the modesty that you have, you always say people a lot smarter than me or similar things, its easy to see that you practise what you preach or that you understand it on the being level not just intelectually, and there may be people that know more than you but you have the most complete videos, you show yourself, pictures, you go through history and dont go heavy on details so its not boring and then we have the overview of philosophy and texts , its just amazing how well it is made, really good job, looking forward to support the channel!

  • @karela2288
    @karela2288 4 роки тому +11

    This is one of the best talk about the history about knowledge thank you, greats from HOlland.

  • @donmc1950
    @donmc1950 10 місяців тому +1

    As an engineer who also has an interest in philosophy, religion, and cosmology I have been a great fan of Al Ghazali and his awareness of the limitations of relying only on rational and scientific thought, which dominates Western thought today.

  • @matthewmann8969
    @matthewmann8969 4 роки тому +77

    Sometimes religious and spiritual teachings connect with biology, zoology, herbology, geography, anthropology, and psychology

    • @dragoflamer786
      @dragoflamer786 4 роки тому +9

      @matthew mann Read “Science and Civilization in Islam” by Seyyed Hossein Nasr. He shows the unity of religion and scientific pursuits

    • @tripzville7569
      @tripzville7569 4 роки тому +15

      The world religions always connect everything to G-d and talk of balance. Science without the balance of religion leads to materialism and destruction and religion without the balance of science leads to superstition and fanaticism . And as scientist Max Planx said ,and I quote " Any religion that is not the cause of love and unity IS NO RELIGION.

    • @LeonGalindoStenutz
      @LeonGalindoStenutz 3 роки тому

      @@tripzville7569 Lovely, thx!

    • @_Cartographer_
      @_Cartographer_ 3 роки тому +2

      @@tripzville7569 True, but there are different definitions for love. How do we define that?

    • @ayoubzahiri1918
      @ayoubzahiri1918 3 роки тому +2

      Sometimes? more like ALWAYS

  • @daniaeyad7543
    @daniaeyad7543 4 місяці тому +1

    Thanks for being so unbiased

  • @Zeeko326
    @Zeeko326 4 роки тому +7

    Thank you for taking the time to make these videos. Much love.

  • @jessiross84
    @jessiross84 3 роки тому +7

    Thank you.This prepared me to learn more.
    You are accessible without being pedantic and its very much appreciated. Keep up the amazing videos!

  • @mirzabaig4711
    @mirzabaig4711 4 роки тому +47

    Your channel makes me very happy. And it makes me hopeful to see that there is a demand for this knowledge given the feverish requests for new videos in the comments.
    I figured I'd make one myself. You've mentioned William Chittick a number of times. His wife Sachiko Murata is an excellent scholar as well. Her book "Chinese Gleams of Sufi" Light is a one of a kind work exploring the writings of the Chinese Muslim scholars Wang-tai Yu and Liu Chih. As a Muslim and a fan of Chinese philosophy I can say it was one of the most mind expanding book I've ever read. A video on that subject would be a treasure to the world. Also anything on Henry Corbin would be a public service to modern Muslims especially in the West.
    Hoping you see the response to your videos as support and enthusiasm, and not as pressure. You're doing something that is very good. Take your time, take care and thank you.
    Assalamualaikum

    • @LetsTalkReligion
      @LetsTalkReligion  4 роки тому +25

      I love Murata's book! A video on the topic of Sufism in China, primarily based on her work, is already on my to-do list ;) Great suggestion indeed, though!
      And thank you very much for your support!
      Wa'aleikum salam

    • @freepalestinefreekashmirno3160
      @freepalestinefreekashmirno3160 4 роки тому

      @@LetsTalkReligion Salam pls Read in. About Imam Ahmad rida Khan rahimualah

    • @pricenaseen
      @pricenaseen 4 роки тому

      Masallah you guys make me proud

  • @hawkarmajeed7872
    @hawkarmajeed7872 4 роки тому +17

    Man!! You did a wonderful work and thank you so much. I just happened to come across this video and your channel, and I already say, I’ll keep coming back to it. Keep up the good work, brother 🙏

  • @mojib.nasery
    @mojib.nasery 3 роки тому +3

    Excellent video!
    May God be pleased with Him. Amen. I truly love Imam Al-Ghazali so much.

  • @shaukatmahmood9086
    @shaukatmahmood9086 8 місяців тому

    This must be one of the most nuanced and important videos about Al-Ghazali, well done👍🏼

  • @antayudi5428
    @antayudi5428 4 роки тому +7

    He's my favorite ulama...inspire my whole life

  • @af8828
    @af8828 4 роки тому +14

    I looove your video style. Quickly becoming one of my favorite channels

  • @igalarbeli2804
    @igalarbeli2804 3 роки тому +12

    Hello, I like the way you explain the subject, an in-depth and serious and very interesting explanation, hope to hear more explanations about the final teachings of Sufi Islam, thank you.

  • @asibkaisar
    @asibkaisar Рік тому +1

    ❤ this episode. Brilliant as always! This channel is becoming a better version of wiki for me. ❤

  • @derekbeta
    @derekbeta 3 роки тому +5

    All Praises Due to Allah SWT and RasoolAllah SAW. Peace and Blessings of Allah be up Imam Al Ghazali Radhiyallahu Anhu!

  • @fire.smok3
    @fire.smok3 2 роки тому

    Ghazali has a special place in my heart, along with Augustine, because learning about these two figures from my friends who were telling me about the projects they made about them in university really struck in me an interest in religion

  • @moshemolebatsi9979
    @moshemolebatsi9979 4 роки тому +3

    Alhamdulilah.... May Allah increase your knowledge. May Allah cover you and your family with His Majestic Mercy and Compassion.

  • @sednonsatia
    @sednonsatia 4 роки тому +123

    This is great! Could you do a video on Abdul Qadir Gilani? I enjoy learning from your videos.

    • @WillScarlet1991
      @WillScarlet1991 4 роки тому +11

      @MU’TAZILA ISLAM - المعتزلة Stop spamming with your nonsense.

    • @jonam7589
      @jonam7589 4 роки тому

      @K C what does strange mean to you?

    • @havvauzuner6612
      @havvauzuner6612 3 роки тому

      Abdül kadir geylani*

    • @havvauzuner6612
      @havvauzuner6612 3 роки тому

      He lived seljuk empire too like gazali

  • @OtakuBabiker
    @OtakuBabiker 4 роки тому +22

    Great video as always. Really did an excellent job of summarising the controversy around his reputation (I also found the Neil deGrasse Tyson video to be rather absurd when I first watched it). Would love to see a video going into more detail about his works such as the reviver of religious sciences in particular. Every time I open that book I learn something new. Very revolutionary approach in terms of writing style, variety of opinions within the same text and use of logic and reason to decide upon the "correct" ruling.

  • @bryanf9763
    @bryanf9763 3 роки тому +4

    Another awesome video!!! Your mention of the "Ihya" reminded me of one of my favorite manuals of fiqh I've read over the years. Another work I love is Mishkat al-Anwar.

  • @iamlinaris
    @iamlinaris 3 роки тому +6

    As you concluded, admitting to himself and transforming from within shows the spiritual integrity that is required. Especially for philosophers, putting the intellect below intuition (as Ibn 'Arabi says about the mystic way) is a form of ego harakiri.

  • @levo75
    @levo75 2 роки тому +1

    Excellence, balance and eloquence. May the creator smile upon you for bringing us ever closer to his light.

  • @KickingArts
    @KickingArts 4 роки тому +30

    It is interesting how Decartes and Ghazali came to the same conclusion even though they lived during different time periods and different places.🤔
    Surely Decartes had read Ghazali's work because one can clearly see the similarity between these to intellectuals in Decartes, Meditations on first philosophy.
    Once again a great video of a great historical figure.
    Tack så mycket 🙏!

    • @jambek4219
      @jambek4219 4 роки тому +11

      Totally agree with you it is even more obvious when you read Descartes discourse on the methods you are almost reading Alghazali. 🙏🌸🌸🌸

    • @KickingArts
      @KickingArts 4 роки тому +3

      @@jambek4219 I'll have to go back to the book the check it out, thanks for pointing it out😁!
      Have a good one👍

    • @MB-pj8sb
      @MB-pj8sb 4 роки тому +3

      That is a bold claim. Can you site any references proving that Descartes arrived at his famous conclusions, after reading Al Ghazali.

  • @marcodilaurenti702
    @marcodilaurenti702 3 роки тому +2

    JUST MARVELOUS !
    COMPLIMENTS !
    PRODIGIOUS MEMORY
    AND CLAITY !

  • @acigercek
    @acigercek 3 роки тому +4

    Wow.. Thank you for this great summary. Loved it.

  • @DarkMoonDroid
    @DarkMoonDroid 4 роки тому +32

    I can so relate to his journey.
    The bits near the end about the "humility" can be seen more commonly in what today is called "Shadow Work". It's pretty common now for people on the Spiritual path. No matter what tradition.
    It can sound pretty heroic for folks who are still trying to define "The Truth". Which is why it was the next step after that bubble popped for him. But once it pops, it's really not that difficult to realize that the self we've spent our whole life building and developing up to that point is a flimsy cardboard shack that can't possibly shelter the God who looks for worthy temples to rest His presence within. Even - or especially - if we've gone thru the finest schooling and training available. All we're doing down here is "playing" at the religious life. But in reality our mixed nature keeps us forever separate from God.
    Not until the cardboard shack is abandoned are we even available for The Miracle to take place.

    • @keramatebrahimi943
      @keramatebrahimi943 4 роки тому +1

      Cop out....if god created the whole damn thing, why would he put us in such a jeopardy to find the truth.is this a hide and seek game .he is playing with us.Idea of recognizing "self" as am impediment to reality is absurd.

    • @DarkMoonDroid
      @DarkMoonDroid 4 роки тому +5

      @@keramatebrahimi943
      Maybe go complain to one of the many mystics about it. Why pick on me? I'm not saying anything new or original.

    • @AzharKaz
      @AzharKaz 4 роки тому +5

      You might not be saying anything new or original, Jennifer, but you’re saying it beautifully. Liked it👌

    • @NsShadid
      @NsShadid 3 роки тому +3

      You'll make a good Sufi if you think as such. 😉

    • @yahya2925
      @yahya2925 2 роки тому +7

      Tazkiyya, the Islamic process of "purifying the heart" and adorning it with pure qualities. The goal is to ultimately subdue, have under complete control all desires including identity itself so one may have ease in annihilating and hence experience the completely Transcendant Divine Presence, Face of Allah beyond all conceptualization.

  • @VersaFitTv
    @VersaFitTv 3 роки тому +3

    Love your teaching!! Appreciate spreading the history 🙏🏽

  • @محمدمصطفى-س9ع
    @محمدمصطفى-س9ع 3 роки тому +9

    In fact, I am impressed by the amount of impartiality and professionalism in discussing a controversial figure such as Al-Ghazali and also by your attempt to pronounce Arabic terms in the correct way as possible, and I appreciate this for something as well.

  • @borneternallordallah1472
    @borneternallordallah1472 4 роки тому +6

    Peace. Your Builds are dope. Still going thru your videos.

  • @nsolevi
    @nsolevi 3 роки тому +1

    Fabulous Channel! Humble and knowledgeable. Thank you!

  • @ercaner_buzbey
    @ercaner_buzbey 3 роки тому +2

    You did a great job to clear Ghazali's name. May your research for this topic will lead you to have a place in gardens of Eden.
    I have only one humble addition. In those Nizamiye Medreses's and before some twisted minds of Mutazilahs propogated a new approach to İslamic sciences.
    They said ", mistakes (without evrn considering aims and intentions) are sin so making mistakes about religious matters was the worst case of scenario so even worse is making a mistake in public declaration of religion's rules(fatwas) is the worst of worst" these ideologues were trying to discourage and prevent religious schoolars and Islamic law from interfering political matters expecially legislation so rulers of that time would be more free to act as they will even getting out of the boundaries of Sharia. Al Ghazali was attacking philosophers with these intention to protect intellectual development of Islamic world. He attacked only to their authority so people can act more engaging against them instead of accepting their every claim as if they were divine truths. Murabits and Muvahhids of Northern Africa (berbers) were great followers of Ghazali and under their rule in Andolusia intellectual works flourished like nowhere else on earth till modern times. However people with clear ignorance are condemning al Ghazali for what supposed protectors of rationality and reason, Mutazilahs crimes who tried to fight them for this particular matter in the first place.
    God knows best hope we can learn better with his help.

  • @monirakundi8363
    @monirakundi8363 3 роки тому +1

    Excellent presentation on Al Ghazali... unbiased and well researched. A delight to view

  • @vafafaez5738
    @vafafaez5738 3 роки тому +10

    There's definitely something in the water near Tus and Neishaboor. Ferdowsi was also from Tus and is one of the four pillars of Persian literature.

    • @ArcanumArcanorum17
      @ArcanumArcanorum17 3 роки тому +2

      Iranians just built different

    • @tiktokasylum5186
      @tiktokasylum5186 3 роки тому +2

      @@ArcanumArcanorum17 true as none Persian I can respect that..

    • @ArcanumArcanorum17
      @ArcanumArcanorum17 3 роки тому

      @@tiktokasylum5186 Where are you from?

    • @sabar2453
      @sabar2453 2 роки тому +1

      There is a tradition (Hadith) with Salman Farsi present with the Beloved of Allah. Paraphrasing The Prophet Sallalahu Aleyhiwasalam said that if the Deen was in the Plaides (the stars) people like him would bring it down to earth meaning explain it..this is accepted to either mean Imam Abu Hanifa or Imam Ghazali

  • @webtrainings
    @webtrainings 3 роки тому +3

    I love his book, Mukhashi Fa Tul Khulob.

  • @AbrarManzoor
    @AbrarManzoor 4 роки тому +28

    I personally had read al ghazalis introduction of tuhafat al falsifa and he doesnt oppose science or arithmetic rather he says that he who opposes these fields is more harmfull for islam than its enemies

    • @minhnguyenphanhoang4193
      @minhnguyenphanhoang4193 2 місяці тому +1

      Yeah and that's not opposition ? Because of that 1 sentence, it doomed the Muslim world to another 1000 years of ignorance and darkness that haven't ended yet.

  • @yamamotogenryusai7270
    @yamamotogenryusai7270 6 місяців тому

    what an amazing video you made here. thank you so much for your effort.

  • @mahdihosseini6361
    @mahdihosseini6361 3 роки тому +3

    You are the most unbiased youtuber that there is

    • @naszam3778
      @naszam3778 2 роки тому

      It is a gift from God. Im learning so much from him.

  • @Abdullah..........
    @Abdullah.......... 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you man. Love from India. ❤

  • @scamdemicpoliticalvirus1123
    @scamdemicpoliticalvirus1123 3 роки тому +4

    Al-Ghazali, known in Persian-speaking countries as Imam Muhammad-i Ghazali, was a Persian polymath, who was one of the most prominent and influential philosophers, theologians, jurists, logicians and mystics, of Islam

    • @phoenixk4328
      @phoenixk4328 Рік тому

      He was born in modren day Iran but racially Arab. Al-Gazali is a tribe moved to Bukhara and many places with time

  • @HaleSam-k1y
    @HaleSam-k1y 7 місяців тому

    He is one of the best we can touch base with

  • @CTG664
    @CTG664 3 роки тому +7

    Thank you for this video. I was unfortunately one of those who jumped on the bandwagon mainstream belief that Al-Ghazali was to blame for the decline of Islamic science. Seems like I have a lot to study. Amazing video and channel! Thank you and keep up the good work!

    • @Blackadder75
      @Blackadder75 2 роки тому

      How is he not to blame? People like him are the reason the Islamic world has been lagging behind the West for almost 1000 years, while they were ahead in his lifetime

  • @SA-oz8xz
    @SA-oz8xz 7 місяців тому

    ❤you know what you are talking about ❤. Thank you so much for your great videos❤❤❤

  • @soroush48
    @soroush48 4 роки тому +16

    Brilliant piece! Could you also do one on Muhammad Iqbal please?

  • @drtanveerakhtar
    @drtanveerakhtar Рік тому

    I really appreciate this series of videos.

  • @dannywalker6456
    @dannywalker6456 3 роки тому +6

    Thank you for your great content. Wish I could share some of the Persian qualities of life that imam Qazali & most of mystics of Iranshahr tried to explain like : " shahadat - Qana'at - Kefayat " so everyone could understand the way of Irani lifestyle better and as you know most of these kind of stuff are categorized in "Shar'e" not even Philosophy!

  • @mubikarimjanovnabob8779
    @mubikarimjanovnabob8779 3 роки тому

    Thank you for such a great video and that you introduced İmam Al Ghazzaly amazingly🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @Tech.Library
    @Tech.Library 4 роки тому +16

    "The Alchemy of Happiness "

  • @yusufg.1281
    @yusufg.1281 Рік тому +1

    I love al-Ghazali, have since I became a Muslim. I especially love his role in the demise of the Mutazilah and the so called Muslim philosophers, his book "Incoherence of the Philosophers" especially dealt a blow. He also was wise enough to separate natural science from natural philosophy.
    His testimony of the knowledge that the earth is spherical is the earliest that I am aware of. Thus he relegated philosophy to its proper place as a quasi-religious pseudo-science. At the same he elevated the Sunnah of the Prophet and advocated for a Sunnah based Tasawwuf. A Proof of Islam, indeed.

  • @osmanyussuf7069
    @osmanyussuf7069 3 роки тому +3

    Great man you're inspirational

  • @wordawakeningny
    @wordawakeningny 2 роки тому

    Another great teaching Brother Holm. Thoroughly enjoyed it.

  • @imgguru1277
    @imgguru1277 4 роки тому +9

    Maybe a video next on Ibn Rushd and his refutation of Ghazali..?

    • @HeyIntegrity
      @HeyIntegrity 4 роки тому +4

      Yes ibn Rushd was brilliant.

    • @ThaEzioAuditore
      @ThaEzioAuditore 3 роки тому +1

      That's the reason why he's so widely praised in the west ... surprise surprise....

  • @ENZO-nb6xz
    @ENZO-nb6xz 3 роки тому

    Don’t comment much..but have really say l really like how you present your information, easy to understand and digest without the bias. Thanks

  • @sweet4555
    @sweet4555 3 роки тому +6

    Magnificent content. After seeing this video and a few others on islam, i can say your research and education is mostly unbiased and comprehensive. Also, your pronunciation is perfect, coming from an Arabic speaker.

  • @aishayahaya2369
    @aishayahaya2369 3 місяці тому

    I thank you for the knowledge which I have been able to gather through listening to your videos

  • @shadazmi5402
    @shadazmi5402 4 роки тому +3

    Bro! I love you man! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @ricardoricardo79
    @ricardoricardo79 2 роки тому

    Greats from Holland, its was amazing to listen the knowledge thank you

  • @ezat1991
    @ezat1991 3 роки тому +13

    Assalamu alayka! Your approach to the sensitive history of religions is very beautiful, I hope you continue doing your amazing videos as it is very easy on the ears and was very helpful for me when i was just reverting back to my beloved Islam. It also makes it easier for people who reject the intensity of our Shyookh and Imams because they are still beginning on the path. I hope you do a video on Jalaluddin Al-Rumi and Shams Al Tabarizi, I know it would be difficult but i wish you would do that. So much appreciation and i hope one day you get the recognition you deserve

  • @mimiagvald4238
    @mimiagvald4238 3 роки тому

    یک پارسی از مرکز ایران هستم ولی به غزالی و اندیشه های او غرور دارم هرچند پیرو اندیشه اش نیستم. او هم شکوهی از شکوفایی خراسان بزرگ ایرانشهر بود.
    Ghazali is a great thinker of Nishapoor, The Greater Khorasan, he was and is a great honor of all Iranians & Iranshahrians.
    Not agreed and followed his philosophy as Persian of Iran, but I have a respect for him...
    He is a brilliant stare offered to the world from Nishapoor of Khorasan.
    Thanks for your time and sharing this great presentation...🙏⚘🙏⚘🙏

  • @Boss-313
    @Boss-313 2 роки тому +4

    Imam al Ghazali r.a. Is a giant of Islamic history but he does not reach the dust of the feet of even a single Companion a.r. of the Prophet ﷺ. Let that be absolutely clear.

  • @kakaboo1332
    @kakaboo1332 2 роки тому

    Really well put together show once again….many thanks!

  • @mreza2715
    @mreza2715 3 роки тому +3

    Assalamu Alaikum Wrt
    Great work! You are doing a great service to Islam and humanity as a whole, JazakaAllah Khair brother. Stay blessed ♡♡♡

  • @alinavoliarchuk
    @alinavoliarchuk Рік тому

    Thank you very much! Your channel is one of the best on UA-cam.

  • @muhammadharis4499
    @muhammadharis4499 4 роки тому +7

    So informational! amazing content. Make a video on Shiekh Abdul Qadir Al Gilani

  • @yasfi5196
    @yasfi5196 3 роки тому +1

    Wonderful topic. The Rational and skepticism aspect of Al Ghazali is actually cure me from the nonsense and delusional stuff by Ibnu Arabi in your another video. Thank you so much

  • @muhammadsufyanshah5095
    @muhammadsufyanshah5095 4 роки тому +6

    Wow..even just hearing few Sufi words from are such a rare pleasure. Great job, please keep it up.

  • @dheenmohamed9437
    @dheenmohamed9437 3 роки тому +2

    My professor of modern western philosophy informed our class during his course on Descartes that there is in Freanch library the personal copy of Gazali’s book al Munqidh in its Latin translation and descartes had underlined several point and has written on the margin what means that this point should be added to our methodology. Arab League wanted to have a photocopy of the book but was prevented by the authorities of the national library of Paris, where this copy of Descartes has been stored

  • @newcivilisation
    @newcivilisation 3 роки тому +4

    @ 1:30 you have a picture of Shaykh Amadou Bamba, founder of the Muridiyyah in West Africa. It would be good to do a presentation on him also. He was treated very badly by the French.

  • @AquariusGate
    @AquariusGate Рік тому +2

    I admire thinkers of the past, especially those deeply entwined in divine mysteries. There is a primitive aspect to their thinking, or how it is translated. To say God has knowledge of universals and not particulars seems...quite a universal statement.

  • @anzajamaa5001
    @anzajamaa5001 4 роки тому +6

    I wouldn't say he is the most important figure after Prophet Muhammed pbuh but yes important thank you

    • @Markussiemens658
      @Markussiemens658 4 роки тому

      @MU’TAZILA ISLAM - المعتزلة proof?

    • @sagebaker6426
      @sagebaker6426 4 роки тому

      @MU’TAZILA ISLAM - المعتزلة proof?

  • @MilkyWay-tk5rm
    @MilkyWay-tk5rm 4 роки тому +2

    Very informative and pleasure to listen. Thanks for the great work.