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Which book was written by Imam Ghazali?

  1. A.Ihya Ulum al-DinCorrect answer
  2. B.Kitab al-Umm
  3. C.Al-Muwatta
  4. D.Tafsir al-Tabari

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Quick fact: Imam Ghazali wrote Ihya Ulum al-Din (The Revival of Religious Sciences), his magnum opus covering Islamic spirituality, jurisprudence, and ethics.

Explanation

Imam Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (1058–1111 CE) was one of the greatest scholars in Islamic history, known as Hujjat al-Islam (Proof of Islam). His most famous work, Ihya Ulum al-Din, is a comprehensive guide covering worship, daily life, destructive vices, and saving virtues. The other options belong to different scholars: Kitab al-Umm was written by Imam Shafi'i, Al-Muwatta by Imam Malik, and Tafsir al-Tabari by Ibn Jarir al-Tabari.

Good to know

Imam Ghazali was a Persian scholar who served as a professor at the Nizamiyya Madrasa in Baghdad before experiencing a spiritual crisis that led him to abandon his position and pursue a life of asceticism. Ihya Ulum al-Din is divided into four quarters: Acts of Worship (Ibadat), Norms of Daily Life (Adat), Ways to Perdition (Muhlikat), and Ways to Salvation (Munjiyat). His works played a crucial role in integrating Sufism with orthodox Sunni Islam.

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