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Islah of al-Ghazali’s ideas and movements and their relevance to contemporary Islamic preaching

This study aims to examine the thoughts, movements of iṣlāḥ (reform) and tajdīd (renewal) of Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī (d. 1111) and their relevance to the contemporary da‘wah. Based on a descriptively qualitative method and socio-historical approaches, this study shows that Al-Ghazālī prioritized self-r...

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Main Authors:	Azwar, Abur Hamdi Usman, Umar Muhammad Noor, Mohd Farid Ravi Abdullah
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Language:	English
Published:	ResearchGate 2024
Subjects:	BP1-253 Islam PJ7501-8517 Arabic literature
Online Access:	https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42920/1/FULL%20TEXT.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42920/ https://doi.org/10.20414/ujis.v28i1.513
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spelling	my.ums.eprints.429202025-02-24T07:01:38Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42920/ Islah of al-Ghazali’s ideas and movements and their relevance to contemporary Islamic preaching Azwar Abur Hamdi Usman Umar Muhammad Noor Mohd Farid Ravi Abdullah BP1-253 Islam PJ7501-8517 Arabic literature This study aims to examine the thoughts, movements of iṣlāḥ (reform) and tajdīd (renewal) of Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī (d. 1111) and their relevance to the contemporary da‘wah. Based on a descriptively qualitative method and socio-historical approaches, this study shows that Al-Ghazālī prioritized self-reform before societal engagement. AlGhazālī emphasized Muslims’ mission to spread Islam and reform society. He identified societal issues, attributing the state of society to the knowledge and credibility of Islamic scholars, and advocated for nurturing new scholars, reforming education, reviving moral values, and promoting social justice. Furthermore, his ideas influenced the emergence of leaders like Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn al-Ayyūbī through educational reforms. In the contemporary context, al-Ghazālī’s thought and movement provide an understanding that the current problems of Muslims need to be resolved from a fundamental problem in the form of ‚moral reform‛. The roles of ‘ulamā’ (scholars) and umarā’ (leaders) are two essential pillars of the ummah (community), and these two aspects must receive necessary attention in Islamic da‘wah. ResearchGate 2024 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/42920/1/FULL%20TEXT.pdf Azwar and Abur Hamdi Usman and Umar Muhammad Noor and Mohd Farid Ravi Abdullah (2024) Islah of al-Ghazali’s ideas and movements and their relevance to contemporary Islamic preaching. Journal of Islamic Studies, 28 (1). pp. 1-33. ISSN 1411-3457 https://doi.org/10.20414/ujis.v28i1.513
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description	This study aims to examine the thoughts, movements of iṣlāḥ (reform) and tajdīd (renewal) of Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī (d. 1111) and their relevance to the contemporary da‘wah. Based on a descriptively qualitative method and socio-historical approaches, this study shows that Al-Ghazālī prioritized self-reform before societal engagement. AlGhazālī emphasized Muslims’ mission to spread Islam and reform society. He identified societal issues, attributing the state of society to the knowledge and credibility of Islamic scholars, and advocated for nurturing new scholars, reforming education, reviving moral values, and promoting social justice. Furthermore, his ideas influenced the emergence of leaders like Ṣalāḥ al-Dīn al-Ayyūbī through educational reforms. In the contemporary context, al-Ghazālī’s thought and movement provide an understanding that the current problems of Muslims need to be resolved from a fundamental problem in the form of ‚moral reform‛. The roles of ‘ulamā’ (scholars) and umarā’ (leaders) are two essential pillars of the ummah (community), and these two aspects must receive necessary attention in Islamic da‘wah.
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title	Islah of al-Ghazali’s ideas and movements and their relevance to contemporary Islamic preaching
title_short	Islah of al-Ghazali’s ideas and movements and their relevance to contemporary Islamic preaching
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Islah of al-Ghazali’s ideas and movements and their relevance to contemporary Islamic preaching

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