Al-Ghazali The Incoherence of the Philosophers perennial and Jeremy Waldron

and Jeremy Waldron

This classic and popular introduction to the sciences developed to interpret and understand Islam's holy book is ideal for all serious students of the Koran

Using copious amounts of examples from the text

among them humorous pamphlets critiquing British rule in his native Ireland

Al-Ghazali The Incoherence of the Philosophers perennial and Jeremy WaldronAlthough Abu Hamid Muhammad al Ghazali lived a relatively short life (1058 1111), he established himself as one of the most important thinkers in the history of Islam. The Incoherence of the Philosophers, written after more than a decade of travel and ascetic contemplation, contends that while such Muslim philosophers as Avicenna boasted of unassailable arguments on matters of theology and metaphysics, they could not deliver on their claims; moreover,