Timestamps: Start 0:00 - 0:02 Introduction to Imam al-Ghazali's autobiography, ‘Deliverance from Error' by Dr Mustafa Abu sway - 8:50 Imam al-Ghazali abandoned his position and distributed his wealth, displaying his sincerity and lack of concern for personal safety. - 18:00 The resemblance between sitting in France and the philosophy of Descartes and foundationalism. (Interesting note here regarding handwritten notes in Descartes' book that quote Imam Ghazali in the margins, signifying Descartes may have indeed been influenced by Ghazali in regards to the notion of attaining "Absolute Truth." - 26:57 The last Imam lives in occultation, "hidden away somewhere." - 35:44 He could not solve the issue, leading to doubt and the potential for drinking. - 44:52The philosophers' beliefs on the existence and prime mover vary, and the Greeks today don't subscribe to those ancient ideas. - 53:42 In metaphysics, some people generalize their position, which shouldn't be the case. - 1:02:07 Islamic civilization can thrive regardless of the profession or trade, be it medicine, science, or craftsmanship. (Some may be missing, if anyone would like to add in the replies, please do so. Cheerio!)

الشيخ الإمام البحر، حجة الإسلام، أعجوبة الزمان، إمام الفقهاء على الإطلاق، ورباني الأمة بالاتفاق، ومجتهد زمانه، وعين أوانه، أبو حامد الغزالي رضي الله عنه.

Love Al ghazali, def one of the best scholars/philosophers

@Ryan-lf6ds

11 ай бұрын

@@faysaleladdouti8394 consensus among the kafirs. 🤣 asharis are the fathers of the wahhabi kafirs. lmao wiped the floor with em way back.

@Ryan-lf6ds

11 ай бұрын

@@faysaleladdouti8394 ibn abdul dollar made takfir upon every muslim includin his father, brother n his whole family. 🤣 he's the best cult leader kafirs can find.

one of the greatest scholars of all time ma sha allah. may Allah grant imam al ghazali رحمه الله the highest rank in jannah

@hamadalkhalifa2323

Жыл бұрын

Sufi and orientalists westerners made him famous. In Islam, we have greater scholars than him who follow the Quran and the Hadith and don't deviate.

@zatheonladdie5715

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@@hamadalkhalifa2323 asalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah my dear brother. ‘one of’ is what i used. i’m not denying there aren’t greater scholars by using that sentence structure. furthermore, i assume you’re referring to sheikh ibn taymiyyah and ibn qayyim (may Allah have mercy on them both) when you say we have greater scholars? 1. in their books they have spoken positively about tasawwuf and those who are sufis in fact they were reported to have engaged in tasawwuf themselves and 2. many scholars from all generations since then have also labelled them (ibn taymiyyah and ibn qayyim) as deviant - although i take the middle path on this and appreciate the work they did which is in line with Islam and the views of Ahlus sunnah wa’l jammah and pass by their views which are deviant. no scholar is perfect. may Allah forgive them all and grant them jannatul firdous. the scholars of traditional usooli islam have high praises for imam al-ghazali. the ulema i am sure are of better knowledge than you and i on this matter so i’d prefer to follow them in their opinion - although i do not disagree with you that he deviated in some areas but this doesn’t then mean his entire corpus of work goes in the bin. jazakumAllahu khairan wasalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

@mcsusa75

Жыл бұрын

​@@hamadalkhalifa2323 after the Sahaba of prophet Muhammad pbuh, everyone who strived in the way of ALLAH SWT, should be respected by us equally, ALLAH SWT alone would give them different ranks on the Day of judgement as only ALLAH SWT know what's in their hearts, however, subjectively people would prefer one over the other according to their personal convictions, but true Muslims appreciate all equally and keep Fitnas away.

@hamadalkhalifa2323

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@@mcsusa75 Yes RA only for companions. Others we just say May Allah Have Mercy on him, so that we stay away from fitnah.

@hamadalkhalifa2323

Жыл бұрын

@@mcsusa75 Absolutely not. No one come close to the companions of the Prophet SAW.

I am having insomnia and find this discussion. Alhamdulillah at least my time isn't wasted

Wonderful episode. Al-Ghazali is probably the most exceptional scholar in the history of Islamic thought.

@yusou5815

Жыл бұрын

This is totally random but I literally just learnt about Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall today after finding his translation of a Quran, then spotted your profile picture. Can I ask why you chose it?

@snakejuce

Жыл бұрын

@@yusou5815 He's probably a convert who was greatly influenced by Pickthall 🤷

Thank you for inviting Dr Mustafa again Sir

Finally work on Ghazali RA 😊

may Allah bless Imam Ghazzali (RA) for his great efforts

@hamadalkhalifa2323

Жыл бұрын

RA for companions of Prophet Muhammad SAW only.

@Snakejuce_

Жыл бұрын

@@hamadalkhalifa2323 That is false. You can say radiAllahu anhu. It quite literally means "May Allah be pleased with him." Next time research something before speaking out of ignorance.

@Snakejuce_

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@@hamadalkhalifa2323 But then again you're probably a pseudosalafi jahil who is very jahil in the deen and is beyond arrogant, so it doesn't matter what I say to you at the end of the day.

@hamadalkhalifa2323

Жыл бұрын

@@Snakejuce_ You are the ignorant. I say it with knowledge.

@lawlietlawliet

Жыл бұрын

@@hamadalkhalifa2323 RA can either mean Rahimahullah/ Radia Allah 3anhu. Either way it’s not bad to say the latter to someone other than the companions it only means “May Allah be pleased with him/her”

Allah bless you, brother Paul . Because of your videos, i came to know this great scholar of Islam Imam Ghazali, and i am in awe of his knowledge of God. I am ashamed that as a muslim, i didn't know much about him. Now that i also read some of Imam Ghazali's books, they are precious pearls.

@arber1919

Жыл бұрын

Which one you will recommend ?

@al_worshiper6086

Жыл бұрын

​@@arber1919 You can read الاقتصاد في الاعتقاد (in English Moderation in Belief, which deals with aqidah). Deliverance From Error (المنقذ من الضلال) is another excellent book.

@arber1919

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@@al_worshiper6086 Thank you

@justsaying444

Жыл бұрын

@@arber1919 i am currently reading " کیمیاے سعادت "alchemy of happiness. Its chapters on relationships and understanding of Allah are great.

@conjugatemethod

Жыл бұрын

@@justsaying444 That was his Farsi abridgment of the Ihya which is his masterpiece on tazkiyyah.

Salams Paul… I’m very glad you have done this video about Imam Al-Ghazali because unfortunately he is not loved by some of our Muslim brothers. I absolutely love him to bits despite being an Athari myself. I have most of his major works in my library even his books on asharite aqeedah. Of course I have Darul minhaaj’s copy of إحياء علوم الدين but I also have his book تحصيل المآخذ an amazing book of evidence based comparative fiqh between the Shafi school and the Hanafi school it’s truly a masterpiece. I have also his books on logic and his second most famous book in usulul fiqh المستصفى and his book in fiqh الخلاصة Darul minhaj edition. Imam Ghazali practiced tassawuf and didn’t just write about it. He managed to quell sectarianism and stood against Hasan assabbaah the baatini leader at the time. Tasawwuf is very important in Islam and Shaikhul Islam Ibn Taymiya رحمه الله affirms this in his books. Tasawwuf is the third pillar of the religion the first of which is Eeman followed by Islam and finalised with Ihsaan. From the Athari practitioners of tasawwuf is Imam Al-Buhooti the great Hanbali jurist and Assafaareeni and the Hanabila in general that are outside of sheikh Muhammad Ibn abdil Wahhab’s academic circles. Imam Al-Ghazali is an Imam of ahlus Sunnah and he is loved by them and respected by others may Allah have mercy upon his soul Aameen. Well done again Paul 👍😊

Unravelling the mystery that is Al-Ghazali... immensely interesting. Thank you brothers!

Allah bless you brother Paul and the Dr. Mustafa Abu Sway. Great topic.

I'm so glad we are getting videos on Al-Ghazali, I was very interested in this scholar as he had been mentioned by many of the youtubers I have watched before.

May Almighty Allah Bless and Reward Both of you in this Life and in the Hereafter.

Brother Paul, please can you try to get Firas Zahabi on your channel again to discuss determinism and free will and how they are compatible in Islam. Jzk for all that you do.

@kamerarosak

Жыл бұрын

Good topic. I've seen his videos, one of them I think on Joe Rogan where he said he's a hard determinist

@mohammedrehman8306

Жыл бұрын

@@kamerarosak He also has made videos with subboor ahmad and mohammed hijab briefly talking about how determinism and free will are compatible in islam. Would love to hear a full discussion on this topic.

Brother Paul, Glad to see you diving into the immense riches of the Islamic culture, theology, philosophy, divinity and much more. With this, you are opening hiden doors to those who might one day consider the path you have taken. May Allah bless you and reward you many folds for your dawa'h work

Dr. Sway is my new favourite scholar to listen to… what a gem MashaAllah!

@hamadalkhalifa2323

Жыл бұрын

What gem? He just talks. You learn nothing from him.

Jazakum Allah Khair brother Paul an Absolute treat. 🤍

Thank you very much Paul inviting Prof Dr. Mustafa to increase knowledge about Imam Al Ghazali RA, best scholar, very enlighting. Thank you verymuch for both of you, Baraakallahu fiikum🙏

This shaykh is a perfect example of how a non native speaker can elucidate principles better than anyone so far in English regarding this topic. The Batiniyyah have clear parallels with the disbelievers currently who use drugs as a weapon against all humanity in their lust for power and money. True Islam is their most powerful enemy. Jazaak ALLAHU khayr brother Paul for this very knowledgeable guest from Palestine.نصر الله قريب

So looking forward to this and your longer cut videos for when I'm working. So blessed to stumble upon you on my journey to Islam. I look up to you just like Jordan Peterson but I'm glad I can confide in your teachings and videos and learn so much from the Islamic teachings which indeed point to same direction as many biblical teachings but to me the Quran makes much more sense through reason and logic. Thank you Paul

Keep up the great work Brother Paul!

Keep up the good work. You act as an umbrella of sunni islam without any sectarianism. May allah bless you ❤

What a wise man Dr Abu Sway is!

Good conversation. Good work to Paul and the Gest speaker.❤

Mashallah. Imam Al Ghazali is truly a praise-worthy role model. May Allah(S.W.T) Rest his soul and Grant him Jannat El Firdaws. May Allah (S.W.T) also Bestow upon us knowledge, spiritual fulfillment and piety. Ameen.

Have not watched this yet but I consider imam Al Ghazali, the greatest scholar in Islamic history so far. Peace and blessings on our beloved prophet and may Allah be pleased with his family, companions and all those who follow his way and Sunna.

Baraka Allah fik brother Paul

Wa'alaikumsalam Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh Semua Saudara ISLAM ku. (My Brother's ISLAM), BARAKALLAHU FEEKUM. from..Indonesia. ❤❤❤❤❤

So excited for this episode !!! ☺️🙏

Dr. Abu Sway, many thanks for sharing your vast knowledge about this subject with us. it was seriously enlightening. I must add you sound so balanced when exposing your views that is a pleasure to listen to you. Can't wait for your next meeting with Paul.

Thank you Paul 💐

Subhanallah one of the greatest if not the greatest Shaykh in our history. May Allah be pleased with him.

Another great video about Islam made it by a great man, this type of content is good for the soul, alhamdulillah for sharing this knowledge... God bless you Blogging Theology.

سلام عليكم و جزاك الله خيرا.. الحمد لله.. I so much need This .. Words Moving Mindfulness into Reflections. Just thought about Fitrah matters by me myself born in Norway 🇳🇴. Confirmation of Christian Faith. My family tree is History.. I couldn't do ,it so I said to my Mother that I can't Lie about God when I know He is There Somewhere . But I wasn't a "good Christian "some of my uncles were a part of Spiritual paths. Prayers in Latin and Art and crystals. Was a part of my childhood. Its was Hight Roofs .But my mother A Talented Mezzo Soprano.. Another story. This is deeply relevant to me in my journey. الحمد الله I am listening from Egypt 🇪🇬. Thanks ❣️ جزاك الله خيرا..

When I became Muslim, I made true tawbah. Then I read 'deliverance of error' by Ghazali. It was as if I was reading a story of my own life. I was deluded, misguided, and full of error. Then I read Alchemy of happiness, ihya ulum ad din, my dear beloved son, etc. He is the first person I read and I saw myself in him. I owe him so much and I hope to be raised with him, the saints and Prophets. He gave birth to the west. Aquinas, DeCarte, etc owe him for their work. There would be no west without him yet how little they attribute to him? He is called "Hujjat Al-Islam" because he proved Islam and refuted all the arguments of the kuffar. Read his work and you will become silent by his sway over words and language. He is a mastermind. A polymath. A true genius. Not like these demonic geniuses. He is a true sufi and saint but also a true erudite. May allah exalt his status and give him the highest station of paradise. Ameen.

@hamadalkhalifa2323

Жыл бұрын

No saints in Islam. This is a deviant sufi thinking. Follow the Quran and the Prophet Muhammad SAW.

@bennyt1020

Жыл бұрын

@@hamadalkhalifa2323 No saints in Islam? Wow

@lawlietlawliet

Жыл бұрын

@@hamadalkhalifa2323 Awliya’ exist. And no, sufis aren’t deviants, Sufism is about attaining level of Ihsan in worship of Allah.

@SlaveKing1444

Жыл бұрын

@@hamadalkhalifa2323 ahadith "anyone who goes against my friends, will incur my wrath." His friends are the awliya. Anyone who goes against them will incur the wrath of Allah. The hadith is in bukhari and Muslim. Sufism is what we call ihsan. The practice of austerity and zuhad. Detachment from the world. Allahu alim.

@SlaveKing1444

Жыл бұрын

@@hamadalkhalifa2323 read the epistle of al qushayri on the sufis biography or fariduddin atars book "memoirs of the saints."

Wonderful and absolutely beautiful work you do we’re proud of you may allah bless you bro ❤

I recommend you to read about the great umayyad civilization, especially in the creation of Andalucia and how the Arabs were so advanced in technologies and how they were the main foundation behind the Renaissance that happened in Europe.

Very good discussion, I benefitted a lot

This is lit! Let's gooooooooo boiiiiiiiii

Masha Allah ❤❤

Superb. Thanks, Paul. Salam from Penang

massallah

Very beneficial brother May Allah bless you with peace

Brilliant, thanks!

Jazakumullah khayran

May Allah SWT raise his ranks

MashaAllah. TabarakAllah

jazaakumallaah khoyr..

Could you imagine some people from this ummah burning his books?? This perf3ctly describes the state of our condition.

Great! Tomorrow's train podcast episode is guaranteed! 😊

Asalaam ulaykum. Bro Paul hope you are in good health. ? Can you do a short video about Abdelkader El Djezaïri. The Algerian who led a campaign against the French invasion. Late 1800's..!

Assalamualykum Paul. Wonderful, enriching content. Will be in London next week for a week. Any events or gathering you recommend to attend? Anything arounc speakers corner? Dying to visit Waterstones at Piccadilly Circus!

Thanks!

@BloggingTheology

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

@hebakhalifa5672

Жыл бұрын

@@BloggingTheology Thank you for your most enlightening discussions, listening to your channel is always rewarding, May Allah bless you.

Allahu Akbar 🤍

Fascinating! When will you broadcast the part 2?

Hello Dr. paul, can you add a video description? Summarizing the theme of the video

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السلام عليكم صديقي العزيز .. لقد تفاجئت بالقناة خاصتك و حبيت ات اقوم بترجمة بعد الدقائق من فيديوهاتك . اتمني ان ترسل لي البيانات الخاصة بك للتعريف الاسم البلد التخصص العلمي و بارك الله فيك

Very good topic.. but in my humble opinion.. the guest is all over the place... he does have a presentation he's aware of.. but he talks East West North and South.. no offence to him personally.. but he could've made a better presentation by keeping going to the main points gradually instead of jumping topics every while.. but anyways much appreciation for his efforts and my Allah bless him . And bless paul

when is part 2?

Yes French didn’t accept to say that a lot things in Europe were borrowed from Muslim because they still had Poitier complex !!?!

54:50 shots fired

Many modern islamic organisations criticise n reject alghazali but not the west

There needs to be a balance in how we approach scholars - One camp is completely obsessed with Ibn Taymiyah and the other camp is obsessed with Al Ghazali - both had their positives and negatives. But they were definitely not perfect.

@conjugatemethod

Жыл бұрын

Okay Ishtiaq

@dayan47

Жыл бұрын

In a nutshell, Ibn Taymiyyah insisted that all basic tenets and beliefs can be found in total in Quran and hadeeth. He spent all his time in refuting and proving that any other approach is a dead end. He did not mean that debates were useless as Ghazali finally concluded. Yet his writings were essentially to codify the meaning of faith..aqidah. Mainly the Salaf follow him as the majority of ulema up until now refute him..they fear rulers and imprisonment. No surprise here as both he and his student Ibn Al Qayyim spent many years imprisoned for speaking against those followers of Ashari, Mutazilte, and various deviations through the years Murgi, Qadariyya, Jahami etc. who were not content to limit themselves to the words of Allah and Prophet Muhammad. This describes most rulers then and now.

@dayan47

Жыл бұрын

Allah told us that most people don't believe, are ungrateful and hate the truth. He didn't say excepting the scholars.

@lawlietlawliet

Жыл бұрын

No one is obsessed with Al Gazali RA. He’s just one of the many great scholars. Ones who obsess are people who constantly cite bin taymyah , which doesn’t seem fair for other scholars of Islam.

@nadirkhan7353

Жыл бұрын

They are both way better than you

Why didn't he mention him as Iranian??

@Snakejuce_

Жыл бұрын

He literally said from Tus Khorasan region you clown. Right in the beginning. In the modern day it's an area that would be part of Iran. It was part of the Seljuk empire back then. And we don't do nationalism as Muslims. He was a Muslim. Period. Get off your high horse.

@AC_Milan1899

Жыл бұрын

Ok he was Persian but there was no such thing as Iran back then. I believe he was born in Khorasan.

@miad.t6437

Жыл бұрын

@@AC_Milan1899 so? He simply could say al-ghazali was a persian. Or he could be honest and say what normally all history tellers say. Which is : Al-ghazali was a persian born in the sity of toos which is in current Iran. You know what I'm saying This guy is not an honest person. No matter what status he has.

Pardon my English

Is it not Bidah or frowned upon to take interest in Imam Ghazali?

@conjugatemethod

Жыл бұрын

No.

He mentions all the cities but he doesn’t say all located in Iran. He mentions baghdad and other places irrelevant to Imam Ghazali .neyshabur and nazamol molk all owed to Persian scholars.without Iranian scholars we wouldn’t be where we are today, however, all these scholars cant say they are Iranian or Persians. 😅

Some important corrections to what the speaker said: 1. The Ta’limis refer to the Nizari Ismailis, not the twelver Shia. The name Ta’limi is used because the Nizari Ismaili Da’i Hasan Sabbah publicly presented a rational argument for the necessity of an infallible Imam - an argument which was very successful and promoted multiple refutations from Ghazali. In fact Ghazali accepted the argument and merely reframed it to lead to Sufism and mystical perception. Ghazali’s critique of reason and his argument that human intellect requires a judge above it is the same Ta’limi argument. 2. Nizari Ismailis never used drugs or hashish. The speaker is engaging in petty slander and lies when he repeats this with zero proof. In all his works Ghazali never even says the Nizaris used drugs. This idea was invented by Europeans like Marco pollo who mistranslated the pejorative word ‘hashashin’ which means riff raff to mean ‘hashish eater’. In other words the Europeans invented the hashish myth. 3. Nizari Ismailis don’t divinize human beings. The speaker seems to confuse Nizaris with Nusayri / Alawis. In fact these are two different Shia groups. Nizaris view the Imam in similar way to Twelver Shia and how Sunni Sufis view the Insan Kamil. 4. Ghazali himself adapted several Ismaili cosmological ideas in his later writings - Mishkat al-anwar and Ma’arij al-quds. Both works of Ghazali contain Neoplatonic ideas like God creating the Universal Intellect and Soul. 5. Ghazali for all his intelligence still passed a takfir over Ismailis and followers of Ibn Sina. He sentenced all of them to death for apostasy. This part of Ghazali’s legacy has been damaging and was used to justify and enact massacres and genocides of Nizari Ismailis as documented in Sunni chronicles.

Why do most salafi scholars take on the name Abu?

@hamadalkhalifa2323

Жыл бұрын

Al Ghazali is sufi and his name is Abu Hamed. Abu has nothing to do with being salafi. You are funny dude.

@Snakejuce_

Жыл бұрын

@@hamadalkhalifa2323 lol literally the dumbest ish I've heard today. Plus he was an Ashari

@hamadalkhalifa2323

Жыл бұрын

@@Snakejuce_ Yes you are the dumbest.

@africandawahrevival

Жыл бұрын

@@hamadalkhalifa2323 I don't think he is referring to you 😂

@salmaz315

11 ай бұрын

His name was Abou Hamed as he had a son named Hamed who died as a child.

*In* Plain Sight He Sat in, *Latin* *The* n *Ever Ending Story* of *"New found lands"* While saving the Best Until last, *Gog and Magog Take extra* care *consuming and digesting* their final Subject; K alim at A ra biya Dun ya Na'am, Ja, Ja, Ja, Ja, Ji Haan, Sim, Oui, SÌ, Sí, [Yes] Kama Ta' Lamna, Wir wurden auch unterrichtet, We hebben het ook geleerd, Vi ble også undervist, Ons is ook geleer, hume bhi sekhaya gaya hain hamen bhee padhaaya jaata tha, Nós também fomos ensinados, On nous a aussi appris, Ci è stato anche insegnato, También nos enseñaron [We were also taught] *In English* , British or American "They Spread out in every direction" They're called "Gog and Magog" *They went to* the *A* mericas, to *A* ustralia, to *A* frica to *A* sia and now finally They have "found" the Middle East, *A* rabia. Apologies *if you only* *understand* *A* ra *b* i *c*

The guest is speaking as if he can't imagine that anyone Shi'i is listening to him talk...

He is mocking Muslims who follow the Hadith and are concerned with the rulings, and says they are frustrated with everything around them. Sufi always attack the true Islam.

kinda funny how the asha'irah don't bark anymore when he doesn't make videos about athari scholars like Ibn Taymiyyah lol. Hypocrites.

@nadirkhan7353

Жыл бұрын

Stop playing your Atari games....play playstation 5

@Ben_B.

Жыл бұрын

@@nadirkhan7353 ok atari

I advise against Al Ghazali thinking. Follow the Quran and the Hadith and you will not get lost.

@bennyt1020

Жыл бұрын

😂

@lawlietlawliet

Жыл бұрын

Al khalifa? Are you by any chance from Bahrain?

@conjugatemethod

Жыл бұрын

Who are you? 😂

@hamadalkhalifa2323

Жыл бұрын

@@conjugatemethod Someone smarter than you, clown.

@muslimsunniashari3280

Жыл бұрын

Idiot.

Alghazali is Sufi. His religion glorifies graves.

Salam brothers and sisters. If you want to correctly study Islam, please avoid channels such as this one, which have their roots in Ilm-ul-kalaam. Study the Qur’an and authentic Sunnah instead. JazakAllahu Khairan..

Wtf are you doing paul

@Farrukhsiyar159

Жыл бұрын

watch your mouth.