Description:
This book is about the political and legal thought of al-Ghazali (d.1111) the most celebrated Muslim theologian of medieval Islam. It investigates the relationship between law and politics in Ghazalı's texts and the extent to which it explains his political theology.
Review Quotes:
"Said's book is a valuable addition to the relatively small bookshelf on the political in al-Ghazālī's oeuvre. Its main contribution lies in the author's inclusion of texts and teachings that others involved in this debate have not yet considered. If more studies like this one appear, we may one day be able to offer a more contextualized analysis of Ash'arite political theory and check whether claims such as Anjum's, that an elitist attitude to politics led to a crisis, are justified."
- Frank Griffel, Professor of Islamic Studies, Yale University, NAZARİYAT Journal for the History of Islamic Philosophy and Sciences