Abstract

This article deals with two different examples of approaches in the context of Ghazali's views on the morality of philosophers. Ghazali was one of the influential figures of his time in fiqh, kalam, and philosophy, and at one stage of his life, he argued that real knowledge could be obtained by following the way of the Sufis. However, although Ghazali criticized the metaphysical and physical teachings of the philosophers whose books he studied, he stated that what they said about morality was all taken from the Sufis who lived in previous times. In this study, two expert views on the nature of Ghazali's approach to the moral teachings of philosophers and interpreting Ghazali in this context are discussed and evaluated.