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Abu Hamid

Muhammad
ibn
Muhammad
Al-Ghazali

He was born in 1058 at


Thusi, a city in Khorasan
province of Persia (Iran)

Al-Ghazali has a brother named


Ahmad,daughters, and a son
named Abdul Rahman Allam

His father, a traditional sufi,


died when he and his
younger brother were still
young. One of their father's
friends took care of them.

Al-Ghazali and Ahmad


left for Madrasah at
Gurgan in 1073 when
the financial support
left from their late
father was depleting.
.

He graduated from
Nizamia Madressa,
which was a very
famous educational
institution in
Nishapur, Baghdad
and was appointed as
a Professor there.
.

He was appointed as
chief professor in the
Nizamiyya of
Baghdad and used to
lecture to more than
300 students.
.

His death was on


18th December
1111 at the age of
55 years at his
born place. .

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