Al-Ghazali and the Qur'an

Edinburgh University, UK

• Part 1: Al-Ghazali’s Hermeneutical Theories 1. ‘The Activities of This World’ (I): Fays Al Al-Tafriqa Bayna’l-Islam Wa’l-Zandaqa 2. ‘The Activities of This World’ (Ii): Al Mustas Fa Min ‘Ilm Ul 3. ‘The Activities of the Hereafter’: Four Texts Showing Sufi Influence Part 2: Al-Ghazali’s Hermeneutical Practice 4. ‘Sailing to the Midst of the Fathomless Ocean’: Jawahir Al-Qur’an 5. ‘Syllogisms as the Steps to Heaven’: Al-Qist Al-Mustaqim 6. ‘The Coherence of the Philosopher’: Mishkat Al-Anwar

'This is undoubtedly a well-researched book which marks a milestone in the thriving study of al-Ghazali and, more importantly, in the study of classical Muslim hermeneutics.' - SHURUQ NAGUIB, University of Lancaster, UK - Journal of Semitic Studies, vol 54, no 2, August 2009"By surveying the great variety of approaches found in these works, Whittingham demonstrates that al-Ghazali had neither a consistent hermeneutical theory nor a consistent hermeneutical practice. The great virtue of this book is that examining al-Ghazali's thought through the lens of his Qur'anic hermeneutics demonstrates the inconsistencies in his writings over a uniquely broad array of issues in an accessible way." - Ken Garden, Tufts University; Journal of the American Oriental Society, 130.1 (2010)