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Introduction

Tareekh e Islaam me aisi kai azeem hastiyaan guzri hain jinhon ne apne ilm, taqwa, aur rohaniyat se deen e Islaam ki aisi khidmat ki jo qayamat tak yaad rakhi jayegi. Inhi azeem tareen hastiyon me ek bohot hi roshan aur muqaddas naam Hazrat Imaam Abu Haamid Muhammad al-Ghazaali rahmatullahi alaihi ka aata hai. Aap ki shakhsiyat kisi ta’aruf ki mohtaaj nahi hai. Aap ko Islaami dunya me “Hujjat-ul-Islaam” (Proof of Islam) ke naam se jaana jata hai.

Is mukammal Hazrat Imaam Abu Haamid Muhammad al-Ghazaali Biography me hum un ki wilaadat, un ke bachpan ke haalaat, ta’aleemi safar, Baghdad ke sab se bade madrasa ‘Nizaamiya’ ka sabaq, un ki hairat angez tasannifat (books), aur un ke azeem rohani safar (spiritual journey) ke baare me tafseel se janenge. Aaj ke is daur me jahan insaan dunya ki daud me ulajh gaya hai, Imaam Ghazaali ki zindagi aur un ke sunehre aqwaal hamare dilon ko roshan karne ke liye ek behtareen zariya hain.

Agar aap Tasawwuf, Fiqh, aur Falsafa (Philosophy) ke is azeem samandar ki zindagi ke baare me sab kuch janna chahte hain, to is article ko aakhir tak zaroor padhein.

Azeem Alqaab Aur Un Ki Ahmiyat

Imaam Ghazaali rahmatullahi alaihi ko un ke be-misaal ilm, deen ki hifazat, aur fasaad-e-aqaa’id ko door karne ki wajah se ummat e muslima aur waqt ke hukmarano ne bohot hi azeem alqaab (titles) se nawaza. In alqaab ko samajhna Aap ki azmat ko samajhne ke liye bohot zaroori hai.

Hujjat-ul-Islaam (Proof of Islam): Yeh Aap ka sab se mash’hoor laqab hai. Jab falsafiyon (philosophers) ne Islaami aqaa’id par hamle kiye aur shukook o shubhaat (doubts) paida kiye, to Imaam Ghazaali ne apni daleelon aur kitabon se un ka aisa muh-tod jawab diya ke Islaam ki sacchai poori dunya par wazeh ho gai. Is liye Aap ko Islaam ki daleel yaani Hujjat-ul-Islaam kaha gaya.
Zain-ud-deen (Brilliance of the Religion): Deen ki zeenat aur khubsurti. Aap ne apne ilm aur amal se deen-e-Islaam ki khubsurti ko aam kiya.
Sharaf-ul-Aa’imma (Eminence among the Religious Leaders): Tamaam imaamon aur aalimon ke darmiyan sab se muazzaz aur aala maqam rakhne wale.

Wilaadat Aur Ibtidaai Zindagi (Birth & Early Life)

Hazrat Imaam Abu Haamid Muhammad al-Ghazaali ki paidaish ek aise waqt me hui jab dunya e Islaam me ilmi aur fikri inqilaab aa raha tha.

Wilaadat Ka Maqaam Aur Tareekh:

Aap ki wilaadat 450 Hijri (1058 A.D.) me hui.
Aap ka aabaai watan (hometown) Tabaran tha, jo ke Tus (Iran) ke ilaaqe me waqe hai.

Khandaani Pas-e-Manzar (Family Background):

Aap ke waalid e mohtaram ka naam Muhammad ibn Muhammad tha.
Aap ka khandaan bohot hi maamooli aur ghareeb tha. Aap ke waalid sooti dhaga ya oon (wool) kaatne ka kaam karte the aur us oon ko bech kar apne pariwaar ka pet paalte the.
Ghazaali naam ki nisbat bhi baaz muarrikheen (historians) ke nazdeek ‘Ghazzaal’ (oon kaatne wale) se milti hai.

Yateemi Ka Daur:

Aap abhi bachpan ki dahleez par hi the ke Aap ke waalid e mohtaram ka inteqaal ho gaya. Waalid ke inteqaal ke baad Aap aur Aap ke bhai (Shaikh Ahmad al-Ghazaali) ki parwarish aur ta’aleem ka masla samne aaya. Magar ALLAH ta’ala jise apne deen ki khidmat ke liye chunta hai, us ke liye raaste khud asaan farma deta hai.

Ta’aleemi Safar (Educational Journey)

Imaam Ghazaali ki zindagi me ilm haasil karne ka jazba bachpan se hi koot-koot kar bhara hua tha. Aap ne apne daur ke sab se bade asaatiza (teachers) se ta’aleem haasil ki.

1. Tus Me Ibtidaai Ta’aleem:

Aap ne apni ibtidaai ta’aleem apne aabaai shehar Tus me hi haasil ki. Wahan Aap ne Hazrat Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Razakani rahmatullahi alaihi ke paas Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) ki aala ta’aleem haasil ki.

2. Jurjaan Ka Safar:

Jab Aap ki umr 20 saal hui, to mazeed ilm ki pyas bujhane ke liye Aap ne Jurjaan ka safar kiya. Wahan Aap ne waqt ke azeem aalim Imaam Abu Nasr Ismaeeli rahmatullahi alaihi ki baargaah me ta’aleem haasil ki aur wahan se faarigh hokar Tus waapas aaye aur laghbhag 3 saal wahi guzaare.

3. Nishapur Aur Imaam al-Juwaini Ki Sohbat:

Ilm ka azeem markaz us waqt Nishapur tha. Aap ne Tus chhod kar Nishapur ka rukh kiya. Yahan Aap ko us daur ke sab se bade aalim aur mudarris, Imaam al-Juwaini rahmatullahi alaihi (Jinhay Imam-ul-Haramayn bhi kaha jata hai) ki sohbat naseeb hui. Imaam Ghazaali ne un se Fiqh, Usool-e-Fiqh, Kalaam, aur Mantiq (Logic) ki be-misaal ta’aleem haasil ki. Imaam al-Juwaini apne is zaheen shaagird par fakhar kiya karte the.

Madrasa Nizaamiya Ki Zimmedaari (Rise to Prominence)

Nishapur me Imaam al-Juwaini ki wafaat 477 Hijri (1085 A.D.) me hui. Ustaad ke inteqaal ke baad Imaam Ghazaali ne Nishapur chhodne ka faisla kiya.

Khwaja Nizaam-ul-Mulk Se Mulaaqaat:

Aap safar karte hue us waqt ke azeem Seljuq Wazeer, Khwaja Nizaam-ul-Mulk Abu Ali Hasan al-Tusi ki baargaah me pohanche. Nizaam-ul-Mulk ilm aur ulema ka bohot bada qadardaan tha. Us ne Imaam Ghazaali ke ilmi mubahison (debates) aur un ke waseeh ilm ko dekh kar un ki azmat ko pehchaan liya.

Baghdad Ki Nizaamiya University Ka Sadr Banna:

484 Hijri (1091 A.D.) me Khwaja Nizaam-ul-Mulk ne Aap ki ilmi qabiliyat ko dekhte hue Aap ko ‘Zain-ud-deen’ (Brilliance of the Religion) aur ‘Sharaf-ul-Aa’imma’ (Eminence among the Religious Leaders) ke azeem alqaab ata farmaaye.
Is ke sath hi, Nizaam-ul-Mulk ne Aap ko us daur ki sab se badi aur mash’hoor university, Madrasa Nizaamiya (Baghdad) ki zimmedari aur Sadr-e-Mudarris (Head Professor) ka ohda ata kiya.
Baghdad me Aap ke dars me hazaaron talba (students) jin me bade bade ulema aur ameer shamil hote the, haazir hote. Aap ki shohrat poori Islami dunya me phail gai.

Roohani Inqilaab Aur Dunya Se Kinara-Kashi (Spiritual Journey)

Baghdad me Imaam Ghazaali ko woh sab kuch mil gaya tha jis ki khwahish ek insaan kar sakta hai—izzat, daulat, shohrat, aur azeem ohda. Lekin Aap ka dil andari taur par be-chain tha. Aap mehsoos karne lage ke sirf zahiri ilm kafi nahi hai, balke dil ki safaai aur ALLAH se sacha talluq (Tasawwuf) zaroori hai.

Dunya Chhodne Ka Faisla:

488 Hijri (1095 A.D.) me Aap ke andar ek azeem roohani inqilaab aaya.
Aap ne achanak Baghdad ke is azeem ohde ko chhodne ka faisla kiya. Aap ne apni tamaam milkiyat (property) bech di aur woh maal apne pariwaar ko guzaraan (survivial) ke liye de diya.
Pariwaar ka bandobast karne ke baad Aap fakeerana libaas me Hajj ke liye rawaana ho gaye.

Damishq Aur Jerusalem Me Uzla (Seclusion):

Baghdad se nikal kar Aap ne Damishq (Damascus) aur Jerusalem (Bait-ul-Muqaddas) me kai saal guzaare. Masjid e Umayyad (Damascus) ke minaar me Aap ne chilla kashi ki. Is dauraan Aap ne tasawwuf ki manzilen tay ki aur zahiri ilm ke sath sath batin ko ALLAH ke noor se munawwar kiya.

Hajj Aur Tus Wapsi:

489 Hijri (1096 A.D.) me Aap ne Madeena Munawwara aur Makka Mukarrama jaakar Hajj ada kiya aur Roza-e-Rasool ﷺ par haaziri di.
Lamba arsa uzla (tanhai) me guzaarne ke baad Aap apne aabaai shehar Tus waapas aaye.
Yahan aakar Aap ne uzla ka silsila khatam karke ek Zawiya (private madrasa) aur ek Khaanqaah qayam ki, jahan Aap logo ko tasawwuf aur haqeeqi ta’aleem dene lage.

Baadshahon Aur Wazeeron Ka Bulaawa Aur Aap Ka Inkaar

Jab Imaam Ghazaali ne dunya ko tark kar diya aur ALLAH ki mohabbat me ghum ho gaye, to dunya khud un ke piche daudne lagi. Hukmaranon ko is azeem hira (diamond) ki ehmiyat ka andaza tha.

Fakhr-ul-Mulk Ka Bulaawa: 499 Hijri (1106 A.D.) me Sultaan Ahmad Sanjar ke wazeer Fakhr-ul-Mulk ne Aap se guzarish ki ke Aap waapas aakar Nishapur ke Madrasa Nizaamiyya ki zimmedari sambhalein. Us ne kai baar asrar kiya, magar Aap ne us dunyaawi ohde ko qubool karne se har baar inkaar kiya.
Sultaan Muhammad Ke Wazeer Ki Koshish: Is ke kuch saal baad 503 Hijri (1110 A.D.) me Sultaan Muhammad ke wazeer ne Aap ko Baghdad ke Madrasa Nizaamiya me waapas aane ki dawat di. Imaam Ghazaali ne us ko bhi saaf mana kar diya. Aap ka dil ab dunyaawi ohdon se bilkul alag ho chuka tha aur Aap apna baaqi waqt khaanqaah me taleem aur ibadat me guzaarna chahte the.

Imaam Ghazaali Ki Be-Misaal Saadgi (Simplicity)

Jo Insaan kal tak Baghdad ke sab se bade madarse ka head tha aur baadshahon ke darbar me jis ki kursi lagti thi, us ki saadgi aur faqeerana halat dekh kar log hairaan reh jate the.

Makka Mukarrama Ka Waqia:

Ek martaba Makka mukarrama me qayaam ke dauraan Aap nihaayat saada aur maamooli libaas (simple clothes) pehne hue the. Wahan Hazrat Abdur Rahman Tusi ne Aap ko is haal me dekha to un se raha na gaya.

Unhon ne arz kiya:

“Aap ke paas is ke ilaawa aur koi libaas nahi hai? Hazaaro log aap ke mureed hain aur aap ko Imaam e waqt aur Peshwa e qaum maante hai.” (Yaani aap itne bade Imaam hain, aap ko to behtareen libaas pehnna chahiye tha).

Imaam Ghazaali Ka Emaan Afroz Jawaab:

Aap ne unhe jo jawaab diya, woh qayamat tak ke liye ashiqaan-e-dunya ke dilon par chot hai. Aap ne farmaaya:

“Aise shakhs ka libaas kya dekhte ho jo is duniya me ek musaafir (traveler) ki tarah muqeem hua aur jo is kaa’inaat ki ranginiyo ko faani (temporary) aur waqti tasawwur karta ho. Jab Huzoor Sarwar e kaa’inaat sallallahu alaihi wa sallam is Duniya me Musafir ki tarah rahe aur kuchh maal o zar jama na kiya to meri kya haisiyat ya haqeeqat hai.”

Yeh jawaab is baat ka saboot tha ke Imaam Ghazaali ne dunya ko dil se bilkul nikaal diya tha aur Sunnat-e-Nabawi ﷺ ko mukammal taur par apna liya tha.

5wi Sadi Ke Mujaddid-e-Islaam

Hadees-e-Pak ke mafhoom ke mutabiq, ALLAH ta’ala har sadi (century) ke aaghaz me is ummat ke liye ek aise shakhs ko bhejta hai jo deen ki tajdeed (revival) karta hai, usay ‘Mujaddid’ kehte hain.

Hazrat Imaam Abu Haamid Muhammad al-Ghazaali ko 5wi sadi (5th Century Hijri) ka Mujaddid e Islaam maana jata hai. Aap ne us daur me phelne wale gumraah falsafon, bidaton, aur deen me dunya-parasti ki bimaariyon ka apni kitabon aur tableegh se mukammal ilaaj kiya. Aap ne Fiqh (Zahir) aur Tasawwuf (Batin) ko aapas me dobara jod diya.

Hazrat Imaam Ghazaali Ke Sunehre Aqwaal (Golden Quotes)

Imaam Ghazaali rahmatullahi alaihi ki baaton me ALLAH ne aisi taseer rakhi thi ke un ka har jumla insaan ki islah ke liye kafi hai. Yahan Aap ke 8 mash’hoor aqwaal bayaan kiye ja rahe hain:

(1) Insaan jitna Tangdasti (gareebi) se darta hai agar utna Jahannam se darta to dono se najaat pa leta. Aur jitni use Daulat se mohabbat hai agar Jannat se utni mohabbat hoti to dono ko paa leta. Aur jitna Zaahir me Logon se darta hai agar utna Baatin me ALLAH ta’ala se darta to dono jahaan ki Sa’aadat paa leta.

(2) Khwaahishaat (desires) baadshaah ko bhi ghulaam bana deti hai aur Sabr wa parhez ghulaam ko bhi baadshaah bana deti hai.

Tip: Nafs ki gulami se bacho, kyunke jo nafs ka gulam hai wo haqeeqi gulam hai.

(3) Rizq ALLAH ta’ala ka waada hai to kisi bande se is ki umeed mat rakho.

(4) Narm alfaaz (guftagu) sakht patthar jaise dil ko bhi narm bana sakte hain aur sakht alfaaz resham jaise narm dil ko bhi sakht bana sakte hai.

(5) Daawat qubool karne me Ameer o Ghareeb ka farq na karo aur Door hone ki wajah se daawat radd na karo.

Note: Yeh ajizi (humility) aur ikhlaq ka behtareen dars hai.

(6) Duniya ke saare insaan murda hain, Zinda woh hai jo Ahle Ilm hai. Saare Ahle Ilm so rahe hai, Jaag woh raha hai jo Amal kar raha hai. Saare Ahle Amal khasaare me hai, Kaamyaab woh hai jis ne Khuloos (sincerity) ke saath amal kiya.

(7) Insaan me jab tak khwaahish parasti, laalach, ghussa aur dusro par hamla karna jaisi aadaten hain woh insaaniyat se mehroom hai.

(8) Asli ilm yeh hai jo ita’at (obedience) aur ibaadat sikhaaye.

Awaam Ke Liye Deeni Bahes Par Hukm (Warning for Commoners)

Aaj kal social media par har aam shakhs deen ke bade bade masail par bahes karta nazar aata hai. Is fitne ke mutaaliq Imaam Ghazaali ne aaj se laghbhag 900 saal pehle apni azeem kitab ‘Ihya ul Uloom ud Deen’ (Jild 3, Safa 36) me bohot sakht hidayat farmai thi.

Aap farmaate hain ki:

“Awaam (common people) ka Farz hai ki Eimaan aur islaam laakar Ibaadat aur apne rozgaar me mashgool rahe. Ilmi masaa’il ko Ulma e deen ke hawaale kar de.

Aam shakhs ka ilmi silsile me hujjat (debate) karna zina aur chori se bhi zyada nuqsaan-deh aur khatarnaak hai, Kyun ki jo shakhs deeni uloom ki baseerat aur pukhtagi nahi rakhta, agar wo ALLAH aur us ke deen ke masa’il me bahes karta hai to bahot mumkin hai ki wo aisi ray (opinion) qaa’im kare jo Kufr ho aur us ko ehsaas bhi na ho ki jo us ne samjha hai wo kufr hai.

Is ki misaal is tarah hai ke kisi ko tairna (swimming) na aata ho aur samundar me kood pade.”

Yeh hawala har us musalman ke liye sabaq hai jo baghair Ilm-e-Deen padhe fatwe lagata hai aur bahas karta hai.

Azeem Tasannifat Aur Mash’hoor Kitaaben (Books)

Imaam Ghazaali ne apni zindagi me taqreeban 70 kitaaben likhi hain. Aap ki kitaben dunya ki beshumar zabanon me tarjuma (translate) ho chuki hain. Aap ne Tasawwuf, Fiqh, Kalaam aur Falsafa par jo kaam kiya, us ka muqabla koi nahi kar saka.

Yahan Aap ki mash’hoor kitabon ki tafseel table me di gai hai:

Category	Mash’hoor Kitaaben
Tasawwuf (Sufism)	Ihya’ ul Uloom ul Deen (Aap ki sab se azeem kitab), Kimiya-e-sa’ādat [Faarsi], Mizaan-ul-amal, Bidaayat ul-hidaayah, Naseehat ul-muluk [Farsi], Al-Munqidh min ul-dalaal, Minhaaj-ul-Aabideen.
Kalaam (Theology)	Hujjat-ul-Haq, Al-Iqtisad fil-itiqad, Al-maqsad al-asna fee sharah asma Allahu al-husna, Jawaahir al-Qur’an wa duraruh, Fayasl al-tafriqa bayn al-Islaam wal-zandaqa, Mishkaat al-Anwaar, Tafseer al-yaqut al-ta’wil.
Falsafa (Philosophy)	Tahafut al-Falasifa (The Incoherence of the Philosophers – jis me aap ne falsafiyon ko ghalat sabit kiya), Maqaasid al-Falasifa, Miyar al-Ilm fi fan al-Mantiq, Mihak al-Nazar fi al-mantiq, Al-Qistaas-ul-mustaqim.
Fiqh (Jurisprudence)	Fatawaa-ul-Ghazaali, Al-Wasit fi-ul-mazhab, Kitaab Tahzeeb-ul-Isul, Al-Mustasfa fee Ilm-ul-Isul, Asas-ul-Qiyaas.

Khatoot Ka Majmua (Collection of Letters):

Aap ne apne daur ke Baadshaaho, Wazeero, Qaaziyon aur apne dosto ko jo hidayat bhare khat (letters) likhe the un ka majmua ‘Fazaa’il-ul-Anam min Rasaa’ili Hujjat-ul-Islaam’ ke naam se mash’hoor hai.

Roohani Silsila Aur Peer-o-Murshid

Imaam Ghazaali sirf zahiri uloom ke ustaad nahi the, balke roohaniyat ke bhi azeem muqaam par faa’iz the. Tareeqat (Sufism) me Aap ka bhi ek mubarak silsila hai.

Peer-o-Murshid: Aap Hazrat Khwaja Shaikh Abu Ali Fazl ibn Muhammad al-Faarmadi rahmatullahi alaihi ke mureed (disciple) aur khalifa hain.
Aap Ke Khalifa: Aap ne apna roohani faiz aage badhaya aur Aap ke mash’hoor khalifa Hazrat Abu Muhammad ibn Saalih ibn Harzihim rahmatullahi alaihi hain.

Wisaal Aur Mazaar-e-Aqdas (Demise & Shrine)

Imaam Ghazaali ki zindagi jitni azeem thi, Aap ka wisaal bhi utna hi pur-sukoon aur ALLAH ki raza par raazi rehne wala tha.

Wisaal Ka Waqia:

Apne wisaal ke din (Aakhri waqt me) namaaz e fajr ada karne ke baad, Aap ne apne bhai Hazrat Shaikh Ahmad al-Ghazaali ko paas bulaya aur unhe safed kapda (kafan) laane ke liye kaha.

Jab Aap ke bhai woh safed kapda lekar aaye, to Imaam Ghazaali ne poore adab se apne kafan ko chuma, aur phir use bichhakar us par lait gaye.

Laitne ke baad Aap ne asmaan ki taraf rukh kiya aur apne Rabb se farmaaya:

“Aye mere Rab! Main khushi ke saath teri ita’at karta hu.” (Yaani main Khushi se teri taraf aa raha hu).

Yeh aakhri alfaaz the aur is ke baad Aap ne apni jaan Aafreen ke hawale kar di aur inteqaal farmaaya.

Wisaal Ki Tareekh Aur Mazaar:

Aap ka wisaal 14 Jamaadi-us-saani 505 Hijri ko hua.
Gregorian calendar ke mutabiq yeh din 19 December 1111 A.D. tha.
Wisaal ka din Peer (Monday) tha.
Aap ka mazaar e pur-anwaar Aap ke aabaai shehar Tus (Iran) me waqe hai, jahan aaj bhi aqeedat mand hazri dete hain.

Mukhtasar Ta’aruf (Summary Table)

Feature	Detail
Pura Naam	Hazrat Imaam Abu Haamid Muhammad al-Ghazaali
Mash’hoor Alqaab	Hujjat-ul-Islaam, Zain-ud-deen, Sharaf-ul-Aa’imma
Wilaadat (Birth)	450 Hijri (1058 A.D.) in Tabaran (Tus, Iran)
Waalid Ka Naam	Muhammad ibn Muhammad
Azeem Kaarnaama	5wi sadi ke Mujaddid e Islaam, Nizaamiya University ke Sadr
Mash’hoor Kitaab	Ihya’ ul uloom ul deen
Peer-o-Murshid	Khwaja Shaikh Abu Ali Fazl ibn Muhammad al-Faarmadi
Wisaal (Demise)	14 Jamaadi-us-saani 505 Hijri (19 December 1111 A.D.)
Mazaar (Shrine)	Tus (Iran)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Yahan Imaam Ghazaali ki zindagi se muta’liq 15 ahem sawaalat aur un ke tafseeli jawabaat pesh kiye gaye hain:

1. Imaam Ghazaali ka asal naam kya hai?

Aap ka asal naam Muhammad hai. Pura naam Imaam Abu Haamid Muhammad al-Ghazaali hai.

2. Aap ko Hujjat-ul-Islaam kyun kaha jata hai?

Aap ko Hujjat-ul-Islaam is liye kaha jata hai kyunke Aap ne falsafiyon (philosophers) aur gumraah firqon ki baaton ka daleel ke sath radd kiya aur Islaam ki sacchai ko aqli aur naqli dalaail se sabit kiya.

3. Imaam Ghazaali ki paidaish kahan aur kab hui?

Aap ki paidaish 450 Hijri (1058 A.D.) me Tabaran (Tus, Iran) me hui.

4. Aap ke waalid kya kaam karte the?

Aap ke waalid oon (wool) kaatkar bechne ka kaam karte the aur ek ghareeb magar nek shakhs the.

5. Imaam Ghazaali ne apni azeem ta’aleem kahan se haasil ki?

Aap ne Tus, Jurjaan, aur Nishapur me ta’aleem haasil ki. Nishapur me Aap ne Imaam al-Juwaini (R.A) jaise azeem ustaad se fiqh aur kalaam padha.

6. Khwaja Nizaam-ul-Mulk ne Aap ko kahan ki zimmedari di thi?

484 Hijri (1091 A.D.) me Khwaja Nizaam-ul-Mulk ne Aap ko Baghdad ke mash’hoor ‘Madrasa Nizaamiya’ ki zimmedari (Headship) ata ki thi.

7. Imaam Ghazaali ne Baghdad chhodkar dunya ko kyun tark kiya?

Baghdad ke uruj (peak) par Aap ke dil me roohani be-chaini paida hui. Aap ne mehsoos kiya ke sirf zahiri ilm kafi nahi, is liye 488 Hijri me Aap ne sab kuch bech kar uzla (seclusion) aur tasawwuf ki raah apnai aur Hajj ke liye nikal gaye.

8. Aap ne Hajj kab ada kiya?

Aap ne Damishq aur Jerusalem me waqt guzaarne ke baad 489 Hijri (1096 A.D.) me Madeena aur Makka jaakar Hajj ada kiya.

9. Sultaan Ahmad Sanjar aur Sultaan Muhammad ke wazeeron ne kya peshkash ki thi?

Unho ne Aap ko dobara Nizaamiyya madraso (Nishapur aur Baghdad) me aakar padhane ki daawat di thi, magar Aap ne dunyaawi ohdo ko wapas qabool karne se inkaar kar diya.

10. Imaam Ghazaali ke nazdeek awaam ka deeni bahes karne ka kya anjaam hai?

Aap ne ‘Ihya ul uloom ul deen’ me farmaya ke awaam ka ilmi masail me bahes karna zina aur chori se bhi zyada nuqsan-deh hai, is se insaan anjaane me Kufr ka shikar ho sakta hai.

11. Aap ne kul kitni kitaben likhi hain?

Aap ne taqreeban 70 azeem kitaben likhi hain jo Tasawwuf, Fiqh, Mantiq aur Kalaam par mabni hain.

12. Aap ki sab se mash’hoor kitab konsi hai?

Aap ki sab se mash’hoor aur azeem kitab “Ihya’ ul uloom ul deen” (The Revival of the Religious Sciences) hai.

13. Imaam Ghazaali ke Peer-o-Murshid kon the?

Aap Hazrat Khwaja Shaikh Abu Ali Fazl ibn Muhammad al-Faarmadi (R.A) ke mureed aur khalifa the.

14. Imaam Ghazaali ka wisaal kaise hua?

Aap ne Fajr ki namaz padhne ke baad apne bhai se kafan manga, use chuma, us par lait gaye aur farmaaya “Aye mere Rab! Main khushi ke saath teri ita’at karta hu” aur inteqaal farma gaye.

15. Aap ka wisaal kab aur kahan hua?

Aap ka wisaal 14 Jamaadi-us-saani 505 Hijri (19 December 1111 A.D.) ko Peer ke roz hua, aur Aap ka mazaar Tus (Iran) me hai.

Conclusion Aur Dua

Hazrat Imaam Abu Haamid Muhammad al-Ghazaali rahmatullahi alaihi ki zindagi is baat ka mukammal namoona hai ke asli ilm woh nahi jo dunya me shohrat aur maqam dilaye, balke asli ilm woh hai jo insaan ke dil ko takabbur se paak karke ALLAH ki bargah me jhuka de.

Aap ne dunya ki sab se badi university ki choti (peak) par hone ke bawajood use thukra diya taake ALLAH ki marifat haasil kar saken. Aaj hamare liye un ki kitaben, khaas kar Ihya’ ul Uloom, aur un ke aqwaal andhere me roshni ka kaam karte hain.

Dua:

ALLAH ta’ala us ke Habeeb sallallahu alaihi wa sallam ke sadqe me

Aur Hazrat Imaam Muhammad al-Ghazaali rahmatullahi alaihi aur Auliya Allah ke waseele se

Sab ko mukammal ishq e Rasool ata farmae aur Sab ke Eimaan ki hifaazat farmae aur Sab ko sahi ilme deen haasil karne ki aur nek amal karne ki taufiq ata farmae.

Aur sab ko dunya wa aakhirat me kaamyaabi ata farmae aur Sab ki nek jaa’iz muraado ko puri farmae.

Aameen.