"Islam is now wrestling with Western thought as it once wrestled with Greek philosophy, and is as much in need as it was then of a 'revival of the religious sciences'. Deep study of al-GhazÄlÄ« may suggest to Muslims steps to be taken if they are to deal successfully with the contemporary situation. Christians, too, now that the world is in a cultural melting-pot, must be prepared to learn from Islam, and are unlikely to find a more sympathetic guide than al-GhazÄlÄ«."
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William Montgomery Watt
1909 â 2006
britischer Professor fĂŒr Arabistik und Islamistik
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