Al-Ghazzali: A critical synthesis of his philosophy of education compiled from his writings and as represented in works by Shafique Ali Khan and Abdu Al-Ghaney Abud

This study was designed to critically analyze the two works which have provided a starting point for a useful contemporary presentation of Al-Ghazzali's philosophy of education; namely, Shafique Ali Khan's (1976) work Ghazzali's Philosophy of Education and Abdu Al-Ghaney Abud's (1982) text Al-Ghazzali's Educational Thought As It Appears from His Letter 'O My Son'. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to employ this critical analysis to determine how adequately these two texts provide a comprehensive and reliable account of Al-Ghazzali's philosophy of education. In order to generate a faithful and balanced account of Al-Ghazzali's philosophy of education this study uniquely builds upon the two texts of Khan and Abud by combining them with those extractions from Al-Ghazzali's collected works that make up his philosophy of education. Thus, this study generates a synthesis of Al-Ghazzali's philosophy of education which is applicable in today's Islamic world and relevant to the educational curricula as well as the education of educators in modern Muslim societies.;This study employed a critical analysis of Khan's and Abud's texts to determine their fidelity in regards to presenting Al-Ghazzali's philosophy of education. To this end, the methodology of this study involved five major steps: (1) summarization of Khan's and Abud's works; (2) identification of the philosophical ideas which are the foundation for Al-Ghazzali's philosophy of education; (3) selection of the categories of concepts to be used in analyzing Khan's and Abud's philosophy of education; (4) analysis of Khan's and Abud's works; and (5) synthesis of Al-Ghazzali's philosophy of education.;Having completed the synthesis of Al-Ghazzali's philosophy of education the researcher was able to draw several conclusions regarding the works of Khan and Abud and make suggestions for future studies.