Al-Ghazali , the Alchemist of happiness (DVD)

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غزالی – کیمیاگر خوشبختی

Born in 1058 in Tus, Khorasan, in present-day Iran, Abu Hamid al-Ghazali was one of the most
original thinkers the world has known. Besides being a major influence in the Muslim world, the
West has also felt his effect. He influenced major figures of medieval philosophy, such as
Thomas Aquinas and Moses Maimonides, who shaped the philosophy of the Latin West.

As the author of some 250 books on topics ranging from theology and ethics to metaphysics and
philosophy, al-Ghazali came to be known as ‘Proof of Islam.’ For almost a thousand years he has
served as an inspiration for spiritual seekers everywhere as he was someone, like the Buddha,
willing to give up everything: wealth, position, family, and comfirt in order to search for Truth. “”
This film is a remarkable acheivement, capturing not only the drama of Ghazali’s life and the
texture of the world in which he lived, but also skillfully distilling the significance of major
themes in his writings. This is no small feat: the art of dramatizing ideas. I cannot wait to
show it in my courses on Medieval Muslim Thought.””- Farouk Mitha, University of Victoria, Canada