Al-Ghazālī’s Virtue Ethical Theory of the Divine Names: The Theological Underpinnings of the Doctrine of Takhalluq in al-Maqṣad al-Asnā

Abstract Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī’s (d. 505/1111) al-Maqṣad al-Asnā fī Sharḥ Maʿānī Asmāʾ Allāh al-Ḥusnā (“The Highest Aim in Explaining the Meanings of God’s Most Beautiful Names”) is more than just a commentary on the ninety-nine names of God. In setting out to expound on a virtue ethical theory of th...

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Published in:Journal of Islamic ethics
Main Author: Casewit, Yousef (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2020
In: Journal of Islamic ethics
Further subjects:B Takhalluq
B Ashʿarism
B al-Qushayrī
B Divine Names
B al-Ghazālī
B Theosis
B Sufism
B Virtue Ethics
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