دانشمند

Danishmand, a Persian word for the most learned of scholars, is a fictional life of Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, the theologian, philosopher and Sufi who became the leading religious authority of his age. The novel steps around the stock image of the great imam and shows a living, anxious man amid political unrest, sectarian rivalry and plotting at court, with the Crusaders a threat outside. It opens with a second birth, as he stands at the gates of Damascus searching for himself. Through him it asks questions meant for the present: whether one can come closer to God other than by struggling with oneself and by silence, and who will revive the religious sciences when anyone feels free to claim them.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Genres

Historical (assigned by AI)

First published

2023 by Masciliana

Author's age

46 when first published

ISBN

9789938979503 (original)

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