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A modest
list of Theses on Abu Hamid al-Ghazali in
serendipitious order
Ph.D Theses on Ghazali:
- Sulyman Duyna. Al-haqiqah
fi nazr al-ghazali (Certainty According to al-Ghazali) Azhar University (Cairo: Dar al-Ma'rifa, 1963).
In the introduction he mentions that it was his PhD thesis at al-Azhar.
(PDF)
- MARMURA, MICHAEL ELIAS. "THE CONFLICT OVER THE WORLD'S PRE-ETERNITY IN THE 'TAHAFUTS' OF
AL-GHAZALI AND IBN RUSHD." THE
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, 1959. 201 pp.
(5904955)
available (PDF)
- Abul Quasem, M.,
Al-Ghazali's ethics. 1974 1975, A3, Ph.D.,
University of Edinburgh, 25-103. Edited and published as: The ethics of
al-Ghazali: a composite
ethics in Islam. Malaysia.(1975) with an introduction by W. M. Watt,
reprinted by Caravan books, New York 1978.
- Frank Griffel "Apostasie und Toleranz im Islam. Die Entwicklung zu al-Gazalis Urteil
gegen die Philosophie und die Reaktionen der Philosophen", (Leiden: Brill 2000). Excerpt
introduction and conclusion.(PDF)
("Apostasy and Tolerance in Islam. The
development that led to al-Ghazalis condemnation of philosophy and the
reactions from the side of the philosophers) [Book review in English
with summary of major ideas, M. Shwarz. (PDF)]
J. Jannsen's book review (PDF).
ISBN 90 04 11566 8.
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ORMSBY, ERIC LINN. "AN ISLAMIC VERSION OF THEODICY: THE DISPUTE OVER AL-GHAZALI'S 'BEST
OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS'." PRINCETON
UNIVERSITY, 1981. 385 pp. (8118342).
Published as "Theodicy in Islamic Thought:
The Dispute over Al-Ghazali's "Best of All Possible Worlds". Eric
L. Ormsby (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1984) 328pp. (ASIN:
0691072787).
- SHEHADI,
FADLOU, PHD. "GHAZALI'S UNIQUE
UNKNOWABLE GOD: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF SOME OF THE PROBLEMS RAISED BY
GHAZALI'S VIEW OF GOD AS UTTERLY UNIQUE AND UNKNOWABLE." PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, 1959. 211 pp.
(5905224).
Published as: Ghazali's
Unique Unknowable God. By F. Shehadi (Leiden: E. J. Brill,
1964) (PDF)
- SHERIF, MOHAMED A. "GHAZALI'S THEORY OF VIRTUE." THE
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, 1971.T-22416)
Published as: Ghazali's
Theory of Virtue. By M. A. Sherif (Albany: State University
of New York, 1975) (PDF)
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ABU-SWAY, MUSTAFA MAHMOUD. "THE GENETIC DEVELOPMENT IN AL-GHAZZALIYY'S EPISTEMOLOGY (SUFISM,
IRAQ)." BOSTON COLLEGE, 1993.
267 pp.9329270).
Published as: A Study in Islamic
Epistemology: Al-Ghazali. M. M. Abusway (Kuala Lumpur: Dwan
Bahas dan Pustaka, 1996) (PDF)
- Margaret Smith. "Al-Ghazal the
Mystic", (London: Luzac & CO., 1944)
(PDF)
Hijra international (reprint) Lahore, Pakistan. (maybe?)
- CALVERLEY, EDWIN ELLIOTT. "A TRANSLATION, WITH COMMENTARY AND INTRODUCTION, OF THE BOOK OF IHYA
OF AL-GHAZZALI BEARING ON MUSLIM WORSHIP." HARTFORD SEMINARY, 1923. (Citation)
The
Mysteries of Worship
in Islam.
English Translation by: Edwin E. Caverley
(2nd [revised] ed. London: 1957, repr. New Delhi: Kitab Bhavan, 1992)
(PDF)
- HABIB, MADELAIN FARAH. "ISLAMIC MARITAL CODE: PROLEGOMENON TO AND TRANSLATION
OF AL-GHAZALI'S 'BOOK ON THE ETIQUETTE OF MARRIAGE' IN 'IHYA' 'ULUM
AL-DIN.'." THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH,
1976. 285 pp.(7700770)
Published as: "Marriage
and Sexuality in Islam A translation of al-Ghazali's Book on the
Etiquettes of Marriage": Madelain Farah,
(Salt Lake City: University Of Utah Press, 1984)
- STERN, MARTIN STANLEY, PHD. "AL-GHAZZALI ON REPENTANCE: BOOK THIRTY-ONE OF THE REVIVAL OF THE
RELIGIOUS SCIENCES.'." UNIVERSITY OF
CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES, 1978. 264 pp. (7811386)
Published as On Repentance.
English Translation by M. S. Stern.
(PDF)
- NAKAMURA, KOJIRO, PHD. "AL-GHAZALI'S IDEA OF PRAYER, WITH AN ENGLISH
TRANSLATION AND ANNOTATIONS OF 'KITAB AL-ADHKAR WA 'L-DA'AWAT' OF HIS 'IHYA'
'ULUM AL-DIN'." HARVARD UNIVERSITY,
1970. Published as "On Invocations and
Supplications". English Translation by: Kojiro Nakamura (Cambridge:
The Islamic Texts Society, 1990) (ITS
description). [Harvard, 1970].
- EDWARD OMAR MOAD. "
PROLEGOMENA TO AN OCCASIONALIST
METAPHYSICS." University of Missouri Columbia. 2004.
(PDF). Posted with kind permission from the Author. Copyright 2004 by Dr. Moad.
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D .P. Brewster,The Just Balance (English translation: Lahore: Sh. Muhammad Ashraf, 1978)
(PDF)
- HAMMAD, AHMAD ZAKI. "ABU HAMID AL-GHAZALI'S JURISTIC DOCTRINE IN 'AL-MUSTASFA MIN 'ILM
AL-USUL' WITH A TRANSLATION OF VOLUME ONE OF 'AL-MUSTASFA MIN 'ILM AL-USUL'." THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, 1987. (T-30177)
(vol1-PDF) (vol2-PDF)
- SHAMMAS, YUSUF EASA. "AL-GHAZALI'S 'THE ASCENT TO THE DIVINE THROUGH THE PATH OF
SELF-KNOWLEDGE' (MA'ARIJ AL-QUDS FI MADARIJ MA'RIFAT AL-NAFS) (BEING A
PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH TO THEOLOGY, TRANSLATED AND ANNOTATED WITH AN
INTRODUCTION AND GLOSSARY-INDEX)."
HARTFORD SEMINARY, 1958. 517 pp. (6408971)
(PDF)
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SKELLIE, WALTER JAMES. "THE RELIGIOUS PSYCHOLOGY OF AL-GHAZZALI: A TRANSLATION OF HIS BOOK OF
THE IHYA ON THE EXPLANATION OF THE WONDERS OF THE HEART WITH
INTRODUCTION AND NOTES.. HARTFORD
SEMINARY, 1938. 309 pp. (7732719)
(PDF). coming soon in Summer 2010 from Fons Vitae, Louisville, KY. with an introduction by TJ Winter.
- Highland, James Achilles, PhD. "Alchemy: The transformation of the soul in the
conversion narratives of Augustine and Ghazzali (Saint Augustine,
Muhammad Ghazali)." SOUTHERN
ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY AT CARBONDALE, 1999. 365 pp. Advisor: Gaskill,
Thomas (9925864)
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ALI, MOHAMMED SAID ABDU. "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." THE
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, 1995. 203 pp. Advisor: REAGAN, GERALD M. (9544511)
- TOMEH, GEORGE J. "FAITH AND REASON IN ISLAM WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO AL-GHAZZALI
AND AVERROES." GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY,
1951.
- SALAME, DAVID DOUMIT ABDO. "FAITH AND REASON IN THE ISLAMIC TRADITION AND PARTICULARLY IN
GHAZALI (IRAN)". SAINT LOUIS
UNIVERSITY, 1988. 250 pp. Advisor: ERMATINGER, CHARLES J. (8911489)
- ADANALI, AHMET HADI. "DIALECTICAL METHODOLOGY AND ITS CRITIQUE: GHAZALI AS A CASE STUDY
(ISLAMIC, ARGUMENTATION)." THE
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, 1995. 195 pp. Advisor: AL-QADI, WADAD (9542672)
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FAZLHASHEMI, SEYYED MOHAMMAD. "TRANSITION AND CONTINUITY: THE POLITICAL REVERSAL OF AL-GHAZALI." UMEA UNIVERSITET, 1994. 304 pp
(1863155)
- Riker, Stephen E.. "The skepticism of Nicolaus of Autrecourt: A forgotten type of
skepticism (al-Ghazali, David Hume)." THE
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA, 2000. 314 pp. Advisor: Noone,
Timothy B. (9956989)
- Bello, Iysa Ade. "Ijma` and ta'wil in the conflict
between Al-Ghazali and Ibn Rushd."
UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO, 1985. Published by EJ Brill (citation).
Edited and reprinted by Brill.
- SHAW, DANIEL G. "CITY OR GARDEN: ST. AUGUSTINE AND AL-GHAZALI ON THE FINAL ESTATE OF
THE BLESSED (HEAVEN)" NORTHWESTERN
UNIVERSITY, 1987. 408 pp. (8729040)
- AL-RABE, AHMAD ABDULLA. "MUSLIM PHILOSOPHERS' CLASSIFICATIONS OF THE SCIENCES: AL-KINDI, AL-FARABI,
AL-GHAZALI, IBN KHALDUN (MIDDLE EAST)." HARVARD UNIVERSITY, 1984. 220 pp. (8419296)
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DE
WAARD, HENDRIK. "THE SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE OF AL-GHAZZALI: A CHRISTIAN RESPONSE." FULLER THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, SCHOOL OF WORLD
MISSION, 1981. 243 pp. (8118656)
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MCCALL,
WILLIAM ALEXANDER. 'THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE,' BEING A TRANSLATION, WITH INTRODUCTION AND
NOTES OF AL-GHAZZALI'S BOOK OF THE 'IHYA, KITAB AL-ILM'. HARTFORD SEMINARY, 1940. XXX+ L-CII+424
pp. (522 pages including the coversheet!) pagination in Roman numbers
not consistent. Summary begins new pagination with the number 50 instead
of 31. prefatory material is numbered I -III(k). This thesis is NOT
available through UMI. (PDF)
- Gianotti, Timothy John. "The secrets of the soul, death and the afterlife in al-Ghazali's 'Ihya'
'ulum al-Din'.UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO,
1998. 214 pp. Advisor: Marmura, Michael E. (NQ35161)
Published as: Gianotti, Timothy J. Al-Ghazali's unspeakable doctrine of
the soul: unveiling the esoteric psychology and eschatology of the Ihya
/ by Timothy J. Gianotti. (Brill's studies in intellectual history,
0920-8607; v. 104) Leiden; Boston: Brill, 2001.
- BARGERON, CAROL LUCILLE. "THE CONCEPT OF CAUSALITY IN ABU HAMID MUHAMMAD AL-GHAZALI'S 'TAHAFUT
AL-FALASIFAH.". PHD. THE UNIVERSITY OF
WISCONSIN - MADISON, 1978. 385 pp. (7817092).
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BENOMRAN, MOHAMED MEHDI. "AL-GHAZZALI'S EPISTEMOLOGY AND COGNITIVE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES." INDIANA UNIVERSITY, 1983. 143 pp. (8429339).
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KASSEM, ABDUL SATTAR TAWFIK. "PLATONIC ROOTS IN AL-GHAZALI'S THEORY OF VIRTUE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS
FOR POLITICS." UNIVERSITY OF
MISSOURI - COLUMBIA, 1977. 239 pp. (7803727)
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NAIFY,
JAMES FREDRICK. "ARABIC AND EUROPEAN OCCASIONALISM: A COMPARISON OF AL-GHAZALI'S
OCCASIONALISM AND ITS CRITIQUE BY AVERROES WITH MALEBRANCHE'S
OCCASIONALISM AND ITS CRITICISMS IN THE CARTESIAN TRADITION." UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, 1975.
212 pp. (7522184)
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CHERTOFF, GERSHON BARUCH. "THE LOGICAL PART OF AL-GHAZALI'S MAQASID AL-FALASIFA, IN AN ANONYMOUS
HEBREW TRANSLATION WITH THE HEBREW COMMENTARY OF MOSES OF NARBONNE,
EDITED AND TRANSLATED WITH NOTES AND AN INTRODUCTION AND TRANSLATED INTO
ENGLISH." COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY,
1952. 408 pp. (0004166)
(pdf)
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SCHERER, GEORGE HENRY. "AL-GHAZALI'S 'AYYUHA'L WALAD'. THE
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, 1930. (T-27135)
Published with an introduction by
George H. Scherer, O Disciple. (Beirut:
Catholic Press, 1951).
- Alkanderi, Latefah H."Exploring education in Islam: Al-Ghazali's model of the master-pupil
relationship applied to educational relationships within the Islamic
family." THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE
UNIVERSITY, 2001. 228 pp. Advisor: LeTendre, Gerald K. (3036000)
- Fakhry, M., "Causality in Al-Ghazali, Averroes, and Aquinas." 1949, Ph.D.,
University of Edinburgh, 0-3255.
- Al-Sayyed Ahmad, A.T., "Al-Ghazali's views on logic." 1981, A3 Ph.D.,
University of Edinburgh, 32-4277.
- El-Bagir, El-K. ElS. M., "Al Ghazali's philosophy of education with special reference to Al Ihya, Book 1." 1953 1954, B3a, Ph.D.,
University of Edinburgh, 4-516.
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Sa'ari, C.Z., "A study of some works of Sufism commonly attributed to al-Ghazali." 1997, A2f, Ph.D.,
University of Edinburgh, 49-2556.
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Pawan Ahmad, I., "The epistemology of revelation and reason: two medieval Islamic views; al-Farabi and al-Ghazali." 1998, A2f, Ph.D., Edinburgh, 49-2554.
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Al-Ghazali and Soul: comparative context and paradigms. Akhir, N.S.M., 2000, A2f, Ph.D.,
Leeds University, 50-2507.
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Qariballah, H. M. A.-F., "The influence of al-Ghazali upon Islamic jurisprudence and
philosophy, with special reference to the period A.D. 1100-1400." 1969 1970, A2f, Ph.D.,
University of Edinburgh, 20-116.
-
Goodman, L.E., "The philosophical achievement of Al Ghazali." 1967 1968, A3, D.Phil.,
Oxford University, 19-158.
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Amin, W.M.A.B.M. "An evaluation of the Qut Al-Qulub of Al-Makki with an annotated translation of his Kitab Al-Tawba", 1991, A2f, Ph.D.,
University of Edinburgh, 42-53.
- Rahman, M. M., "The materials in the works of Al-Farabi and Ibn Sina on which the metaphysical section of Al-Ghazali's Maqasid is based."
1966 1967, A8v, Ph.D., University of Edinburgh, 17-614.
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Aydin, M., "The term Sa'ada in the selected works of al-Farabi and al-Ghazali." 1971 1972, A8v, Ph.D.,
University of Edinburgh, 22-751.
- Immenkamp, B.,
"Marriage and celibacy in mediaeval Islam: a study of al-Ghazali's Kitib idib al-nikahi." 1995, A2f, Ph.D., Cambridge, 45-6067.
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Whittingham, Martin. "The Qur'anic Hermeneutics of Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, with special
reference to his understanding of ta'wil"
(University of Edinburgh, UK, 2002). Published as:
Al-Ghazali and the Qur'an: one book, many meanings (London:
Routledge, 2007).
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BISAR, M. A. R. "al-Juwayni and al-Ghazali as theologians with special
reference to al-Irshad and al-Iqtisad." Edinburgh University, 1953,
Ph.D. Diss.
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Aydin, M. "The term Sa'ada in the selected works of al-Farabi and al-Ghazali."
University of Edinburgh, 1972, Ph.D. Diss.
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SCHWARZ, "M. Theodicy in the early scholastic theology of Islam up to
al-Ghazzali." Oxford University, 1966, Ph.D. Diss.
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KHAN, A. R. "The doctrine of creation in al-Ghazali and Ibn Rushd,
with special reference to the two 'Tahafuts' and al-Maqasid."
Edinburgh University, 1970, Ph.D.Diss.
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SPENCER, H. "A study of the dependece upon al-Ghazali's ihya of the
introduction and first two "pillars" of the Persian Kimiya-i-sa'adat."
Edinburgh University, 1963, Ph.D.Diss.
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STADE, R. C. "al-Ghazali's al-Maqasid al-Asna and the concept of God
in Islam." Edinburgh University, 1968, Ph.D.Diss.
- DIONE, Abdoulaye.
"La notion de la connaissance (al-ilm) d'apres Ihya de Ghazali
rectifie et commente par Moshen Fayz Kashani. Traduction integrale et
notes." (Notion of knowledge (al-ilm) according to Ihya by al-Ghazali
rectified and commented by Moshen Fayz Kashani. Integral translation and
notes); Université de Paris IV, 1974, These 3eme cycle.
- DRISS, Ali.
al-Ghazali. L'Iqtisad compare a son Ihya (al-Ghazali. Iqtisad compared
to his Ihya); Université de Paris IV, 1971, These 3eme cycle.
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ISSA-Y-YOUSIF. La realite humaine selon Ghazali (Human reality according
to Ghazali); Université de Nice, 1980, These 3eme cycle.
- JABRE, Farid.
La certitude de Ghazali dans ses origines psychologies et historiques.
(Certitude by al-Ghazali in its psychological and historical origins);
Université de Paris. Thèse. Lettres. 1956. (2 vols. xxix, 488 +
259)
- JABRE, Farid. Essai surl le lexique de
Ghazali. Contribution a l'etude de la terminologie de Ghazali dans ses
principaux ouvrages a l'exception du Tahafut. (Essay on the lexicon
of al-Ghazali. Contributions to the study of the terminology of Ghazlai
in his main works except the Tahafut); Université de Paris. Thèse.
complémentaire. Lettres, 1956. (2 vols. xvi, 404p + 143).
- KRAWULSKY,
Dorothea. Briefe und Reden des Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Gazzali,
übersetzt und erläutert. (Letters and talks of Abu Hamid Muhammad
al-Ghazali. Translated and Explained) Universität Frankfurt, 1971, Dr.
Phil . Diss.
- Malter, Henryk. Die Abhandlung des Abu Hamid al-Gazzali.
Antworten auf Fragen, die an ihn gerichtet wurden (The discussion of
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, Answers on questions addressed to him);
Universität Heidelberg, 1895, Dr. Phil . Diss.
- Auerbach, Heimann.
Albalag und seine Übersetzung des Makasid al-Gazzalis. (Albalag and
its translation of the Makasid al-Ghazali); Universität Heidelberg,
1906, Dr. Phil Diss.
- TSCHEUSCHNER, Ernst Friedrich. Mönchsideale
des Islams nach Ghazalis Abhandlung über Armut und Weltentsagung.
(Monk's ideal of Islams according to Ghazali's Treaty on poverty and
world renunciation); Universität Berlin 1933 Dr. Phil. Diss.
- BAUER,
Hans. Die Dogmatik al-Ghazali's nach dem II. Buche seines Hauptwerkes.
(The Dogmatics of al-Ghazali according to Book I of his main work);
Universitat Halle, 1912, Habilitationsschrift.
- WEHER, Hans.
Einheitsbewusstsein und Gottvertrauen. Das 35 Buch von Al-Gazali's
hauptwerk. (Consciouness unity and confidence in God. The 35th Book
from Al-Ghazal's main work); Universität Halle, 1939,
Habilitationsschrift.
- MEYER, Hilmar. Zu al-Gazalis Werk "Aufstieg
zur Heiligkeit auf den Stufen der Erkenntnis der Seele". (On al-Ghazali's
work "Asent to holiness on the steps of knowledge of Souls); Universität
Wien, 1964, Ph.D. Diss.
- ECHMAN, Karl Freidrich. Die Wunder des
Herzens. Ein Beitrag zur Religionspsychologie des Islams. Aus al-Gazzalis
Werk ihya ulum ad-din ubertragen und mit Kommentar und Glossar versehen.
(The wonders of the heart. A contribution to religious psychology of
Islam from al-Ghazali's work ihya ulum al-din translated with commentary
and glossary); Universtat Mainz, 1958, Ph.D.Diss.
- FRICK, Heinrich.
Ghazali's Selbstbiographie. Ein Vergleich mit Augustins Konfessionen.
(Ghazali's autobiography. A comparison with Augustine's Confession);
Universtat Giessen 1919 Ph.D.Diss.
- URAIBI, Muhammad Yasin. al-Ghazalis
Aporien im Zusammenhang mit dem Kausalproblem. (al-Ghazali's Apories
in correlation with casual problem); Universität Bonn, 1972, Ph.D.Diss.
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WILMS, Franz-Elmar. al-Ghazalis Schrift wider die Gottheit Jesu.
Übersetzung und Kommentar. Mit einer Ubersetzung des Munkidh min Dalal.
(Al-Ghazali: Godness Jesus and translation and commentary of al-munkhidh
min al-dalal); Universität Freiburg, 1964, Ph.D.Diss.
- WILZER,
Susanna. Untersuchungen zu al-Gazzalis Kitab at-Tauba. (Research
of al-Ghazali's Kitab al-Tawba); Universität Erlangen, 1952, Ph.D.Diss.
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WOLFSOHN, Julius. Der Einfluss Gazali's auf Chisdai Crescas. (The
influence of Ghazali on Chisdai Cresas); Universität Erlangen, 1904,
Ph.D.Diss.
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Terkan, Fehrullah, Recurrence of the perennial encounter? al-Ghazali
and Ibn Rushd on God's knowledge. PhD, THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO,
2004, pp. 293, ADVISER: Kadi, Wadad A. ISBN: 0-496-08706-1, SOURCE:
DAI-A 65/10, p. 3873, Apr 2005, SUBJECT THEOLOGY (0469); PHILOSOPHY
(0422); RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY OF (0322). (link)
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Marianne Farina, Moral goodness and friendship with God: The moral
teachings of Thomas Aquinas and [Abu] Hamid Al-Ghazali. Boston College,
2004, pp.
391, ADVISER Pope, Stephen J. ISBN: 0-496-83160-6 , SOURCE: DAI-A 65/06,
p. 2240, Dec 2004, SUBJECT: THEOLOGY (0469). (link)
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Davis, Dennis Morgan, Jr. AL-GHAZALI ON DIVINE ESSENCE: A
TRANSLATION FROM THE IQTISAD FI AL-I'TIQAD WITH NOTES AND COMMENTARY,
University of Utah, 2005, (PDF)
with kind permission from the author. Copyright 2005 D. Morgan Davis.
with kind permission of the author.
- Mesut Okumus. "Gazzali'nin Kur'an Anlayisi ve Yorum Yöntemi",
Doktora Tezi, Ankara Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Danisman:
Prof. Dr. Halis Albayrak, 262 sayfa, Ankara 2000. English: ("al-Ghazzali's
Qur'an Understanding And Exegesis Methods", Ph.D., Ankara University,
The Institute of Social Sciences, Advisor: Prof. Dr. Halis Albayrak, 262
pp, Ankara 2000. Published in Turkish language as: "Kur'an'in Çok
Boyutlu Okunusu: -Imam Gazzali Örnegi-, Ankara Okulu Yayinlari, Ankara
2006. English: "Multi Dimensional Exegesis of the Qur'an, -The Case of
Imam al-Ghazzali-", Ankara Okulu Yayinlari, Ankara 2006. extract (PDF)
- Kenneth Garden. "Al-Ghazali's contested Revival: Ihya'
Ulum al-din and its critics in Khorasan and the Maghrib." University of
Chicago December 2005. (PDF)
with kind permission of the author.
- Yatimah Sarmani. "Islamic Counseling Approach: A Qualitative Analysis
Counseling Model Base on Human Characteristic by Imam al-Ghazali."
University Technology of Malaysia in Skudai Johor Malaysia, December
2005. in Malay (abstract)
with kind permission of the author.
- M. Afifi al-Akiti. "The Madnun of al-Ghazali:A Critical
Edition of the Unpublished Major Madnun with Discussion of His
Restricted, Philosophical Corpus." D.Phil dissertation, 3 vols.,
Worcester College, Oxford University. Supervised by Prof. F.W. Zimmermann.
2007. (abstract)
with kind permission of the author.
- Alexander Treiger. "The Science of Divine Disclosure: al-Ghazali’s Higher Theology and Its Philosophical Underpinnings" Yale University, Supervised by Prof. D. Gutas. 2008, 397 pages; AAT 3317233.
- Scott Michael Girdner. "Reasoning with revelation: The significance of the Qur'anic contextualization of philosophy in Al-Ghazali's "Mishkat Al-Anwar" ("The Niche of Lights")". Ph.D., Boston University, 2010, 725 pages; AAT 3382580
- Al-Musleh, Mohamed Abubakr A. (2008). "AL-GHAZĀLĪ AS AN ISLAMIC REFORMER "MUṢLIḤ": An Evaluative Study of the Attempts of the Imam Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī at "Islamic Reform "Iṣlāḥ". Ph.D. thesis, University of Birmingham, 2008, 313 pages. (download link)
About his brother:
- Ahmad al-Ghazali (d. 517/1123 or 520/1126) and the
metaphysics of love (Ahmad ibn Muhammad Ghazzali). Lumbard,
Joseph Edward Barbour, PhD. YALE UNIVERSITY, 2003. 367 pp.
Advisor: Bowering, Gerhard (3091761)
Philosophy and Sufism (Remotely related):
- Tahafut al-Falasifia par Khawadja Zade. Edition,
introduction, analyse et notes. (Tahfut al-Falasifa by Khawaja
Zade. Edition, introduction, analysis and notes), JARRAI, Hassen,
Universite de Paris IV, 1972, These 3eme cycle.
- Allard, Michel. Texetes apologetiques du Juwayni (. 478/1085)
[Apologetical texts of al-Juwayni, d. 478/1085] Universite de
Paris 1968 These Lettres.
- MAHMUD, F. H. al-Juwayni and his doctrine of the origination
of the world. Edinburgh University 1961 Ph.D. Diss.
- al-SHARQAWI, Effat Muhammed. Religion and Philosophy in the
thought of Fakhr al-din al-Razi: The problem of God's Existence.
McGill 1970 Ph.D.Diss.
- HUME, Wilson, McC. A translation with introduction and notes
of the "Risalah of al-Qushairi. Hartford Seminary 1935 Ph.D.
Diss.
- SCHOONOVER, Kermit Athol. "Kitab al-Ri'aya li-Huquq Allah" by
al-Muhasabi: A translation with introduction and notes. Harvard
University 1948 Ph.D. Diss.
- GAAFAR, M. K. I. The Sufi doctrine of Sahl al-Tustari, with a
critical edition of his Risalat al-Huruf. Cambridge Univerisity
1966 Ph.D. Diss.
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Zaki Mubarak - a critical study. Al-Shihabi, M.R.A.A-M, 1977, A8v Ph.D.,
Exeter University, 27-388.
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Master's Theses
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Al-Ghazali's Tahafut al-Falasifa
[Incoherence of the Philosophers] by Sabih Ahmad Kamali (Lahore:
Pakistan Philosophical Congress, 1963) (PDF).
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ABDUL LATIF, A. R. H. The Conception of Ijma' in ash-Shaf'i and al-Ghazali
Edinburgh University 1977 M. Litt. Thesis.
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A critical and annotated translation of the chapters on divine
attributes and their properties in al-Iqtisad Fi-L-Itiqad of Iman
Al-Ghazali. Abu Zayd, Abdu-r-Rahman;, MA. MCGILL UNIVERSITY,
1968. Published as a book: "Al-Ghazali on Divine Predicates and their
Properties" (Lahore: Sh. Muhammad Ashraf, 1970). (PDF)
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The Sources of Knowledge in
al-Ghazali's Thought: A Psychological Framework of Epistemology.
Mohd Zaidi bin Ismail. MA, International Institute of Islamic Thought
and Civilization (ISTAC, Kula Lumpur, Malaysia). 1995 (PDF)
- The essential elements of taubah in the writings of al-Ghazali.
Arokiasamy, Lourduraj;, MA. MCGILL UNIVERSITY, 1983. (citation)
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'THE BOOK OF SCIENCE' BY GHAZALI WITH TRANSLATION OF THE FIRST THREE
CHAPTERS (ABU HAMID MUHAMMAD IBN MUHAMMAD AT-TUSI AL-GHAZALI).
BISHLAWY, SALMA S., MA. THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, 1945. 156 pp.
(TM1405)
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Political philosophy of al-Ghazzali: An analysis. Kamarudin,
Russli;, MA. MCGILL UNIVERSITY, 1997. 97 pp. Advisor: Lawson,
Todd (MQ43890)
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THE EDUCATIONAL THOUGHT OF AL-GHAZALI: THEORY AND PRACTICE. ASARI,
HASAN, MA. MCGILL UNIVERSITY, 1993. 154 pp. Advisor: LITTLE, D.
P. (MM87773)
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AL-GHAZALI'S THEORY OF MUNASABA IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ADAPTABILITY OF
ISLAMIC LAW. QOMARIYAH, SITI, MA. MCGILL UNIVERSITY, 1994.
119 pp. Advisor: HALLAQ, WAEL B. (MM99925)
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RE-READING AL-GHAZALI: ORTHODOXY, REASON AND AUTHORITY IN THE 'KITAB
AL-MUSTAZHIRI'. MITHA, FAROUK, MA. MCGILL UNIVERSITY, 1993.
189 pp. Advisor: HALLAQ, WAEL B. (MM87785)
Published as (Al-Ghazali and the Ismailis: A Debate on Reason adn
Authority in Medieval Islam) (London: I. B. Taurus in association with
the Institute of Ismaili studies, 2001: ISBN: 1860647928) Reviewed by
Frank Griffel. (PDF)
- Asrar al-Hajj, The book on the secrets
of pilgrimage (Kitab Asrar al-Hajj) of Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali. By
Umar Ibrahim a Thesis presented to the Department of Arabic Studies.
Thesis (M.A.)- American University in Cairo, 1975 (Thesis
340) (PDF)
- Development of al-Ghazali's concept of the knowledge of
God in his three later works: 'Ihya`', 'al-Muniquidh', and 'Iljam al-`Awamm'.
Nurbaethy, Andi;, MA. MCGILL UNIVERSITY, 1999. 100 pp. Advisor:
Ormsby, Eric L. (MQ50553)
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BOOK XX OF AL-GHAZALI'S IHYA ULUM AL-DIN. ZOLONDEK, LEON, AM.
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, 1952. 123 pp.(TM01498)
Published by EJ Brill (PDF)
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AL-GHAZALI'S WORKS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON ISLAM IN INDONESIA.
SAID, NURMAN, MA. MCGILL UNIVERSITY, 1992. 114 pp. Advisor:
ORMSBY, ERIC L (MM87659)
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An edition and translation of folios 1-25 of Bodleian MS. No. ccciv entitled Al-tibr al-masbuk fi nasihat al muluk by Ghazali.
Isaacs, H. D., 1956 1957, A8v, M.A., Manchester University, 7-321.
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completed: A
Partial translation of al-'Arba'in
fi usul al-din at AUC. (2004)
- Abu Ras, Khalid. ‘Takhallaḳū bi-ʾAkhlāḳ Allāh': Imitatio Dei in al-Maḳṣad al-ʾAsnā of al-Ghazālī. BAR ILAN University (2009) (PDF)
complete thesis courtesy of the author.
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Yarbrough, Luke B., Knowledge of the Heart: Heart of Political Order:
al-Ghazali on Mysticism and Politics. Princeton University (2004) Senior
B. A. thesis. (PDF) complete thesis courtesy of the author.
Note: It is not a comprehensive list if you do not see
your thesis here let me know and I'll add it in. Also if you give us
permission to post it here I would appreciate it very much as you will be
reaching a wide range of audience. If anyone has access to any of the above listed European disserations please do let me know. Regardless
of you think of the fruit of your youth I urge you to have it listed
here and a copy included.
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Sources:
Proquest searches
(2004), UK theses search (2004), and the following dated
bibliographic reference: Arabic and Islamic Studies: Doctoral
Dissertations & Graduate Theses in English, French and German
(1881-1981) Maurice Saliba, Lebanon 1983. Also all those who wrote to inform
me of
their work all the best.
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