How great Iranian scholar Imam Mohammad Ghazali elevates Iran-Indonesia relations?

Pars Today - Imam Mohammad Ghazali, a prominent Iranian philosopher and jurist, has played a significant role in promoting Islamic culture through his thoughts and works, and can still strengthen the valuable relations between Iran and Indonesia.

Ghazali, who lived in Iran in the 5th century AH, brought about a profound transformation in Islamic culture and civilization through his works. With his numerous writings in various scientific, theological, jurisprudential, and ethical fields, he had a significant impact on Iranian and Islamic thinkers. His ideas have received attention not only in the Islamic world but also in the Western world.

One of the main reasons Ghazali can strengthen Iran-Indonesia relations is his scientific and intellectual legacy, which is valued by both countries. Iran and Indonesia, both Islamic countries with different schools of thoughts, can benefit from Ghazali's ideas to strengthen their cultural and scientific cooperation.

According to researchers such as Mokhtari, Ghazali is a "jewel born from the cradle of Iranian culture and civilization" who brought about a profound transformation in Islamic culture. In his opinion, Ghazali helped to promote intellectual freedom in the Islamic world by criticizing the ideas of Ibn Sina, a great Iranian philosopher, and other philosophers, and his thoughts had a significant impact on the Islamic community until the emergence of Molla Sadra, another great Iranian philosopher.

Ghazali's approach, which combined rationality and mysticism, offered a pragmatic and realistic perspective on religious and social issues, which can serve as a model for interaction and cooperation between Iran and Indonesia. This approach can help establish connections between thinkers and elites of the two countries and pave the way for joint projects in various political and cultural fields.

As a prominent theologian and jurist, Ghazali wrote "The Revival of the Religious Sciences", which had a profound impact on ethical teachings. Among Persian-speaking literary thinkers, Ghazali's "The Alchemy of Happiness" has had a lasting influence. This influence is also evident in Shia religious circles, where his book "The White Mosque" was edited by Feiz Kashani, a Shia scholar, and considered one of the most important Shia ethical books in academic and ethical circles.

This great Iranian Shafi'i jurist and Sunni theologian was never satisfied with his thoughts and inner self, and his concern for the protection of religion and the welfare of people always led him to think, take positions, and innovate. Ghazali was not a secluded thinker and jurist, and therefore, he can be rightly called a "practical jurist" because his political positions and approaches were based on religious principles, but with a realistic perspective. This is what the Islamic world needs today.

Therefore, conferences like the international conference on Imam Mohammad Ghazali, which was attended by prominent representatives from Iran and Indonesia in recent years, can provide a suitable platform for exchanging ideas and experiences between scholars and thinkers from the two countries. These events can help to better understand and promote relations between the two countries and ultimately strengthen the position of the Islamic world in the international arena.

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