Knowing Allah: Sufi Epistemology from Imam Al Ghazali to Shaykh Ahmed Al Tijani | Dr Zakariya Wright

KNOWING ALLAH: SUFI EPISTEMOLOGY FROM IMAM AL-GHAZALI TO SHAYKH AHMED AL-TIJANI 👤 Dr Zakariya Wright (Qatar) The Islamic gnostic tradition speaks openly about the self-disclosure of God in the polished mirror of the aspirant’s heart. This talk discusses this particular Sufi “way of knowing” in conversation with other epistemologies articulated by Muslim scholars. Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (d. 1111, Khurasan) argued for importance of verification of all knowledge, including the fundamental concept of Islamic monotheism (tawhid) through direct witnessing of the divine presence. Shaykh Ahmad al-Tijani (d. 1815, Fez), building a long tradition of Sufi scholarship since al-Ghazali, further developed the notion of the experiential knowledge of God (maʿrifa). ~~~~~ Biography: Zakariya Wright, is associate professor with joint appointments in history and religious studies. Wright received his PhD (history) from Northwestern University, his MA in Arabic studies, Middle East history, from the American University in Cairo, his BA in history from Stanford University. He teaches classes on Islam in Africa, modern Middle East history, African history, Islamic intellectual history and Islam in America. He studied the traditional Islamic sciences with Shaykh Hassan Cisse and Shaykh Tijani Cisse in Senegal. ~~~~~ 📚 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗜𝘀𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀: In the UK, we launched the first online platform in 2021 to provide a wide ranging of 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘 and 𝗢𝗡-𝗗𝗘𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗗 online courses to adults - 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗚𝗘. Join thousands of students who have successfully completed courses in various Islamic sciences, ranging from beginners to advanced level. 🎓 5k+ Students 🌎 80+ Countries 📖 20+ Courses (All Levels) ⭐️ 100+ 5* Reviews (Google) 📞 24/7 Support 📜 Certificates Our team consists of several classically trained leading scholars with unbroken chains of transmission (Sanad) going back to the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ ✍️ 𝗘𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗡𝗼𝘄: https://lote.org.uk/college All lesson recordings available upon enrolling! 🔥 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗔 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 Our mission is to enable sacred knowledge to be readily accessible, professionally delivered (qualified scholars) and TOTALLY FREE for the Muslim community – globally! Want to earn sadaqah jaariyah? Become a monthly supporter today from as little as £5pm. https://lote.org.uk/donate/ ~~~~~ © Lote Tree Foundation ~~~~~ ♡ 𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁... ♡ ▸ https://lote.org.uk ▸   / lotetreefdn   ▸   / lotetreefdn   ▸   / lotetreefdn   ▸   / lotetreefoundation