Emmanuel Pisani
Member of IDEO, PhD student at the University of Lyon III
November 12, 2013
For Abū Ḥāmid al-Ghazālī, the non-Muslim is not outside the boundaries of humanity, as it has sometimes been hastily claimed. They still are inhabited by the divine breath and maintain an incomparable dignity, even if it is only by their ability to become Muslim. However, where Ghazālī shows his originality, is especially with the many duties that a Muslim must undertake with regard to his/her neighbors (i.e. solidarity, service), never distinguishing Muslim neighbors from others.