The Sofi impact and the prophetic approach to moral education to Imam Al-Ghazali

Abstract

The study aims to clarify the mystical impact and the prophetic approach on
moral education according to Al-Ghazali, which is a study that requires the use of the deductive method, the comparative method, and the analytical
method, and it examines an important aspect of forming and building the
personality of the Muslim person, which is the moral educational aspect in
which Imam Al-Ghazali showed the mystical spirit and the authentic Islamic
spirit. Based on the Book and the Sunnah of the Noble Messenger - may
God’s prayers and peace be upon him - and as a result of the events that
occurred in his time, Al-Ghazali called for educating the soul, purifying it,
purifying it and taming it with virtuous Islamic morals; In an attempt to
revive religion in the hearts of people, he showed a great understanding of the
psychological foundations of moral education, so he took care of the human
being from the beginning, and the motive means such as a good environment
and a good role model. that Al-Ghazali’s views in this field can be renewed
and employed; Because they are opinions that do not lose their value or their
originality, despite the clear difference between the circumstances of our time
and the era in which Al-Ghazali lived, and because he is an Islamic
philosopher, it is not surprising that he follows the path of the Messenger,
may God bless him and grant him peace, and follow his approach in
appreciating science and making education his mission in this life. Thus, he
succeeded in presenting an Islamic moral educational system of a mystical
nature that meets the needs of society according to its peculiarities at that
time. For this reason, he was considered one of the Muslim thinkers who
influenced and were affected by the reality of their environment.