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1056–1111 · Persian Sunni Muslim scholar and mystic (c.1058–1111)

Also known as: al-Ġazālī, Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, Abu Mohammed al-Ghazali, Al-Ghazzali, Al-Gonzzali, Algazel

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