The philosophical thought of Al-Ghazali (1058–1111 CE) had a great influence on the Islamic intellectual tradition, especially in the relationship between reason and revelation. Al-Ghazali is known for his efforts to criticize and reduce the dominance of peripatetic philosophy influenced by Aristotelian thought, especially through his monumental work Tahafut al-Falasifah (The Confusion of the...
Suhrawardi (1154-1191) is one of the leading philosophers in the Islamic philosophical tradition who introduced the Philosophy of Illumination (Hikmat al-Ishraq) as a synthesis between Peripatetic rationalism and mystical experience. Suhrawardi emphasized that enlightenment (isyraq) through intuitive experience has a fundamental role in understanding reality. The main concept in his philosophy...