Abstract
Illumination or knowledge through light is a central theme of medieval
philosophy, especially in the Islamic tradition. This special kind of knowledge
finds its source in the Qur´anic Verse of Light. Light became a major theme of
Sufism and Islamic philosophy, the former being more closely to the Qur´anic
source and the latter standing in the field of philosophy. In his Mishkāt alanwār, the Niche of Lights, Abu Hamid al-Ghazali attempts to expose the
meaning of light and knowledge through light. The bridging figure of the
“Proof of Islam” opens an original perspective on the matter: through
combination of theory and through embedding the knowledge in Sufi
practices. Ghazali´s perspective centers on the character of knowledge
accessible through illumination that ultimately leads to an awareness of
transcendence.
Ms. Zora Hesova. (2012) THE NOTION OF ILLUMINATION IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF GHAZALI‟S MISHKĀT AL-ANWĀR, Journal of Islamic Thought and Civilization, Volume II, Issue 2.
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