Print the first 30 pages (if possible) or use a PDF annotator. Highlight Al-Ghazali’s description of his physical sickness (he lost his voice and ability to eat). This was not metaphor; his doubt caused genuine illness.
This group claimed that truth could only be found through the teachings of an infallible Imam, bypassing the need for external law or rational deduction. Al-Ghazali, a staunch Sunni, refutes this by arguing that the authority of such an Imam must be established, and if it cannot be proven rationally, the doctrine collapses. He exposes the flaws in the "teachings of the Imam" theory, championing the accessibility of knowledge through revelation and intellect. Al-munqidh Min Al-dalal Pdf English