Abu Hamid al-Ghazali: How one of Islam’s most revered figures still speaks to the modern world

Abu Hamid al-Ghazali: How one of Islam’s most revered figures still speaks to the modern world Submitted by Lubna Masarwa on Tue, 05/12/2026 - 11:11 The sanctity and security of Al-Aqsa is once again under threat, as it was during the lifetime of the great scholar A non-contemporary painting depicting Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (Wikicommons) On It's early morning and we are standing at the Lions' Gate entrance to Al-Aqsa Mosque. In front of us stand a hostile cluster of Israel police, who interrogate our documents with suspicion. Their boss, Israel 's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, never faces such issues getting into Al-Aqsa.