DOI: https://doi.org/10.36719/2706-6185/54/99-105
Lakhdar Hamoum
University of Mostaganem, Algeria
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6062-4128
lakhdar.hamoum@univ-mosta.dz
Al-Ghazālī from the Perspective of Boukhari Hammana:
Toward Contemporary Islamic Psychology
Abstract
Boukhari Hammana views Imām al-Ghazālī as a pioneer in the field of psychology who preceded many of its theorists. Hammana’s work highlights the psychological dimensions of al-Ghazālī’s thought, emphasising its contemporaneity and coherence with modern psychological knowledge, rendering it a legacy open to dialogue with the truths of our time. Al-Ghazālī’s psychological insights are not merely a reflection of the knowledge of his era but constitute an original contribution that intersects and even coincides with scientific truths on our own. Boukhari Hammana is considered one of the first to lay the foundations for Arabised psychology. Therefore, in this paper, we attempt to address al-Ghazālī's foundational study of psychology to advocate for contemporary Islamic Arab psychology, which is distinct from Western psychology, as the Islamic conceptions of life, existence, humanity, and destiny differ fundamentally from the Western conception.
Keywords: al-Ghazālī, psychology, foundation, formalist school, perception