Abstract
Ghazali is one of the most well-known scholars of the Islamic world that lived between 1058 and 1111. He was dedicated to knowledge in his short life. Ghazali made trips to take lessons and to teach. In this study, cities related to Ghazali were examined. These cities are Tus, where he was born and received his primary education; Curcan, where received Fiqh training; Nishabur, where he first studied as a student and then taught as a madrasa scholar. These three cities are located within the borders of Iran today. The fourth city is Baghdad, where he taught at the Nizamiye Madrasa. Later he was found in the cities of Damascus, Jerusalem, Al-Halil, respectively. He then went to the cities of Mecca and Medina to become a pilgrim. In this study, these nine cities, which are important for Muslims, were introduced as a religious tourism center with a descriptive method.
TopBackground
Ghazali is a scholar with a very colorful personality. He is a knowledge theorist who pursues the truth in some of his works, a mighty religious scholar in some of his works, a critic of philosophy in some of his works, a Eshari Kalam scholar according to the other Kalam scholars, a mathematician in some of his works, a sufi, sometimes a jurist according to others, and has many different personalities and characteristics.
Key Terms in this Chapter
Ghazali: A famous Islamic scholar who lived in the Middle Ages. Apart from Islamic topics, he has many works on philosophy, logic, and Sufism. He is a thinker who has influenced the Islamic world.
Religious Tourism: It can be defined as “Faith Tourism”, which evaluates the touristic purpose trips, which are made by people in order to realize their religious beliefs and see belief centers, outside the places where they live, work and meet their usual needs.
Islam: The last divine religion with the Prophet Muhammad. It is one of three divine religions, along with Judaism and Christianity.
Sacred Cities: Cities considered sacred by religious people and visited for this purpose. The cities considered sacred for Muslims in this study are Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.
Islamic Cities: Cities that were under the rule of Muslims in the past or where Muslims currently live.
Tourism: It is a visit to a country or region to rest, travel, see or get to know.