Tomb of great Islamic scholar Ghazali discovered In Iran

Born in 1058, Imam-ı Ghazali published more than 500 works in 53 years.

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Tomb of great Muslim scholar Imam-I Ghazali has been discovered in Tus city of Iran’s Khorasan province. The excavation works have begun to unearth Ghazali’s grave who left more than five hundred works in his 53-year life time, including his major works of “Kimya-I Saadet” and “Ihya-I Ulumuddin”.

The scholar who paid great respect to Sunnah –the sayings and practices of the Prophet Mohammed- is also known as “Huccet-ül Islam” (Hujjat-ul-Islam).

He was an Islamic jurist, philosopher, cosmologist, psychologist and mystic of Persian origin, and remains one of the most celebrated scholars in the history of Sunni Islamic thought.

What we know about Imam Ghazali's Tomb before the the announced discovery

About Imam Ghazali's Mausoleum (Tomb) in Tus Khurasan

Courtesy: http://www.ghazali.org/site/mausoleum.htm

Sayyid Muhammad Muhsin Dua'ee - Mashhad, IRAN wrote the following in the guest book (2004-07-31 06:16:06 (UTC):

The Mausoleum of Imam al-Ghazali in Tus, Khurasan square shaped historical monument made out of bricks. Its height is 25 meters and covers an area of 144 square meters and consists of three chambers. The middle chamber consists of mihrab which is decorated with intricate stucco work.

[Photo credit: James Hollingsworth, PhD. used with permission]

This building according to the popular belief is called as Haruniyah, the jail built by the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid (rule 170-193 A.H/ 786-809 A.D.) but it in the ancient travelogues it is named as Masjid-i Tus.

The author of Mihman Namah-i Bukhara compiled in 915 A.H., have described the grave of Imam al-Ghazali in detail. He have mentioned that the grave of Imam al-Ghazali was very small and was located near the western rampart of Tus city.

In the year 1995 the Archaeological Survey of Khorasan province carried out excavations in this area and discovered the remains of the grave of Imam al-Ghazali which corresponds exactly with the description as mentioned in Mihman Namah-i Bukhara in the year 915.

Haruniyah was renovated recently and a grave with epitaph ascribed to Imam al-Ghazali is located on the entrance of the monument. The grave of Husayn Khedive Jam, the renowned scholar on the life and works of Imam al-Ghazali is also located near this grave.

References:

• Rajab Ali Labbaf Khaniki, The Visage of the Cultural History of Khurasan, March 1999.
• Guide to Tus, Mashhad, 1994.
• Mihman Namah-i Bukhara

Courtesy: http://www.imamreza.net/eng/imamreza.php?id=1141

Historical Sites In The Holy City of Mashhad

Harunieh:

This building is located close to Ferdowsi's tomb. The tomb of Imam Abu Hamid Muhammad Ghazzali (1059-1111A.D.), is located somewhere in Toos, and thus the exact place is unknown, so a gravestone had been erected for his reminiscence near the building.