The Synthesis between Faith and Reason in Islam

Within Islam, the importance of both faith and reason is highlighted by the scholar Ghazali. While personal assaults on faith can be withstood through strong personal faith, institutional assaults require reason. Ghazali argues for a synthesis between revelation and reason, emphasizing the importance of reason as the ground upon which revelation makes sense. This does not diminish the significance of revelation, but rather asserts that the intellect is a condition for moral and theological responsibility in Islam. Ghazali's emphasis on logic as central to Islamic studies has had a lasting influence, laying the groundwork for future scholars to explore the relationship between faith and reason.