This is largely a result of his book Tahafut al-Tahafut, which Ibn Rushd wrote in response to al- Ghazālī’’s Tahafut al-Falasifa. Ibn Rushd is viewed as a progressive thinker among Muslim and Western scholars, and, by al-Ghazālī’’s followers, as a rival. The school of al-Ghazālī’ emerged from the Ash’ari school of religious thought, and is considered the representative of Al-Ash’ari in today’s primary scholastic school in the Muslim world, Al-Azhar. A critical checkpoint for this debate takes place in medieval times, as between the ninth and the thirteenth-century thoughts and views about women were shaped by scholars such as al-Ghazālī’, Ibn Rushd, and Ibn Taymiyya. It also raises questions as to whether Muslim women have experienced greater or declining rights and benefits along with that history. The status of women in today’s Muslim world continues to spur debates regarding their role not just today but during the entire history of Islam.
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