This work investigates the epistemological framework of al-Ghazali, specifically focusing on how he integrates Avicennian philosophical structures into his theory of inspired knowledge, or dhawq. Alexander Treiger, a scholar of Islamic intellectual history, utilizes a rigorous philological and historical approach to trace the evolution of al-Ghazali's thought. By examining key texts from both the Avicennian tradition and al-Ghazali's own corpus, the author argues that al-Ghazali's mystical cognition is not a rejection of philosophy, but rather a sophisticated synthesis that reinterprets Aristotelian-Avicennian psychology within a Sufi context.

Scholars in the field of Islamic philosophy frequently cite this text as a definitive study on the intersection of al-Ghazali's theology and his philosophical precursors. Readers often note the high level of academic density and the precise, technical nature of the arguments presented.