Imam Ghazali , the famous scholastic philosopher and thinker of
the middle ages, was famous for his impact on Muslim
intellectual history. Accordin to Allama Iqba, Islamic
civilization saw three stages of development. The first stage
was when Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was alive and guiding the
Muslim nation. This stage is termed as the age of faith, for
believers had the source of truth, the prophet himself, with
them, and the only thing required from them was to have faith in
whatever prophet used to tell them. Thus, Hazrat Abu bakr, was
given the title of Siddique , for he attested Prophet’s journey
to heavens or Mairaj , without any hesitation or delay. This
kind of attitude was required from the believers when prophet
(PBUH) was alive. That is why this age is called the age of
faith. The second era started after Prophet (PBUH) was not among
the Muslims. During this period Ummah or the Muslim community
had to think and decide about the religious matters in the light
of the Quran and Sunnah, the deeds of prop