Abstract:

Al-Ghazali is a scholar who lived between 450-505/1058-1111. He has produced important works in many fields from fiqh to kalam, from philosophy to logic, from sufism to morality (akhlaq), and from education to al-usul. One of his works is “Ayyuhal Walad”. The work has been translated into Turkish and printed several times so that those who do not speak Arabic can easily read and understand it. It contains some explanations about religion, morality and decency written by alGhazali to a student as a recommendation. In his work, Ghazali gave his student information about what sciences to learn and how to follow the right path. He answered almost all questions that can be answered by fulfilling the wishes of his student, and he addressed him as, “O son”. In this work, al-Ghazali dealt with the basic religious and moral rules that the individuals living in the society may encounter most often, and he explained how a Muslim should spend their daily life on the axis of the Qur’an and the Sunnah. It is a fact revealed by the pedagogy that each child has a unique learning ability. Experts who set out on this fact stated that providing education in accordance with the development periods and the own abilities of each child will contribute to effective learning. AlGhazali paid attention to this fact in his work years ago and used all the subjects, examples, stories and concise words in the simplicity so that his interlocutor could understand for educational purposes. The application of such a method provided both easy comprehension of the subject and a more fluent reading of the work. 

Keywords: