Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research

How Imam Al-Ghazali Built A Generation | Ep. 3 | The Salahuddin Generation

Leaders were rising—and being buried. But behind the chaos, scholars were laying foundations history rarely credits.

This episode reveals the scholarly blueprint that produced Salahuddin—from Ibn Khashab’s urgent resistance to Imam al-Ghazali’s generational reform.

Dr. Hassan Elwan

Dr. Hassan Elwan

Senior Fellow | Dr. Hassan Elwan holds a doctorate in Electrical Engineering from the Ohio State University. He holds numerous patents and has extensively published in the field of microelectronics. He is currently a Distinguished Engineer at Marvell technology. Dr. Elwan also has a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology and is currently leading the counseling department at the Rahma Center in Lake Forest, California. He regularly lectures about Islam and spirituality in Southern California and provides professional counseling services to the community that are grounded in both psychology and spirituality.