Abstract
al-Ghazzali, the outstanding Islamic thinker and great Sufi of the 11^(th)-12^(th) century, has been regarded as a perfect example of embodying inward transformation through religious action with piety and humility. Being an authority on theology and law of Islam, al-Ghazzali not only possessed profound knowledge and thought, but also practiced Sufi ethics. After experiencing a serious spiritual crisis, he gave up all his possessions and position to follow the Sufi path for salvation and survival. In this essay the theory of ＂contemplative psychology＂ by Han F. de Wit is adopted to analyze and interpret al-Ghazzali's spiritual transformation. In his theory, de Wit presents the connection between contemplative traditions of religions and belief of the individual. Among those concepts stated by de Wit in his theory, the notions of conversion, moments, break, crisis, doubt, change, and renunciation are exploited to the case of al-Ghazzali's spiritual transformation from an ordinary theologian to a Sufi.
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