@jburnford @[email protected] @TedUnderwood

Yes the unlikely is charming and the sense that there's a large historical gap but little sense of the direction of time. The answer finishes: "It is possible that Hume's ideas may have been influenced by the works of Al-Ghazali, [...]
Overall, while Hume and Al-Ghazali may have shared some philosophical similarities, it is unlikely that Hume had any direct influence on Al-Ghazali."

@jburnford @[email protected] @TedUnderwood

I found this as well:

"How did David Hume influence Al-Ghazali?

David Hume was a Scottish philosopher who lived in the 18th century, while Al-Ghazali was an 11th-century Muslim theologian, jurist, and philosopher. It is unlikely that Hume had any direct influence on Al-Ghazali, as they lived centuries apart and were not connected in any known way. [...]"