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Al-Ghazali’s Religious Attitude & Behavior -Forms of Religious Life- Although traditions about religios attitudes and behaviors have been formed in western culture, enuogh studies haven’t been done yet, in Islamic culture. Al-Ghazali, who is accepted as an important religious man and scientist in Islamic culture, emphasized that how human abilities are to develop depending upon objective structure of the religion in his many works. In this article, the views of al-Ghazali about religious attitudes and behaviors have been investigated. According to al-Ghazali, people can be grouped into three, regarding to base of the religion. One group of people can reject all religious beliefs, thoughts and religious behaviors, by developing negative attitudes towards religion (Disbelief). Second group of people may believe in religion, to make use of religion for themselves (Deceptive Religiosity). The third group of people, by means of developing positive attitudes towards the religion, can improve their religious attitudes and behaviors from imitation to investigation, from investigation to getting pleasure by being religious