Urban II · Al-Ghazali Were Urban II and Al-Ghazali alive at the same time? Yes. Urban II and Al-Ghazali were alive at the same time, from 1053–1059 to 1099. Urban II11th century pope and initiator of the CrusadesBorn c. 1035 · died 29 July 1099Al-GhazaliPersian Sunni Muslim scholar and mysticBorn 1053–1059 · died 19 December 1111 Ibn al-HaythamAl-BiruniWilliam the ConquerorUrban IIOmar KhayyámAl-GhazaliPeter AbelardHildegard of Bingen Urban II and Al-Ghazali in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.