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darkness, and then sprinkled upon them some of His light.” That light is an
intuitive understanding of things Divine. That light sometimes gushes from
the spring of Divine Generosity, and for it one must watch and wait as
Muhammad, peace be upon him said: “In the days of your age, your Lord has
gusts of favor; so place yourselves in their way”.
The point of this is that the task is fulfilled up until seeking what is not
sought. Firstly, values are not sought, since they are presently at hand; and if
they are sought after, they become hidden and lost. However, when a man
seeks what is sought, he cannot be accused of falling short in his pursuit.
III. THE CLASSES OF SEEKERS
When Allah by His Grace and Abundant Generosity cured me of this
disease, I came to regard the various seekers of truth as comprising four
groups:
(I) the Theologians (mutakallimun), who claim that they are the exponents of
thought and intellectual speculation;
intuitive understanding of things Divine. That light sometimes gushes from
the spring of Divine Generosity, and for it one must watch and wait as
Muhammad, peace be upon him said: “In the days of your age, your Lord has
gusts of favor; so place yourselves in their way”.
The point of this is that the task is fulfilled up until seeking what is not
sought. Firstly, values are not sought, since they are presently at hand; and if
they are sought after, they become hidden and lost. However, when a man
seeks what is sought, he cannot be accused of falling short in his pursuit.
III. THE CLASSES OF SEEKERS
When Allah by His Grace and Abundant Generosity cured me of this
disease, I came to regard the various seekers of truth as comprising four
groups:
(I) the Theologians (mutakallimun), who claim that they are the exponents of
thought and intellectual speculation;