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Ibn_Masheesh_the_Pivot, page : 8
You should understand dear reader, that the beginning for such road
to Allah should be easy and simple. It starts by finding a person who
is an expert in such matters and has traversed, examined the path
and exposed the slippery slope and mistakes one is apt to encounter.
By connecting with such a person one‟s heart will ultimately be lit on
the road that leads to Allah and saved from its pitfalls.
So where can one find such an expert shaykh, and what is the way
one should take to him?
Let us examine the search of Abulhasan Ashazli. When the Abbasid
governed Iraq, Baghdad flourished. It was the prestigious center of
learning and the aim of every student of not only religion but of
worldly sciences. It was there that the grand jurists, prominent
scholars of the prophetic sayings, leading Sufis as well as politicians
and leaders would gather.
However, it was now the 7ᵗʰ century of the Islamic calendar and
to Allah should be easy and simple. It starts by finding a person who
is an expert in such matters and has traversed, examined the path
and exposed the slippery slope and mistakes one is apt to encounter.
By connecting with such a person one‟s heart will ultimately be lit on
the road that leads to Allah and saved from its pitfalls.
So where can one find such an expert shaykh, and what is the way
one should take to him?
Let us examine the search of Abulhasan Ashazli. When the Abbasid
governed Iraq, Baghdad flourished. It was the prestigious center of
learning and the aim of every student of not only religion but of
worldly sciences. It was there that the grand jurists, prominent
scholars of the prophetic sayings, leading Sufis as well as politicians
and leaders would gather.
However, it was now the 7ᵗʰ century of the Islamic calendar and