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guidance, and had been determined by Allah Most High for the beginning of
this century; for Allah most high has promised to revive His religion al the
beginning of each century.¹⁰ My hope became strong, and all these
considerations caused the favorable view of the project to prevail.
Allah Most High facilitated my move to Naysabur to deal with this serious
problem in Thu‟l-Qa‟dah, the eleventh month of 499 (=July, 1106 A.D.). I
had originally left Baghdad in Thu‟l-Qa`dah, 488, (= November, 1095), so
that my period of retirement had extended to eleven years. It was Allah
Most High who determined this move, and it is an example of the wonderful
way in which He determines events, since there was not a whisper of it in
my heart while I was living in retirement. In the same way my departure
from Baghdad and withdrawal from my position there had not even occurred
to my mind as a possibility. But Allah is the turner of hearts¹¹ and positions.
As the Prophetic Saying has it, `The heart of the believer is between two of
the fingers of the Merciful‟.
In myself I know that, even if I went back to the work of disseminating
knowledge, yet I did not go back. To go back is to return to the previous state
this century; for Allah most high has promised to revive His religion al the
beginning of each century.¹⁰ My hope became strong, and all these
considerations caused the favorable view of the project to prevail.
Allah Most High facilitated my move to Naysabur to deal with this serious
problem in Thu‟l-Qa‟dah, the eleventh month of 499 (=July, 1106 A.D.). I
had originally left Baghdad in Thu‟l-Qa`dah, 488, (= November, 1095), so
that my period of retirement had extended to eleven years. It was Allah
Most High who determined this move, and it is an example of the wonderful
way in which He determines events, since there was not a whisper of it in
my heart while I was living in retirement. In the same way my departure
from Baghdad and withdrawal from my position there had not even occurred
to my mind as a possibility. But Allah is the turner of hearts¹¹ and positions.
As the Prophetic Saying has it, `The heart of the believer is between two of
the fingers of the Merciful‟.
In myself I know that, even if I went back to the work of disseminating
knowledge, yet I did not go back. To go back is to return to the previous state