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SpiritualRoadmapbyGhazali, page : 44
Allah sent to His servants, by the mouth of His messenger, in the Koran and
Prophetic Sayings, a religion which is the truth and whose contents are the basis
of man‟s welfare in both religious and secular affairs. But satan too sent, in the
suggestions of heretics, things contrary to traditions; men tended to accept his
suggestions and almost corrupted the true religion for its adherents. So Allah
brought into being the class of theologians, and moved them to support
traditional traditions with the weapon of systematic proofs, laying bare the
confused doctrines invented by the heretics deviating from traditions. This is the
origin of theology and theologians.
In due course, a group of theologians performed the task to which Allah invited
them; they successfully preserved traditions, defended the religion received from
the Prophetic source and destroyed heretical innovations. Nevertheless in doing
so, they based their proofs on what they took from their opponents, which they
were compelled to admit by naive belief (taqlid), or the consensus of the
community, or bare acceptance of the Koran and Prophetic Sayings. For the
most part they were devoted to making the contradictions of their opponents
clear and criticizing them in respect to the logical consequences of what they
Prophetic Sayings, a religion which is the truth and whose contents are the basis
of man‟s welfare in both religious and secular affairs. But satan too sent, in the
suggestions of heretics, things contrary to traditions; men tended to accept his
suggestions and almost corrupted the true religion for its adherents. So Allah
brought into being the class of theologians, and moved them to support
traditional traditions with the weapon of systematic proofs, laying bare the
confused doctrines invented by the heretics deviating from traditions. This is the
origin of theology and theologians.
In due course, a group of theologians performed the task to which Allah invited
them; they successfully preserved traditions, defended the religion received from
the Prophetic source and destroyed heretical innovations. Nevertheless in doing
so, they based their proofs on what they took from their opponents, which they
were compelled to admit by naive belief (taqlid), or the consensus of the
community, or bare acceptance of the Koran and Prophetic Sayings. For the
most part they were devoted to making the contradictions of their opponents
clear and criticizing them in respect to the logical consequences of what they