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theologian I busy myself in examining his theological reasoning; if a Sufi, I
yearn to fathom the secret of his mysticism; if a worshipper (muta’abbid), I
investigate the results of his worshipping; if one of those who believe in the
eternity of the universe [Zanadiqah] or who deny the attributes of the
Creator [Mu‟attilah], I look beneath the surface to discover the reasons for
their bold adoption of such a creed.
To thirst after comprehension of the truth of matters was my habit and
custom from a very early age. It was instinctive with me, a part of my Allah-
given nature, a matter of temperament and not of my choice or contriving.
Consequently, as I drew near the age of adolescence, the bonds of mere
authority (taqlid) ceased to hold me and inherited beliefs lost their grip
upon me, for I saw that Christian youths always grew up to be Christians
(Nazarenes), Jewish youths to be Jews and Muslim youths to be Muslims. I
heard, the Prophetic Saying related of the Prophet of Allah, praise and
veneration upon him, as reported in Ahmad, Bukhari, and Muslim, in which
he said:
yearn to fathom the secret of his mysticism; if a worshipper (muta’abbid), I
investigate the results of his worshipping; if one of those who believe in the
eternity of the universe [Zanadiqah] or who deny the attributes of the
Creator [Mu‟attilah], I look beneath the surface to discover the reasons for
their bold adoption of such a creed.
To thirst after comprehension of the truth of matters was my habit and
custom from a very early age. It was instinctive with me, a part of my Allah-
given nature, a matter of temperament and not of my choice or contriving.
Consequently, as I drew near the age of adolescence, the bonds of mere
authority (taqlid) ceased to hold me and inherited beliefs lost their grip
upon me, for I saw that Christian youths always grew up to be Christians
(Nazarenes), Jewish youths to be Jews and Muslim youths to be Muslims. I
heard, the Prophetic Saying related of the Prophet of Allah, praise and
veneration upon him, as reported in Ahmad, Bukhari, and Muslim, in which
he said: