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was further strengthened by numerous visions of good men in all of which
alike I was given the assurance that this impulse was a source of good and
genuine 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‟.
alike I was given the assurance that this impulse was a source of good and
genuine 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‟.