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truthful; (ii) the faith of the theologians (mutakallimun), which contains an element
of proof; (iii) the faith of the saints (siddiqun), who, through „witnessing‟
(mushahada), experience Allah at first hand, and those whose knowledge is
hence beyond doubt. These three levels can be compared to hearing that a man
is in a house, then hearing his voice and hence deducing his presence, and
finally, seeing him face to face.
An Exposition on the State of the Heart in relation to the Divisions of
Intellectual, Religious, Worldly and Otherworldly Knowledge
The knowledge, which may be reflected in the heart are two categories;
intellectual and religious. The former are subdivided into necessary and acquired
knowledge, while religious knowledge, being that, which is learnt through
prophets, and without, which the heart cannot be perfected, is sub-divided into (i)
knowledge received on authority (taqlid), and (ii) that granted directly by Allah to
the Prophets and awlia (those close to Allah).
of proof; (iii) the faith of the saints (siddiqun), who, through „witnessing‟
(mushahada), experience Allah at first hand, and those whose knowledge is
hence beyond doubt. These three levels can be compared to hearing that a man
is in a house, then hearing his voice and hence deducing his presence, and
finally, seeing him face to face.
An Exposition on the State of the Heart in relation to the Divisions of
Intellectual, Religious, Worldly and Otherworldly Knowledge
The knowledge, which may be reflected in the heart are two categories;
intellectual and religious. The former are subdivided into necessary and acquired
knowledge, while religious knowledge, being that, which is learnt through
prophets, and without, which the heart cannot be perfected, is sub-divided into (i)
knowledge received on authority (taqlid), and (ii) that granted directly by Allah to
the Prophets and awlia (those close to Allah).