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The intellectual sciences are like foods, while the religious sciences are like
medicines. Although some have claimed that the two are incompatible, and have
hence renounced religion, they are in fact in harmony. Apparent discrepancies
between them are to be attributed to insufficient knowledge, for both are intricate,
and few indeed are the men who have mastered both.
An Exposition on the Difference between Inspiration and Learning, and
between the Sufi Method of Unveiling the Truth and that of the
Philosophers and Theologians
There is knowledge, which appears in the heart only under certain conditions,
either through inspiration (for the awlia - those close to Allah - and prophets), or
inductive reasoning (for the scholars). The five obstacles mentioned in Exposition
Six form a veil between the heart and the Well Preserved Tablet (al-lawh al-
mahfuz), which is where Allah has inscribed everything, which He has decreed
from Creation until the Judgment. This veil may be removed by hand, or by a
wind, which causes the heart to behold something of what the Tablet contains.
Often this happens during sleep, but it may happen when the seeker is awake,
medicines. Although some have claimed that the two are incompatible, and have
hence renounced religion, they are in fact in harmony. Apparent discrepancies
between them are to be attributed to insufficient knowledge, for both are intricate,
and few indeed are the men who have mastered both.
An Exposition on the Difference between Inspiration and Learning, and
between the Sufi Method of Unveiling the Truth and that of the
Philosophers and Theologians
There is knowledge, which appears in the heart only under certain conditions,
either through inspiration (for the awlia - those close to Allah - and prophets), or
inductive reasoning (for the scholars). The five obstacles mentioned in Exposition
Six form a veil between the heart and the Well Preserved Tablet (al-lawh al-
mahfuz), which is where Allah has inscribed everything, which He has decreed
from Creation until the Judgment. This veil may be removed by hand, or by a
wind, which causes the heart to behold something of what the Tablet contains.
Often this happens during sleep, but it may happen when the seeker is awake,