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of practical religion, a classification objected to by none.
My second motive for adopting this division is that I have noticed that the
interests of students in jurisprudence, which has, for the sake of boasting and
exploiting its influence and prestige in arguments, become popular among those
who do not fear Allah, is genuine. It is also divided into quarters, and since he
who dresses as the beloved will also be beloved, I am not far wrong in deeming
that the modeling of this book after books of jurisprudence will prove to be a
clever move in creating interest in it. For this same reason, one of those who
wanted to attract the attention of the authorities to the science of medicine,
modeled it after astronomical lists, arranging it in tables and numbers, and called
his book Tables of Health. He did this in order that their interest in that latter type
of study might help in drawing them to read it. Ingenuity in drawing hearts to the
science, which is good for spiritual life is, however, more important than that of
interesting them in medicine, which benefits nothing but physical health. The fruit
of this science is the treatment of the hearts and souls through, which is obtained
a life that will persist of souls through which is obtained a life that will persist
forever and ever.
My second motive for adopting this division is that I have noticed that the
interests of students in jurisprudence, which has, for the sake of boasting and
exploiting its influence and prestige in arguments, become popular among those
who do not fear Allah, is genuine. It is also divided into quarters, and since he
who dresses as the beloved will also be beloved, I am not far wrong in deeming
that the modeling of this book after books of jurisprudence will prove to be a
clever move in creating interest in it. For this same reason, one of those who
wanted to attract the attention of the authorities to the science of medicine,
modeled it after astronomical lists, arranging it in tables and numbers, and called
his book Tables of Health. He did this in order that their interest in that latter type
of study might help in drawing them to read it. Ingenuity in drawing hearts to the
science, which is good for spiritual life is, however, more important than that of
interesting them in medicine, which benefits nothing but physical health. The fruit
of this science is the treatment of the hearts and souls through, which is obtained
a life that will persist of souls through which is obtained a life that will persist
forever and ever.