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their early years in order that they may commit it to memory.
Its meaning will continue to be unfolded before them little
by little as they grow older.
The first step is to commit it to memory, after which comes
understanding,
then belief, then certainty and realization, all
of which are ingrained in the child without proof.
Allah - the Exalted - from His Virtue over the heart of the human
being has widened it by preparing the heart from the beginning
for belief without the need for any argument or proof.
How can this be denied when all the articles of faith of the
people are based upon pure repetition and imitation.
Yes, a belief which results from pure imitation may not be free
of some weakness at the beginning, in that it can be shaken
Its meaning will continue to be unfolded before them little
by little as they grow older.
The first step is to commit it to memory, after which comes
understanding,
then belief, then certainty and realization, all
of which are ingrained in the child without proof.
Allah - the Exalted - from His Virtue over the heart of the human
being has widened it by preparing the heart from the beginning
for belief without the need for any argument or proof.
How can this be denied when all the articles of faith of the
people are based upon pure repetition and imitation.
Yes, a belief which results from pure imitation may not be free
of some weakness at the beginning, in that it can be shaken