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ArticlesOfTheIslamicFaithByGhazali, page : 33
debate is like a thread hanging in the air, blown to and fro
by the wind.
This is true of all except those who have heard the proof of
faith and have accepted it through fellowship, just as they
have taken hold of belief itself and accepted it through fellowship,
since there is no difference in fellowship between
learning the proof or the proved.
Learning the proof is one thing; arriving at it through independent
thinking is another which is far from it.
If the child were to be brought up on this firm belief then occupy
himself with gaining his livelihood, he might not be more
enlightened. But according to the belief of the people of
the truth he will be saved.
by the wind.
This is true of all except those who have heard the proof of
faith and have accepted it through fellowship, just as they
have taken hold of belief itself and accepted it through fellowship,
since there is no difference in fellowship between
learning the proof or the proved.
Learning the proof is one thing; arriving at it through independent
thinking is another which is far from it.
If the child were to be brought up on this firm belief then occupy
himself with gaining his livelihood, he might not be more
enlightened. But according to the belief of the people of
the truth he will be saved.