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ArticlesOfTheIslamicFaithByGhazali, page : 45
If it is the meaning of these terms which is forbidden, we do
not mean to attain through them anything except the knowledge
of the proofs for the creation of the universe, the Oneness
of the Creator, and His Attributes as they are mentioned
in the Religion.
Since when, is it unlawful to know Allah - the High - with the
proof? But if it is sectarianism, fanaticism, enmity, hatred,
and all that dogmatic theologies and controversy breed which
are meant and intended, then these are unlawful and should
be guarded against and avoided, just as pride, conceit,
hypocrisy, and the desire for power which the sciences of the
Prophetic Quotations, Koran interpretation, and jurisprudence
breed are unlawful and should be guarded against and avoided.
Nevertheless, some of the knowledge should not be prohibited
not mean to attain through them anything except the knowledge
of the proofs for the creation of the universe, the Oneness
of the Creator, and His Attributes as they are mentioned
in the Religion.
Since when, is it unlawful to know Allah - the High - with the
proof? But if it is sectarianism, fanaticism, enmity, hatred,
and all that dogmatic theologies and controversy breed which
are meant and intended, then these are unlawful and should
be guarded against and avoided, just as pride, conceit,
hypocrisy, and the desire for power which the sciences of the
Prophetic Quotations, Koran interpretation, and jurisprudence
breed are unlawful and should be guarded against and avoided.
Nevertheless, some of the knowledge should not be prohibited