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ArticlesOfTheIslamicFaithByGhazali, page : 56
Its harm lies in raising doubts and undermining the articles
of faith by moving them out from the realm of certitude and
determination. These things are happening at the beginning
and their restoration by means of proof is doubtful. Furthermore,
it varies with the individual. Therefore it is true that
it is harmful to the faith.
Yet it has another harmful influence which manifests itself in
confirming the belief of the heretics in their heresies and
establishing them in their hearts so that their claims increase
and their insistence on them becomes more stubborn. This
kind of harm, however, results from the fanaticism which
disputation arouses. For this reason you find that the lay heretic
can, through kindness, be easily dissuaded from his error
in no time. But if he were brought up in a town where disputation
of faith by moving them out from the realm of certitude and
determination. These things are happening at the beginning
and their restoration by means of proof is doubtful. Furthermore,
it varies with the individual. Therefore it is true that
it is harmful to the faith.
Yet it has another harmful influence which manifests itself in
confirming the belief of the heretics in their heresies and
establishing them in their hearts so that their claims increase
and their insistence on them becomes more stubborn. This
kind of harm, however, results from the fanaticism which
disputation arouses. For this reason you find that the lay heretic
can, through kindness, be easily dissuaded from his error
in no time. But if he were brought up in a town where disputation