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which I have made public. Were I to divulge the other, this
throat would be cut." The Prophet - the praise and peace be
upon him - said, "Abu-Bakr has excelled you not by excessive
fasting and much prayer, but by a secret which rests in his
chest." No doubt this secret was connected with the foundations
of Religion and not removed from it. And whatever belonged
to the foundations of Religion could not have been hidden
from the other Companions through its outward form.
Sahl al-Tustari - may Allah be pleased with him - said, "The
learned person possesses three kinds of knowledge: visible knowledge
which he imparts to people in general; invisible knowledge
which he cannot reveal except to its own people; and
finally a confidential knowledge which lies between him and
His Lord and which he cannot reveal to anyone." One of the
throat would be cut." The Prophet - the praise and peace be
upon him - said, "Abu-Bakr has excelled you not by excessive
fasting and much prayer, but by a secret which rests in his
chest." No doubt this secret was connected with the foundations
of Religion and not removed from it. And whatever belonged
to the foundations of Religion could not have been hidden
from the other Companions through its outward form.
Sahl al-Tustari - may Allah be pleased with him - said, "The
learned person possesses three kinds of knowledge: visible knowledge
which he imparts to people in general; invisible knowledge
which he cannot reveal except to its own people; and
finally a confidential knowledge which lies between him and
His Lord and which he cannot reveal to anyone." One of the