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ArticlesOfTheIslamicFaithByGhazali, page : 97
of the Words of Allah when He said, "He sends down water from
the sky which fills the riverbeds to overflowing, so that
their torrents carries a swelling foam..." (Ch.13:17 Koran.)
Here the word water stands for the Koran and the torrents represent
the hearts. Some of the hearts receive and hold a lot;
others receive a lot and hold little; while others still
receive a lot and hold nothing at all. The foam represents
unbelief and hypocrisy, which, although it rises to and floats
upon the surface of the water, does not last; but guidance
which benefits mankind, endures.
In this part a group of men went deeply and interpreted the things
which were mentioned in connection with the Hereafter,
such as the balance, the Bridge, and the like. All this, however,
the sky which fills the riverbeds to overflowing, so that
their torrents carries a swelling foam..." (Ch.13:17 Koran.)
Here the word water stands for the Koran and the torrents represent
the hearts. Some of the hearts receive and hold a lot;
others receive a lot and hold little; while others still
receive a lot and hold nothing at all. The foam represents
unbelief and hypocrisy, which, although it rises to and floats
upon the surface of the water, does not last; but guidance
which benefits mankind, endures.
In this part a group of men went deeply and interpreted the things
which were mentioned in connection with the Hereafter,
such as the balance, the Bridge, and the like. All this, however,