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ArticlesOfTheIslamicFaithByGhazali, page : 98
is innovation because it was not handed down by prophetic
quotations, especially since its literal and outward interpretation
is not impossible. Therefore it should be interpreted
literally.
The fourth category is where a person comprehends the thing in
a general way and then through further investigation and
experimentation,
understands its particulars so that it becomes
a part of him. Thus the two kinds of knowledge differ. The
first, (i.e. the general) resembles the husks, while the second
(i.e. the particular), resembles the pith. The first is
the visible or outward, the second is the invisible or inward.
This is just like the example of the man who sees a person
quotations, especially since its literal and outward interpretation
is not impossible. Therefore it should be interpreted
literally.
The fourth category is where a person comprehends the thing in
a general way and then through further investigation and
experimentation,
understands its particulars so that it becomes
a part of him. Thus the two kinds of knowledge differ. The
first, (i.e. the general) resembles the husks, while the second
(i.e. the particular), resembles the pith. The first is
the visible or outward, the second is the invisible or inward.
This is just like the example of the man who sees a person