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ArticlesOfTheIslamicFaithByGhazali, page : 100
The first is to believe in the existence of the thing before
it takes place; the second is to believe in its existence at
the time of its occurrence; and the third is to believe in
its existence after it has taken place.
To recognize the existence of hunger after it is gone is different
from recognizing its existence before it is gone. Similarly,
there are some of the sciences of Religion which mature
by experience and their mature state as compared with their
premature state is like the invisible as compared to the
visible. Hence there is a difference between the sick man's
knowledge of health and the healthy man's knowledge of it. In
short, people differ in these four parts; yet in none of them
is there an invisible meaning which contradicts the visible.
Rather the invisible meaning completes and perfects the
visible just as the pith completes the husk.
it takes place; the second is to believe in its existence at
the time of its occurrence; and the third is to believe in
its existence after it has taken place.
To recognize the existence of hunger after it is gone is different
from recognizing its existence before it is gone. Similarly,
there are some of the sciences of Religion which mature
by experience and their mature state as compared with their
premature state is like the invisible as compared to the
visible. Hence there is a difference between the sick man's
knowledge of health and the healthy man's knowledge of it. In
short, people differ in these four parts; yet in none of them
is there an invisible meaning which contradicts the visible.
Rather the invisible meaning completes and perfects the
visible just as the pith completes the husk.