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ArticlesOfTheIslamicFaithByGhazali, page : 111
it they interpret allegorically. But he who bases his knowledge
of these things on mere hearsay will thereby fail to
secure a firm foothold or gain a well defined position therein.
Such a man who confines himself to mere hearsay would do
better to follow the position of Ahmad ibn Hanbal.
But a closer examination and definition of the middle-road position
in these things belongs to the vast subject of revelation
which we must leave aside.
Our aim was only to make clear that the invisible and visible
may be in harmony with one another and that no disagreement
exists between them. At any rate many things have been unfolded
through our discussion of these five parts.
of these things on mere hearsay will thereby fail to
secure a firm foothold or gain a well defined position therein.
Such a man who confines himself to mere hearsay would do
better to follow the position of Ahmad ibn Hanbal.
But a closer examination and definition of the middle-road position
in these things belongs to the vast subject of revelation
which we must leave aside.
Our aim was only to make clear that the invisible and visible
may be in harmony with one another and that no disagreement
exists between them. At any rate many things have been unfolded
through our discussion of these five parts.