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ArticlesOfTheIslamicFaithByGhazali, page : 223
The second degree is that where a person has the first two elements
and a part of the third, namely inward adherence and
verbal confession together with some good deeds according to
the pillars of Islam, but commits one or several great sins.
According to the Mu'tazilites, the person by committing such
great sins departs from the true belief but does not thereby
become an unbeliever, but he becomes an "in between". He is
neither a believer nor an unbeliever but occupies an intermediary
position between the two, and will remain eternally in
Hell fire. This, however, is false as we shall show.
The third degree is where the person fulfills the inward adherence
and verbal confession but fails to perform the deeds according
to the pillars of Islam with his limbs. People have
and a part of the third, namely inward adherence and
verbal confession together with some good deeds according to
the pillars of Islam, but commits one or several great sins.
According to the Mu'tazilites, the person by committing such
great sins departs from the true belief but does not thereby
become an unbeliever, but he becomes an "in between". He is
neither a believer nor an unbeliever but occupies an intermediary
position between the two, and will remain eternally in
Hell fire. This, however, is false as we shall show.
The third degree is where the person fulfills the inward adherence
and verbal confession but fails to perform the deeds according
to the pillars of Islam with his limbs. People have