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ArticlesOfTheIslamicFaithByGhazali, page : 247
If you then say that the ambiguity lies in the problem of acceptance,
how could it increase and diminish when it is always
the same?I
shall then say that if we put aside all hypocrisy and ignore
the opposition of adversaries and then lift the veil off the
exact meaning of the word, all ambiguity will be removed. Consequently
we say that belief is a common noun used in three
different ways.
)3(THE DEFINITIONS OF BELIEF, IMAN
The first usage denotes an acceptance with the heart, a belief
based on the authority of other believers without the benefit
of revelation and an open heart. This is the belief of the
how could it increase and diminish when it is always
the same?I
shall then say that if we put aside all hypocrisy and ignore
the opposition of adversaries and then lift the veil off the
exact meaning of the word, all ambiguity will be removed. Consequently
we say that belief is a common noun used in three
different ways.
)3(THE DEFINITIONS OF BELIEF, IMAN
The first usage denotes an acceptance with the heart, a belief
based on the authority of other believers without the benefit
of revelation and an open heart. This is the belief of the