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ArticlesOfTheIslamicFaithByGhazali, page : 259
The same is true of him who is likewise glad, or sad, or hearing,
or seeing. On the other hand if man were asked whether
or not he was an animal it would not be fitting for him to reply,
"Allah willing, I am an animal." When Sufyan made this
statement he was asked, "What then shall we say?" Thereupon
he replied, "We believe in Allah, and that which has been sent
down to us." (Ch. 2:130 Koran.)
And what is the difference between saying, "We believe in Allah
and that which has been sent down to us" and saying, "I am
a believer?" Once al-Hasan was asked, "Are you a believer"?
To which he replied, "If it is the Will of Allah". Thereupon
he was told, "O Abu-Sa'id? Why do you qualify your belief"?
or seeing. On the other hand if man were asked whether
or not he was an animal it would not be fitting for him to reply,
"Allah willing, I am an animal." When Sufyan made this
statement he was asked, "What then shall we say?" Thereupon
he replied, "We believe in Allah, and that which has been sent
down to us." (Ch. 2:130 Koran.)
And what is the difference between saying, "We believe in Allah
and that which has been sent down to us" and saying, "I am
a believer?" Once al-Hasan was asked, "Are you a believer"?
To which he replied, "If it is the Will of Allah". Thereupon
he was told, "O Abu-Sa'id? Why do you qualify your belief"?