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Clear_Deception_of_all_Creation_by_Ghazali, page : 18
They thought that they had a rank with Allah and that they have reached high rank through knowledge
and
that Allah does not punish such people, letting them intercede for others, and that He will not
charge them
for their deeds and mistakes. Indeed they are deceived.
Had they looked introspectively they would have learned that knowledge is of two types: practical
knowledge
and knowledge of the unseen, which is the knowledge of Allah and His attributes. Practical knowledge
[Jurisprudence] is a must in order to find sought after wisdom, dealing with what one knows of
lawful and
unlawful, and the knowledge of manners, whether they are praise-worthy or condemnable.
Their example is like a doctor who cures others while being incapable of curing himself, so he
remains ill. Is
any medicine sufficient through only its being prescribed? No way. The cure will not benefit you
unless you
drink it after having become sick. This party has overlooked the saying of Allah, “Indeed he who
has purified
and
that Allah does not punish such people, letting them intercede for others, and that He will not
charge them
for their deeds and mistakes. Indeed they are deceived.
Had they looked introspectively they would have learned that knowledge is of two types: practical
knowledge
and knowledge of the unseen, which is the knowledge of Allah and His attributes. Practical knowledge
[Jurisprudence] is a must in order to find sought after wisdom, dealing with what one knows of
lawful and
unlawful, and the knowledge of manners, whether they are praise-worthy or condemnable.
Their example is like a doctor who cures others while being incapable of curing himself, so he
remains ill. Is
any medicine sufficient through only its being prescribed? No way. The cure will not benefit you
unless you
drink it after having become sick. This party has overlooked the saying of Allah, “Indeed he who
has purified