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Ghazali_Letters_To_Statemen, page : 37
After offering prayers of the state, it is the sacred duty of the dervishes to advise the
kings, sultans and viziers and I am glad to think that by writing this letter I have fulfilled
my duty as a theologian and as dervish.
A long time has passed since the city of Jurjan was deprived of a learned man with true
knowledge of religion and ability to act upon these himself, and instruct others. I am
gratified to know that Ibrahim Mubarak, a highly learned and enlightened man has come
to reside permanently in Jurjan.
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Possessor of Divine knowledge, he is the center of powerful, religious revival and has
left an indelible impression on society. It is because of the fresh testimony of his own
experience to the depth of the soul and the pathway to Allah, his extra-ordinary power
as a preacher and his rare gift of interpreting the deepest truth of life and religion that he
is held in the highest esteem by the popular audience of learned persons.
kings, sultans and viziers and I am glad to think that by writing this letter I have fulfilled
my duty as a theologian and as dervish.
A long time has passed since the city of Jurjan was deprived of a learned man with true
knowledge of religion and ability to act upon these himself, and instruct others. I am
gratified to know that Ibrahim Mubarak, a highly learned and enlightened man has come
to reside permanently in Jurjan.
14
Possessor of Divine knowledge, he is the center of powerful, religious revival and has
left an indelible impression on society. It is because of the fresh testimony of his own
experience to the depth of the soul and the pathway to Allah, his extra-ordinary power
as a preacher and his rare gift of interpreting the deepest truth of life and religion that he
is held in the highest esteem by the popular audience of learned persons.