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confidentially confined to those faqirs who are pure in spirit and in their lives, and who,
in spite of their best effort are too poor to support their families. If they are benefited
both temporally and spiritually, they would surely pray for the well being of their
benefactors and thus the services of a specialist who knows how to treat the physical
and spiritual diseases by heavenly guidance would be readily available.
There is no approach from unaided sense to the cure of the mind or body. It is unwise to
depend upon the treatment by those who do not know what medicine is. Every doctor
fancies that he alone possesses the knowledge of medicine but this is an attribute of
the mind and unless one is possessed of this knowledge, one cannot say for certain
whether he is or is not an expert physician.
Sincerely
Al Ghazali
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MERCIFUL, THE MOST MERCIFUL
Letter #17
in spite of their best effort are too poor to support their families. If they are benefited
both temporally and spiritually, they would surely pray for the well being of their
benefactors and thus the services of a specialist who knows how to treat the physical
and spiritual diseases by heavenly guidance would be readily available.
There is no approach from unaided sense to the cure of the mind or body. It is unwise to
depend upon the treatment by those who do not know what medicine is. Every doctor
fancies that he alone possesses the knowledge of medicine but this is an attribute of
the mind and unless one is possessed of this knowledge, one cannot say for certain
whether he is or is not an expert physician.
Sincerely
Al Ghazali
IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MERCIFUL, THE MOST MERCIFUL
Letter #17