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Spiritual_Roadmap_by_Ghazali, page : 37
Muhammad, peace be upon him said: “In the days of your age, your Lord has gusts of
favor; so place
yourselves in their way”.
The point of this is that the task is fulfilled up until seeking what is not sought. Firstly,
values are not
sought, since they are presently at hand; and if they are sought after, they become
hidden and lost.
However, when a man seeks what is sought, he cannot be accused of falling short in his pursuit.
III. THE CLASSES OF SEEKERS
When Allah by His Grace and Abundant Generosity cured me of this disease, I came to regard the
various
seekers of truth as comprising four groups:
(I) the Theologians (mutakallimun), who claim that they are the exponents of thought
and intellectual
speculation;
favor; so place
yourselves in their way”.
The point of this is that the task is fulfilled up until seeking what is not sought. Firstly,
values are not
sought, since they are presently at hand; and if they are sought after, they become
hidden and lost.
However, when a man seeks what is sought, he cannot be accused of falling short in his pursuit.
III. THE CLASSES OF SEEKERS
When Allah by His Grace and Abundant Generosity cured me of this disease, I came to regard the
various
seekers of truth as comprising four groups:
(I) the Theologians (mutakallimun), who claim that they are the exponents of thought
and intellectual
speculation;