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Spiritual_Roadmap_by_Ghazali, page : 65
Suppose that the statements are found only in the philosophers‟ books. If they are
reasonable in
themselves and supported by proof, and if they do not contradict the Book and the
Prophetic practice
(Sunna), then it is not necessary to abstain from using them. If we adopt the
attitude of abstaining from
every truth that the mind of a heretic has come to before us, then we would abstain from much that
is true.
If so, then we should ignore a great number of Koranic verses, Prophetic Sayings,
accounts of early
Muslims, as well as all sayings of philosophers and mystics. The reason for that is that the author
of the
book of the `Brethren of Purity‟ cited them in his work. He argues from them and gradually enticed
men of
weak understanding to accept his falsehoods; he goes on making claims until heretics remove truth
from our
hands by depositing it in their writings.
reasonable in
themselves and supported by proof, and if they do not contradict the Book and the
Prophetic practice
(Sunna), then it is not necessary to abstain from using them. If we adopt the
attitude of abstaining from
every truth that the mind of a heretic has come to before us, then we would abstain from much that
is true.
If so, then we should ignore a great number of Koranic verses, Prophetic Sayings,
accounts of early
Muslims, as well as all sayings of philosophers and mystics. The reason for that is that the author
of the
book of the `Brethren of Purity‟ cited them in his work. He argues from them and gradually enticed
men of
weak understanding to accept his falsehoods; he goes on making claims until heretics remove truth
from our
hands by depositing it in their writings.