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Spiritual_Roadmap_by_Ghazali, page : 98
Thereupon, perceiving my impotence and having altogether lost my power of choice, I sought refuge
with
Allah Most High as one who is driven to Him, because he is without further resources
of his own. He
answered me, He who `answers him who is driven (to Him by affliction) when he calls upon Him‟
(Koran 7,
63). He made it easy for my heart to turn away from position and wealth, from children and friends.
„ I openly
professed that I had resolved to set out for Mecca, while privately I made arrangements to travel
to Syria. I
took this precaution in case the Caliph and all my friends should oppose my resolve to make my
residence
in Syria. This stratagem for my departure from Baghdad I gracefully executed, and had it in my mind
never
to return there. There was much talk about me among all the religious leaders of Iraq, since none
of them
would allow that withdrawal from such a state of life as I was in could have a religious cause, for
they looked
with
Allah Most High as one who is driven to Him, because he is without further resources
of his own. He
answered me, He who `answers him who is driven (to Him by affliction) when he calls upon Him‟
(Koran 7,
63). He made it easy for my heart to turn away from position and wealth, from children and friends.
„ I openly
professed that I had resolved to set out for Mecca, while privately I made arrangements to travel
to Syria. I
took this precaution in case the Caliph and all my friends should oppose my resolve to make my
residence
in Syria. This stratagem for my departure from Baghdad I gracefully executed, and had it in my mind
never
to return there. There was much talk about me among all the religious leaders of Iraq, since none
of them
would allow that withdrawal from such a state of life as I was in could have a religious cause, for
they looked