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do not fail to grasp, but their mention is harmful to most hearers although it is not harmful to the
prophets and the people who are close to Allah.
The secret of the decrees of Allah which the learned men were forbidden to divulge belongs to this
part.
Consequently it is not unlikely that certain truths may be harmful to some people just as the light
of the
sun is harmful to the eyes of bats and the perfume of the rose is harmful to black-beetles. And how
could this be deemed unlikely when we know that our saying that unbelief, adultery, sin, and evil
exist
all by the Will of Allah, which in itself is true, but, nevertheless, has been harmful to many
because it
was taken by them as an evidence for folly, lack of wisdom, and approval of evil and wickedness?
Thus
has al-Rawandi as well as several separatists, deviated from the right path by following such
heresies.
Similarly, if the secret of the decrees of Allah were divulged most people would fancy that Allah is
lacking in power, because their minds are incapable of comprehending anything which will remove that
fancy.
prophets and the people who are close to Allah.
The secret of the decrees of Allah which the learned men were forbidden to divulge belongs to this
part.
Consequently it is not unlikely that certain truths may be harmful to some people just as the light
of the
sun is harmful to the eyes of bats and the perfume of the rose is harmful to black-beetles. And how
could this be deemed unlikely when we know that our saying that unbelief, adultery, sin, and evil
exist
all by the Will of Allah, which in itself is true, but, nevertheless, has been harmful to many
because it
was taken by them as an evidence for folly, lack of wisdom, and approval of evil and wickedness?
Thus
has al-Rawandi as well as several separatists, deviated from the right path by following such
heresies.
Similarly, if the secret of the decrees of Allah were divulged most people would fancy that Allah is
lacking in power, because their minds are incapable of comprehending anything which will remove that
fancy.