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to that of eternity, and to advance towards Allah Most High with all earnestness.
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It was also clear that this was only to be achieved by turning away from wealth
and position and fleeing from all time-consuming entanglements.
Next I considered the circumstances of my life and realized that I was caught in
a veritable thicket of attachments. I also considered my activities, of which the
best was my teaching and lecturing, and realized that in them I was dealing with
sciences that were unimportant and contributed nothing to the attainment of
eternal life.
After that I examined my motive in my work of teaching, and realized that it was
not a pure desire for the things of Allah, but that the impulse moving me was the
desire for an influential position and public recognition. I saw for certain that I was
on the brink of a crumbling bank of sand and in imminent danger of hell-fire
unless I set about to mend my ways.
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It was also clear that this was only to be achieved by turning away from wealth
and position and fleeing from all time-consuming entanglements.
Next I considered the circumstances of my life and realized that I was caught in
a veritable thicket of attachments. I also considered my activities, of which the
best was my teaching and lecturing, and realized that in them I was dealing with
sciences that were unimportant and contributed nothing to the attainment of
eternal life.
After that I examined my motive in my work of teaching, and realized that it was
not a pure desire for the things of Allah, but that the impulse moving me was the
desire for an influential position and public recognition. I saw for certain that I was
on the brink of a crumbling bank of sand and in imminent danger of hell-fire
unless I set about to mend my ways.