![]() ![]() Then one day he considered his situation, and it occurred to him, ‘I have studied various kinds of science, and I have spent my life learning and mastering them. As God’s Messenger (God bless him and give him peace) said, ‘O God, I take refuge in Thee from knowledge which is not useful!.’ I now ought to find out which kind will be of use to me on the morrow, to keep my company in my grave, and those which are not of use to me, so that I may give them up. The first letter is very unique, embodying the humility of Imam al-Ghazali and his reverence for the Beloved of Allah, the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him): This thought persisted to the point that he wrote to the honourable master, the Proof of Islam, Muhammad al-Ghazali (may God the Exalted be merciful to him), seeking a ruling, asking questions, and requesting both advice and a prayer, even though the works of the master such as The Revival [of the Religious Sciences (Ihya Ulum al-din) and others contain the answers to my questions, what I want is for the master to write down what I need in a few pages to be with me for the rest of my life, and I will act in accordance with what is in them during my term, if God the Exalted wills.’ So the master wrote him this reply, and God knows best. ![]()
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