On the Obligation of Faith in the Form and its Inner Reality Together
And Allah says:
{And who is more unjust than one who invents a lie about Allah?}1
And He said:
{And do not say about Allah except the truth.}2
And the Master (Exalted be His Might) said:
"Lying is alien to Faith."
How then is it permissible for one who claims Faith to know Allah and verify the ranks of His Holiness and His Lights through [mere] transmission, reports, and empty imitation devoid of Gnosis and guidance? While Allah says:
{Then do they not reflect upon the Qur'an, or are there locks upon [their] hearts?}3.
Footnotes
1Surah Al-An'am, Verse 21.
2Surah An-Nisa, Verse 171.
3Surah Muhammad, Verse 24.




