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Al-Usayfir - Muhammad ibn Shu‘ba al-Harrani

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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.
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