Indeed, God Almighty created creation with His power and originated them with His nature. He made them in stages and made dear to every soul the knowledge of a state that it is pleased with, prefers, and loves, from all the various arts and types of knowledge. This includes literature, astronomy, language, philosophy, and everything that people engage in, from schools of thought, religions, recitation, and other things.
However, all of these forms of knowledge have an origin. If the knower of these arts does not know this origin, he does not deserve to be called a "gnostic" ['arif]. Likewise, he does not deserve to be called "truthful," even if he practices honesty and avoids exaggeration in his dealings, trade, taking, and giving. This is because true truthfulness is only that which is in God and His saints, as God, the Exalted, says:
{"The Day He will ask the truthful about their truthfulness"} 1 . As for that which is not for God, it is not permissible for it to be called truthfulness, and its speaker does not deserve the name of "truthful." Similarly, one does not deserve to be called