A person in whom the desire for this knowledge has disappeared is like one who has lost his appetite for healthy food, or who prefers feeding on clay… - Al-Ghazali

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A person in whom the desire for this knowledge has disappeared is like one who has lost his appetite for healthy food, or who prefers feeding on clay to eating bread.

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About Al-Ghazali

Al-Ghazali (/ˈɡɑːzɑːli/; full name Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazālī أبو حامد محمد بن محمد الغزالي; latinized Algazelus or Algazel, c. 1058 – 19 December 1111) was a Persian polymath. He is known as one of the most prominent and influential philosopher, theologian, jurist, logician and mystic of Islam.

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Native Name: أبو حامد محمد بن محمد الغزالي
Alternative Names: Ghazzoliĭ, Muḣammad ibn Muḣammad ibn Aḣmad Abu Ḣomid at-Tusiĭ, Al-Ghazzali Abu Hamid al-Ghazālī Algazelus Algazel Abu Hamid al-Ghazali Abu Mohammed al-Ghazali Al-Gonzzali Ghonzzali Ghazzālī
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شكر النعمة هو أن يعرف درجات النعمة وألا يقنع بنعمة يمكن أن يكون وراءها نعمة أخرى ويكون تشوُّفه كله إلى الدرجة القصوى في النعم وتزيد في كل يوم معرفة و وسيلة حتى يترقى أمره, وهذا هو حقيقة الشكر

و قال عليّ رضى الله عنه: «من ظنّ أنّه بدون الجهد يصل فهو متمنّ. و من ظنّ أنّه ببذل الجهد يصل فهو مستغن.» و قال الحسن، رحمه الله تعالى: «طلب الجنّة بلا عمل ذنب من الذّنوب.»

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