People only see the outward, while God sees both the outer and the inner man. He who really believes this will have both his outer and inner being we… - Al-Ghazali

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People only see the outward, while God sees both the outer and the inner man. He who really believes this will have both his outer and inner being well disciplined. If he disbelieve it, he is an infidel, and if, while believing it, he acts contrary to that belief, be is guilty of the grossest.

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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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