When abstinence is a tool spurning of what is held dear, it… - Al-Ghazali

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When abstinence is a tool spurning of what is held dear, it is inconceivable without embracing something even dearer.

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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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The one whose concern is with that
which enters the belly will discover that his value is found in that
which goes out of it.

The first step to self-knowledge is to know that thou art composed of an outward shape, called the body, and an inward entity called the heart, or soul.

وأما المعارف: فاحذر منهم، فإنك لا ترى الشر إلا ممن تعرفه! وأما المجهول فلا يتعرض لك، وإنما الشر كله من المعارف الذين يظهرون من لك الصداقة بألسنتهم، فأقلل من المعارف ما قدرت. ـ

When abstinence is a tool spurning of what is held dear, it is inconceivable without embracing something even dearer. - Al-Ghazali

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