[K]nowledge that is not Infallible is not certain knowledge. - Al-Ghazali

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[K]nowledge that is not Infallible is not certain knowledge.

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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 proximity between the counterfeit and the good coin does not make the good coin counterfeit nor the counterfeit good. In the same way the proximity between truth and falsehood does not make truth falsehood nor falsehood truth.

"فلو وجد العالم عاميا يتعاطى له غسل الثياب محتاطا فهو أفضل فإنه بالإضافة إلى التساهل خير وذلك العامي ينتفع بتعاطيه إذ يشغل نفسه الأمارة بالسوء بعمل المباح في نفسه فيمتنع عليه المعاصي في تلك الحال والنفس إن لم تشغل بشيء شغلت صاحبها "
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"Death is a bridge which unites friend to friend," and "The world is a paradise for infidels, but a prison for the faithful." On

[K]nowledge that is not Infallible is not certain knowledge. - Al-Ghazali

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