In the bloom of my youth and the prime of my life, from the time I reached puberty before I was twenty until now, when I am over fifty, I have constantly been diving daringly into the depths of this profound sea and wading into its deep water like a bold man, not like a cautious coward. I would penetrate far into every murky mystery, pounce upon every problem, and dash into every mazy difficulty. I would scrutinize the creed of every sect and seek to lay bare the secrets of each faction’s teaching with the aim of discriminating between the proponent of truth and the advocate of error, and between the faithful follower of tradition and the heterodox innovator. I would never take leave of an interiorist without wanting to learn about his interiorism, or of a literalist without wanting to know the substance of his literalism, or of a philosopher without seeking to become acquainted with the essence of his philosophy, or of a mutakallim without endeavoring to discover the aim of his discussion and polemic, or of a Sufi without eagerly trying to obtain knowledge of the secret of his serenity, or of a devout worshiper without looking into the source and substance of his piety, or of an irreligious nihilist without attempting to find out his background and motivation in order to become aware of the reasons for his bold profession of nihilism and irreligion. ولم أزل في عنفوان شبابي ( وريعان عمري ) ، منذ راهقت البلوغ قبل بلوغ العشرين إلى الآن ، وقد أناف السن على الخمسين ، أقتحم لجّة هذا البحر العميق ، وأخوض غَمرَتهُ خَوْضَ الجَسُور ، لا خَوْضَ الجبان الحذور ، وأتوغل في كل مظلمة ، وأتـهجّم على كل مشكلة ، وأتقحم كل ورطة ، وأتفحص عن عقيدة كل فرقة ، وأستكشف أسرار مذهب كل طائفة ؛ لأميز بين مُحق ومبطل ، ومتسنن ومبتدع ، لا أغادر باطنيًّا إلا وأحب أن أطلع على باطنيته، ولا ظاهريّاً إلا وأريد أن أعلم حاصل ظاهريته ، ولا فلسفياً إلا وأقصد الوقوف على كنـه فلسفته ، ولا متكلماً إلا وأجتهد في الإطلاع على غاية كلامه ومجادلته ، ولا صوفياً إلا وأحرص على العثور على سر صوفيته، ولا متعبداً إلا وأترصد ما يرجع إليه حاصل عبادته ، ولا زنديقاً معطلاً إلا وأتجسس وراءه للتنبه لأسباب جرأته في تعطيله وزندقته. From Ghazalis Munqith Min Al-Dhalal/Salvation from Error.
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