There is a blessing in the works of the scholars and the righteous to the extent miracles may occur from reading them, or writing about them. The goal and end result of this type of writing is to transform oneself, purify oneself and others, and finally to come closer to Allah. As a revelation, there is something of the Quran, being revealed to the hearts through the use of the pen in ways fisabilillah. The idea of heart-writing comes from the symbolism of the Quranic mention of the Pen. ![]() From this point onwards, Imam al-Ghazali’s interaction with with ‘ilm that he learns and discovers, is what Ebrahim Moosa calls “heart-writing.” This at one level means memorization, on another level it also means those things which are written onto the soul, or are easily written onto the heart- his very being, those thoughts that are only a few seconds away from his mind. ![]() Bismillah, alhamdulillah, wa salat wa salam ala RasulullahĪfter Imam al-Ghazali is robbed of his books, he comes to realize what knowledge means, in terms of what he knows and has with him at all times.
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