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A grievous crime indeed against religion has been committed by the man who imagines that Islam is defended by the denial of the mathematical sciences.

— Abu Hamid al-Ghazali

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Do not know the truth by the men, but know the truth, and then you will know who are truthful.

True happiness is virtue, and virtue is predicated on knowledge and righteous conduct.

The man who makes his religion a means to the gaining of this world, will lose both worlds alike; whereas the man who gives up this world for the sake of religion, will get both worlds alike.

For those endowed with insight there is in reality no object of love but God, nor does anyone but He deserve love

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

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