Divine assistance is always available if sought as the Sign says that God turns to those who turn to Him. AlGhazali goes so far as to say that without Divine assistance, there is no communication between the Creator and the trustee. In other words without consciousness of self, communication of the regulations of the trust remainsindirect, preconscious or even perhaps unconscious. AlGhazali defines Divine Assistance as "the harmony, agreement or concord of the slef's will and the action with God's Will". It appearsas a Sign"That the grace of God, a free gift which He gives to whom He wills (Quran, 5:54) and consists of four stages: Guidance from God (hidayah, Direction (rushd), Leading (tasdid) and Confirmation (ta'yid)..(Bakhtiar,1995,p.5)
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment