The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

Chapter Five: Devil's Deception in Matters of Creed (al- 'aqd'id) and Religion
severe poverty, so they were always disgruntled about their destiny
and objecting to the Predestinor. One of them told me: I only argue
with the One above the heavens. He used to say a lot of poetry
describing the world:
Do you think it was the creation of a creator
or do you think it was a throw with no thrower
And another poem:
How strange is an existence that was not preceded
with our choice or knowledge
As if it were in a struggle. No intelligence,
no softness and no aggressiveness can relieve us from it
We are in darkness with no moon
to light, no sun and no torch
We are astonished in wonder surrounded
by ignorance that has a frowning face
Deeds in it are with no actions
and sayings in it are all foolishness
Section Five
The time of philosophers' and that of monks are recent to our
time. So, some Muslims extended their hands to hold on to philosophy
and others to monasticism. Some foolish persons when contemplating
matters of creed tended towards philosophizing. Others
when contemplating matters of asceticism tended towards
monasticism. We ask Allah's steadfastness on our faith, and security
from our enemy.
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