The Devils Deception by Imam Ibn AL-Jawzi

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people of Islam and their sciences, and chose to ride the greatest
ocean dwelling into what they had forbid from. I did all of this in
pursuit of the truth and escaping from imitation (taqlid) .' But now I
have reverted from all of this to the word of truth: Stick to the
belief of old women. If Allah chooses to have mercy on me then
He would let me die while following the way of old women, and if
He does not allow me to say the word of sincerity (Shahddatain) then
woe to Ibn Al-Juwayni
And he used to tell his companions: 'O friends! Do not occupy
yourselves with kakim. For had I known that kaldm would lead me
to what it had I would not have occupied myself with it.'
Abu Al-Wafa' Ibn 'Aqil told some of his companions: 'I am sure
that the Companions died without knowingJawhanr and 'AracJ (kaidm
terminology: essence and attribute). So if you choose to be like them
then be, and if your opinion is that the way of Mutakallimun is sounder
than that of Abu Bakr and 'Umar, then woe to your opinion.'
He also said: 'Kakim lead its practitioners to doubt and, in the case
of many of them, to atheism. You smell the scent of atheism in the
slips of their tongues.'. The reason is that they were not content with
what Shari'ah delivered and they sought the truth (by their intellects),
but human intellect is unable to comprehend Allah's Wisdom
that only He Knows. The Creator did not bring out to His creatures
what He knew of the reality of matters.
He also said: 'I have dwelled in matters of kaldm all of my life,
then I reverted back to the doctrine mentioned in the texts (of Islam).'
The reason why they said that the way of old women was best, is
because they dwelled too deep into these matters but found them
not to provide satisfactory answers. So they ended up adhering to
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