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“[True] forms of knowledge increase the servant [of God] in fear, humility, and submissiveness, and demand that he see every person as better than him because of the magnitude of God's proof against him on account of his knowledge, and because of his falling short in showing gratitude for the blessing of this knowledge.”

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Book:Al-Ghazzali On the Treatment of Pride and Conceit
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