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IMThis kind of self-consciousness creates in man the highest and the most subtle kind of longing for truth which does not exist in animals nor in any other being. It is this self-consciousness which makes man inquisitive, and persuades him to look for satisfaction and conviction. It inflames him with the fire of doubt and denial and makes him waver from one course to another.
The Holy Qur’an says:
“Do not be like those who forget Allah, and so He caused them to forget themselves. Such are really the wicked.” (Surah al-Hashr, 59:19).
The Holy Prophet said: “He who knows himself, knows his Lord,”.
References:
01: Uyun al-Hikam wal-Mawa'iz, page 486 [Compiled Source; Traced back to Ghurar al-hikam]
02: al-ʿIlm wa al-Ḥikmah by Muḥammad al-Rayshahri, page 283
03: Mīzān al-Ḥikmah by Muḥammad al-Rayshahri, vol 3, Page 1881
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