Islam Rediscovered
1. Search for Truth
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man reach his spiritual destination consciously
and independently.
Moreover, mysticism makes the claim that the
natural quest of man is its own fulfillment. It
does not require any external effort to arrive at
the perceived goal. In other words, it is like
assuming that the feeling of thirst or hunger in
man contains its own satisfaction. A thirsty or
hungry person is not to trouble himself to search
for water or food in the outer world.
4. Those (of this school of thought) who believe in
God interpret this hidden treasure in terms of
God. To them the inner contemplation of a
mystic is directed towards God.
This concept too is rationally inexplicable, for,
if such mystic exercises are a means to
discover God, then, there should be genuine
proof that God Himself has shown this way to
find Him. But there is no evidence that this
path has been prescribed by God. On the other
hand, there is a clear indication that this
course separates the seeker from God’s
creation and leads him to a life of isolation.
