While reading " Deliverance from error and The Beginning of Guidance - Al-Ghazali", I realized salvation of the soul n intellect differ for each person. Some people may have simple needs, some more complex. It is akin to food, a person with smaller body may require less food to feel satisfy than a person with larger body, as their metabolism need are different.
Those of simple minded, may not need complicated food for the mind n the soul. as such is in the matter of the spiritual need, they only need the knowledge and basic concept in the Aqidah. Some who have a deep hunger in intellectual knowledge may need 'Ilm Kalam.
Thus we have a few take home understanding.
1. Educator - role to teach the tool, give food or remedy according to the needs of the people (Madu')
2. Never be judgemental of those who become satisfied with what he knows, for them they are satisfied..
This two are the big lesson I learned when we embark on our intellectual journey. The need to cleanse our soul and get riddance of the disease of the heart, for the feeling of the need to be superior to received adoration n recognition.
This in a way we are on the road of taqwa n ikhlas, for we have cleared the reason being we do things only to received Allah pleasure and not to give in the need to fulfil our ego by the need of people adoration n recognition. For in the end of the days, only in the eyes of our Creator that matters.
But realizing the human nature to feel longing and accepted, there is a need to live and breathe surrounding people who can give meaning to our life. (happiness and fulfillment)
Achieved by knowing ourselves first before searching for people who can give us meaning and on this matter I will if god is willing elaborate on other occasions.
