Ghunya (Sufficient Provision)
Definition
The book's title: that which makes the seeker independent and self-sufficient on the road to Allah, gathering all a traveler needs of law, creed, and spiritual discipline
How the scholars use Ghunya (Sufficient Provision).
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"to compile this book with the guidance of the Lord of Lords, the inspirer of correctness, and I have named it The Sufficient Provision for Seekers of the Path of Truth, the Exalted. Section, we begin by saying, for someone wishing to enter the religion of Islam, the first obligation is to pronounce the two testimonies, there is no God but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, they must renounce every religion other than Islam and believe in their heart in the oneness of Allah, the exalted, as we will explain, God willing."
— Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, Al-Ghunya li-Ṭālibī Ṭarīq al-Ḥaqq — Volume One · playable in the free preview
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"and who would be hindered from doing so if they were occupied with earning a livelihood, has a right to a sufficient provision from the public treasury. This includes all scholars, especially those whose sciences pertain to the interests of religion, such as jurisprudence, hadith, exegesis, and recitation. Teachers and muezzins are also included."
— Imam al-Ghazali, Book 14: The Lawful and the Unlawful
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