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ages home; and he was friendly to the rich and to the poor and he gave greetings himself first to every one whom he met, etc."

It is noteworthy that when he rises to the highest ethical teaching he bases his remarks on the sayings (mostly apocryphal) of Christ, which we collate in our final chapter. Al-Ghazali tried hard but failed to find in Mohammed the ideals of his own heart. This is the tragedy of Islam.

" Mysticism is religion, and supplies a refuge for men of religious minds who find it no longer possible for them to rest on external authority