Sufi Saint and Christian Monk
In the Name of Allah Most Merciful Most Beneficent From Imam Ghazzali (R.A)'s Ihya Uloomiddin: Some Learned Men Said: "Some Secrets of the Unseen World are disclosed to men who can remain without food for consecutive 40 days. One of these sages , while passing by a Christian Monk, invited him to accept Islam and to give up self-conceit. There were much arguments between them over these matter. The Monk said to him at last: Jesus Christ fasted forty consecutive days. This is a Miracle indeed. Had he not been a Prophet, he could not have done so. The sage said to him: If I can fast for consecutive fifty days, will you accept Islam?. The Monk said: I shall accept Islam in that case. Thereafter, the sage fasted for consecutive fifty days at a stretch. The sage said: I can fast ten days more. He then continued his fast for ten days more. The Christian Monk was astonished at this and said: "I did not think that any men can surpass Jesus Christ in this Matter. Then he accept Is