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about it, because I have inferred it from the Koran and learned it there; the
logicians will not disagree about it because it is in accordance, not in
disagreement, with the conditions they lay down in logic; the theologians will
not disagree about it because it is in accordance with their views about the
proof of speculative propositions and provides a criterion of the truth of
theological assertions”.
My adversary may say: “If you have in your hand a standard such as this,
why do you not remove the disagreement among mankind?” I reply: “If they
were to give heed to me, I would remove the disagreement among them. I
described the method of removing disagreement in The Just Balance. Study
it and you will find that it is sound and does completely remove disagreement
if men pay attention to it; but they will not all pay attention to it. Still a group of
men have paid attention to me and I removed the disagreement between
them. Now your Imam wants to remove the disagreement between them
although they do not pay attention to him. Why then has he not removed it?
Why did not Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, the first of the Imams,
logicians will not disagree about it because it is in accordance, not in
disagreement, with the conditions they lay down in logic; the theologians will
not disagree about it because it is in accordance with their views about the
proof of speculative propositions and provides a criterion of the truth of
theological assertions”.
My adversary may say: “If you have in your hand a standard such as this,
why do you not remove the disagreement among mankind?” I reply: “If they
were to give heed to me, I would remove the disagreement among them. I
described the method of removing disagreement in The Just Balance. Study
it and you will find that it is sound and does completely remove disagreement
if men pay attention to it; but they will not all pay attention to it. Still a group of
men have paid attention to me and I removed the disagreement between
them. Now your Imam wants to remove the disagreement between them
although they do not pay attention to him. Why then has he not removed it?
Why did not Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, the first of the Imams,