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miracle, and unless he knows that Allah does not lead His servants astray.
The topic of Allah‟s leading men astray is one where it is notoriously difficult to
make a reply. How then can you rebut all these objections when there is no
reason for following your Imam rather than his opponent? The matter comes
back to the intellectual proofs which you deny; and your adversary adduces
proofs similar to yours but clearer‟ „.
Thus this topic turns back against themselves so decisively that, even if the
older and younger members of the sect agreed to give an answer, they would
be unable to do so. The corrupt doctrine has grown quickly only because a
group of inferior intellects argued against them and employed the method of
`reply‟ (jawab) instead of that of `reversal‟ (qalb). Such a procedure prolongs
the debate and neither convinces men‟s minds nor effectively silences the
opponents.
Some may say: `This is `reversal‟; but is there any `reply‟ to that‟? I answer:
The topic of Allah‟s leading men astray is one where it is notoriously difficult to
make a reply. How then can you rebut all these objections when there is no
reason for following your Imam rather than his opponent? The matter comes
back to the intellectual proofs which you deny; and your adversary adduces
proofs similar to yours but clearer‟ „.
Thus this topic turns back against themselves so decisively that, even if the
older and younger members of the sect agreed to give an answer, they would
be unable to do so. The corrupt doctrine has grown quickly only because a
group of inferior intellects argued against them and employed the method of
`reply‟ (jawab) instead of that of `reversal‟ (qalb). Such a procedure prolongs
the debate and neither convinces men‟s minds nor effectively silences the
opponents.
Some may say: `This is `reversal‟; but is there any `reply‟ to that‟? I answer: