-
The_Savior_from_Spiritual_Error, page : 83
never before been seen”.
The adversary may say: “You claim that you remove the disagreement
among mankind. But the man who is in doubt about the merits of the rival
systems is not going to listen to you instead of your opponents. The
majority of your opponents disagree with you; and there is no vital
difference between them and you.” This is their second question.
I reply: “First of all, this argument turns back against yourself. If you
summon the man in doubt to accept your own views, he will say, `On what
grounds are you to be preferred over your opponents, seeing that the
majority of scholars disagree with you?‟ Would that I knew what answer you
will give! Will you reply by saying, `My Imam is established by the very
words of Scripture?‟ Who will believe this claim to have a scriptural basis,
when he has not heard the words from the Messenger? All that he has
heard is your claim, and the unanimous judgment of scholars that it is an
invention and to be disbelieved.”
Let us suppose, however, that this scriptural claim is granted. Yet the
The adversary may say: “You claim that you remove the disagreement
among mankind. But the man who is in doubt about the merits of the rival
systems is not going to listen to you instead of your opponents. The
majority of your opponents disagree with you; and there is no vital
difference between them and you.” This is their second question.
I reply: “First of all, this argument turns back against yourself. If you
summon the man in doubt to accept your own views, he will say, `On what
grounds are you to be preferred over your opponents, seeing that the
majority of scholars disagree with you?‟ Would that I knew what answer you
will give! Will you reply by saying, `My Imam is established by the very
words of Scripture?‟ Who will believe this claim to have a scriptural basis,
when he has not heard the words from the Messenger? All that he has
heard is your claim, and the unanimous judgment of scholars that it is an
invention and to be disbelieved.”
Let us suppose, however, that this scriptural claim is granted. Yet the