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man may still have doubts on the subject of prophethood; he may say,
`Grant that your Imam adduces as proof the miracle of Jesus; that is, he
says, `The proof of my truthfulness is that I will bring your father to life‟; he
actually restores him to life and says to me that he is performing what he
promised.
How do I know that he is truthful? This miracle has not brought all mankind
to know the truthfulness of Jesus. On the contrary, serious objections can
be raised against it, which are only to be repelled by detailed rational
considerations. Rational considerations, however, are not to be trusted,
according to your view. Yet no one knows the argument from miracle, to
truthfulness unless he knows magic and the distinction between that and
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
`Grant that your Imam adduces as proof the miracle of Jesus; that is, he
says, `The proof of my truthfulness is that I will bring your father to life‟; he
actually restores him to life and says to me that he is performing what he
promised.
How do I know that he is truthful? This miracle has not brought all mankind
to know the truthfulness of Jesus. On the contrary, serious objections can
be raised against it, which are only to be repelled by detailed rational
considerations. Rational considerations, however, are not to be trusted,
according to your view. Yet no one knows the argument from miracle, to
truthfulness unless he knows magic and the distinction between that and
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