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them or save them from the darkness of mere opinions. Their inability to
demonstrate that a specific person is Imam is not their only weakness. We
went a long way in agreeing with them; we accepted their assertion that
`instruction‟ is needed and an infallible `instructor‟; we conceded that he is
the one they specified. Yet when we asked them what knowledge they had
gained from this infallible person, and raise objections against them, they
did not understand these far less answer them, and in their perplexity had
3[5] This book is available in Arabic as well as in an English translation by R. McCarthy on
website
www.ghazali.org. (ed.)
4[6] This book is also available on the site mentioned above. It has also been recently
translation by
Prof. Jackson from Oxford U. Press, Karachi 2002. (ed.) Note that books 2, 4 are works that are not
available.
5[7] This book is also available on the site in two English translations. (ed.)
demonstrate that a specific person is Imam is not their only weakness. We
went a long way in agreeing with them; we accepted their assertion that
`instruction‟ is needed and an infallible `instructor‟; we conceded that he is
the one they specified. Yet when we asked them what knowledge they had
gained from this infallible person, and raise objections against them, they
did not understand these far less answer them, and in their perplexity had
3[5] This book is available in Arabic as well as in an English translation by R. McCarthy on
website
www.ghazali.org. (ed.)
4[6] This book is also available on the site mentioned above. It has also been recently
translation by
Prof. Jackson from Oxford U. Press, Karachi 2002. (ed.) Note that books 2, 4 are works that are not
available.
5[7] This book is also available on the site in two English translations. (ed.)