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ArticlesOfTheIslamicFaithByGhazali, page : 194
be the work of Allah.
Whatever is linked by the Prophet with a challenge enjoys the
same position as that to which Allah says, "You are right".
This is like the case of the person who, standing before the
king announces to the subjects that he is the king's messenger,
and in order to prove that he is, he asks the king to
stand upon his throne and sit down three times contrary to his
usual practice. The king obliges and the subjects know, beyond
the shadow of doubt, that the king's action takes the
place of his saying "You are right".
THE FOURTH PILLAR CONCERNING THE PROPHETIC QUOTATIONS
ON THE HEREAFTER AND THE BELIEF IN WHAT THE PROPHET
TAUGHT
Whatever is linked by the Prophet with a challenge enjoys the
same position as that to which Allah says, "You are right".
This is like the case of the person who, standing before the
king announces to the subjects that he is the king's messenger,
and in order to prove that he is, he asks the king to
stand upon his throne and sit down three times contrary to his
usual practice. The king obliges and the subjects know, beyond
the shadow of doubt, that the king's action takes the
place of his saying "You are right".
THE FOURTH PILLAR CONCERNING THE PROPHETIC QUOTATIONS
ON THE HEREAFTER AND THE BELIEF IN WHAT THE PROPHET
TAUGHT