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person.
Again in His Word, "Every time a host is cast therein, its keepers
will ask them" (Ch.67:8 Koran) refers to a special group
of unbelievers. At any rate dealing with statements which
are linguistically "general" to convey the meaning for "special"
is not an uncommon practice.
Because of this last verse al-Ash'ari as well as several other
scholars of theology fell into the denial that all "general"
usages, and that such usages await a qualifier "evidence"
to clarify their meanings.
The fallacy of the Mu'tazilites arose from failure to understand
the following Words of Allah. Allah says: "I am all Forgiving
Again in His Word, "Every time a host is cast therein, its keepers
will ask them" (Ch.67:8 Koran) refers to a special group
of unbelievers. At any rate dealing with statements which
are linguistically "general" to convey the meaning for "special"
is not an uncommon practice.
Because of this last verse al-Ash'ari as well as several other
scholars of theology fell into the denial that all "general"
usages, and that such usages await a qualifier "evidence"
to clarify their meanings.
The fallacy of the Mu'tazilites arose from failure to understand
the following Words of Allah. Allah says: "I am all Forgiving