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strength of
the system of the Ta`limiyah and to the weakness of that of their opponents. They did not realize
that this
state of affairs was due to the weakness of the defender of the truth and his ignorance of the
proper method
in dealing with the issue.
The correct procedure is in fact to acknowledge the need for an instructor and the necessity of his
being
infallible. But our infallible instructor is Muhammad, peace be upon him. They may say, “He is
dead”; but we
reply, “Your instructor is hidden (gha’ib)”. They may say, “Our instructor instructed the preachers
and spread
them widely through the land, and if they differ or are puzzled by a difficulty, he expects them to
return to
him”; but we reply, “Our instructor instructed the preachers and spread them widely through the
land and
perfected the instruction, according to the word of Allah most high, `Today I have perfected your
religion for
the system of the Ta`limiyah and to the weakness of that of their opponents. They did not realize
that this
state of affairs was due to the weakness of the defender of the truth and his ignorance of the
proper method
in dealing with the issue.
The correct procedure is in fact to acknowledge the need for an instructor and the necessity of his
being
infallible. But our infallible instructor is Muhammad, peace be upon him. They may say, “He is
dead”; but we
reply, “Your instructor is hidden (gha’ib)”. They may say, “Our instructor instructed the preachers
and spread
them widely through the land, and if they differ or are puzzled by a difficulty, he expects them to
return to
him”; but we reply, “Our instructor instructed the preachers and spread them widely through the
land and
perfected the instruction, according to the word of Allah most high, `Today I have perfected your
religion for