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blessings have attended your removal of disagreement so that there is now disagreement the like of
which
has never before been seen”.
The adversary may say: “You claim that you remove the disagreement among mankind. But the
man
who is in doubt about the merits of the rival systems is not going to listen to you instead of your
opponents.
The majority of your opponents disagree with you; and there is no vital difference between them and
you.”
This is their second question.
I reply: “First of all, this argument turns back against yourself. If you summon the man in doubt
to accept
your own views, he will say, `On what grounds are you to be preferred over your opponents, seeing
that the
majority of scholars disagree with you?‟ Would that I knew what answer you will give!
Will you reply by
saying, `My Imam is established by the very words of Scripture?‟ Who will believe
which
has never before been seen”.
The adversary may say: “You claim that you remove the disagreement among mankind. But the
man
who is in doubt about the merits of the rival systems is not going to listen to you instead of your
opponents.
The majority of your opponents disagree with you; and there is no vital difference between them and
you.”
This is their second question.
I reply: “First of all, this argument turns back against yourself. If you summon the man in doubt
to accept
your own views, he will say, `On what grounds are you to be preferred over your opponents, seeing
that the
majority of scholars disagree with you?‟ Would that I knew what answer you will give!
Will you reply by
saying, `My Imam is established by the very words of Scripture?‟ Who will believe