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and realization, all of which are ingrained in the child without proof.
Allah - the Exalted - from His Virtue over the heart of the human being has widened it by preparing
the
heart from the beginning for belief without the need for any argument or proof.
How can this be denied when all the articles of faith of the people are based upon pure repetition
and
imitation.
Yes, a belief which results from pure imitation may not be free of some weakness at the beginning,
in
that it can be shaken and impaired by its opposite whenever it is presented.
It should, therefore, be strengthened and confirmed in the heart of the child and the layman until
it
becomes well established and unshakable.
The way to strengthen and confirm it does not lie in learning the art of debate and dogmatic
Allah - the Exalted - from His Virtue over the heart of the human being has widened it by preparing
the
heart from the beginning for belief without the need for any argument or proof.
How can this be denied when all the articles of faith of the people are based upon pure repetition
and
imitation.
Yes, a belief which results from pure imitation may not be free of some weakness at the beginning,
in
that it can be shaken and impaired by its opposite whenever it is presented.
It should, therefore, be strengthened and confirmed in the heart of the child and the layman until
it
becomes well established and unshakable.
The way to strengthen and confirm it does not lie in learning the art of debate and dogmatic