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arouses. For this reason you find that the lay heretic can, through kindness, be easily dissuaded
from his
error in no time. But if he were brought up in a town where disputation and fanaticism abound it
will be
impossible for both the past and current generation to remove the heresy from his heart, their
combined
efforts notwithstanding. On the contrary, passion, fanaticism, hatred of the adversaries of
disputation
and non- conformist groups prevail over his heart and prevent him from comprehending the truth so
that even if he were told, "Do you want Allah to remove for you the veil and to reveal to you
through
seeing that the truth is on the side of your adversary?" he would dislike it for fear that his
adversary
would be gladened by it. This, then, is the chronic disease which has spread among men all over the
land. It is a kind of corruption which is set in motion by the disputants through their fanaticism.
That is
its harm.
As to its benefits some think that it is useful in revealing realities and knowing them as they
from his
error in no time. But if he were brought up in a town where disputation and fanaticism abound it
will be
impossible for both the past and current generation to remove the heresy from his heart, their
combined
efforts notwithstanding. On the contrary, passion, fanaticism, hatred of the adversaries of
disputation
and non- conformist groups prevail over his heart and prevent him from comprehending the truth so
that even if he were told, "Do you want Allah to remove for you the veil and to reveal to you
through
seeing that the truth is on the side of your adversary?" he would dislike it for fear that his
adversary
would be gladened by it. This, then, is the chronic disease which has spread among men all over the
land. It is a kind of corruption which is set in motion by the disputants through their fanaticism.
That is
its harm.
As to its benefits some think that it is useful in revealing realities and knowing them as they