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The_Foundations_of_the_Islamic_Belief, page : 53
This is a brief thing which we included in this book because of its brevity. If the child were
bright and
therefore became aware of a certain question or grew skeptical of something in his mind, then the
feared disease has appeared and the malady has become visible. There will be no harm, then, to
promote the child to the equivalent of that which we have included in the book entitled
al-lqtisad fi al-
I'tiqad (The Mid-way Belief), which is free from any departures from a discussion of the foundations
of the articles of faith to the other investigations of the scholastic theologians. If this
convinces the child
then he might be left alone; but if this should fail to convince him, then the disease has become
chronic,
the malady rooted, and the epidemic widespread. Let, then, the physician be as kind and tactful as
possible, and let him await the Will of Allah until, through His Grace, the truth shall be revealed
to the
child. Otherwise he will persist in his doubt and skepticism.
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bright and
therefore became aware of a certain question or grew skeptical of something in his mind, then the
feared disease has appeared and the malady has become visible. There will be no harm, then, to
promote the child to the equivalent of that which we have included in the book entitled
al-lqtisad fi al-
I'tiqad (The Mid-way Belief), which is free from any departures from a discussion of the foundations
of the articles of faith to the other investigations of the scholastic theologians. If this
convinces the child
then he might be left alone; but if this should fail to convince him, then the disease has become
chronic,
the malady rooted, and the epidemic widespread. Let, then, the physician be as kind and tactful as
possible, and let him await the Will of Allah until, through His Grace, the truth shall be revealed
to the
child. Otherwise he will persist in his doubt and skepticism.
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