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wickedness of the unbelievers.
It is with His Grace that He led them to follow the example of the Master of the Messengers; who
directed their footsteps in the way of his honored companions and enabled them to emulate the good,
early generations, so that they protected themselves with the strong cord against the dictates of
reason,
and (to emulate) the lives and beliefs of the ancients with the clear method, combining thereby the
products of reason and the ordinances of the religion.
Furthermore they found out that mere verbal repetition of the words "There is no god except Allah;
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" is of no avail unless they completely understand what the
fundamentals of the witness involve of principle and pillars. They also have known that the two
witnessing phrases, despite their brevity, contain an affirmation of the existence of Allah
Himself, His
Attributes, and His Deeds, as well as an affirmation of the truthfulness of the Messenger - the
praise and
peace be upon him - And they also knew that establishing the faith upon these pillars, which are
four,
each one having ten principles: The first pillar concerning the knowledge of the Essence of Allah -
It is with His Grace that He led them to follow the example of the Master of the Messengers; who
directed their footsteps in the way of his honored companions and enabled them to emulate the good,
early generations, so that they protected themselves with the strong cord against the dictates of
reason,
and (to emulate) the lives and beliefs of the ancients with the clear method, combining thereby the
products of reason and the ordinances of the religion.
Furthermore they found out that mere verbal repetition of the words "There is no god except Allah;
Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" is of no avail unless they completely understand what the
fundamentals of the witness involve of principle and pillars. They also have known that the two
witnessing phrases, despite their brevity, contain an affirmation of the existence of Allah
Himself, His
Attributes, and His Deeds, as well as an affirmation of the truthfulness of the Messenger - the
praise and
peace be upon him - And they also knew that establishing the faith upon these pillars, which are
four,
each one having ten principles: The first pillar concerning the knowledge of the Essence of Allah -