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the truth to prolong the debate about the premise of their argument and to
deny all they assert. In particular they denied both their claim that “there is
need of „authoritative instruction‟ (ta’lim) and an instructor (mu`allim)”, and
their claim that “not every instructor is adequate, there must be an infallible
instructor”.
Their demonstration of the need for instruction and an instructor was
clearly sound, while the retort of the critics was weak. A number of people
were thus deceived into thinking that this was due to the strength of the
system of the Ta`limiyah and to the weakness of that of their opponents.
They did not realize that this state of affairs was due to the weakness of the
defender of the truth and his ignorance of the proper method in dealing with
the issue.
The correct procedure is in fact to acknowledge the need for an instructor
and the necessity of his being infallible. But our infallible instructor is
Muhammad, peace be upon him. They may say, “He is dead”; but we reply,
deny all they assert. In particular they denied both their claim that “there is
need of „authoritative instruction‟ (ta’lim) and an instructor (mu`allim)”, and
their claim that “not every instructor is adequate, there must be an infallible
instructor”.
Their demonstration of the need for instruction and an instructor was
clearly sound, while the retort of the critics was weak. A number of people
were thus deceived into thinking that this was due to the strength of the
system of the Ta`limiyah and to the weakness of that of their opponents.
They did not realize that this state of affairs was due to the weakness of the
defender of the truth and his ignorance of the proper method in dealing with
the issue.
The correct procedure is in fact to acknowledge the need for an instructor
and the necessity of his being infallible. But our infallible instructor is
Muhammad, peace be upon him. They may say, “He is dead”; but we reply,