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party of ta’lim, the treatment is that prescribed in our book, The Just Balance,
and we shall not lengthen this essay by repeating it.
As for the fanciful assertions of the Latitudinarians (Ahl al-Ibahah), we have
collected their doubts under seven heads and resolved them in our book, The
Chemistry of Happiness.¹²
In reply to those who through philosophy have corrupted their faith to the
extent of denying prophecy in principle, we have discussed the reality of
prophecy and how it exists of necessity, by showing that there exists a
knowledge of the properties of medicines, stars, and so forth. We introduced this
preliminary study precisely for this purpose; we based the demonstration on
medical and astronomical properties precisely because these are included in the
science of the Philosophers. To every one who is expert in some branch of
science, be it astronomy, medicine, physics, magic, or charm-making, we offer
proof of prophecy based on his own branch of science.
The man who verbally professes belief in prophecy, but equates the
prescriptions of the revealed scriptures with philosophical wisdom, really
and we shall not lengthen this essay by repeating it.
As for the fanciful assertions of the Latitudinarians (Ahl al-Ibahah), we have
collected their doubts under seven heads and resolved them in our book, The
Chemistry of Happiness.¹²
In reply to those who through philosophy have corrupted their faith to the
extent of denying prophecy in principle, we have discussed the reality of
prophecy and how it exists of necessity, by showing that there exists a
knowledge of the properties of medicines, stars, and so forth. We introduced this
preliminary study precisely for this purpose; we based the demonstration on
medical and astronomical properties precisely because these are included in the
science of the Philosophers. To every one who is expert in some branch of
science, be it astronomy, medicine, physics, magic, or charm-making, we offer
proof of prophecy based on his own branch of science.
The man who verbally professes belief in prophecy, but equates the
prescriptions of the revealed scriptures with philosophical wisdom, really