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statements and is compelled to acknowledge that these are properties, the
knowledge of which is a miracle for some of the prophets how does he come to
reject a similar fact in respect of what he hears of the teaching of a prophet,
especially when that prophet speaks truth, is accredited by miracles, and is never
known to have been in error?
If the philosopher denies the possibility of there being such properties in the
number of rak`ahs, the casting of stones (in the valley of Mina during the
Pilgrimage), the number of the elements of the Pilgrimage and the other
ceremonies of worship of the sacred law, he will not find, in principle, any
difference between these and the properties of drugs and stars. He may say, `I
have some experience in medical and astronomical (or astrological) matters, and
have found some points in the science true; as a result belief in it has become
firmly settled in me and my heart has lost all inclination to shun it and look
askance at it; prophecy however, I have no experience of; how shall I know that it
actually exists, even if I admit its possibility‟?
I reply: `You do not confine yourself to believing what you have experience of,
but, where you have received information about the experience of others, You
knowledge of which is a miracle for some of the prophets how does he come to
reject a similar fact in respect of what he hears of the teaching of a prophet,
especially when that prophet speaks truth, is accredited by miracles, and is never
known to have been in error?
If the philosopher denies the possibility of there being such properties in the
number of rak`ahs, the casting of stones (in the valley of Mina during the
Pilgrimage), the number of the elements of the Pilgrimage and the other
ceremonies of worship of the sacred law, he will not find, in principle, any
difference between these and the properties of drugs and stars. He may say, `I
have some experience in medical and astronomical (or astrological) matters, and
have found some points in the science true; as a result belief in it has become
firmly settled in me and my heart has lost all inclination to shun it and look
askance at it; prophecy however, I have no experience of; how shall I know that it
actually exists, even if I admit its possibility‟?
I reply: `You do not confine yourself to believing what you have experience of,
but, where you have received information about the experience of others, You