then after these introductions he gradually goes on to explain the doctrine to the respondent and to mention it to him based on what we will relate of his belief. as for the trick of deception it is to agree with him on introductions that he receives from him that are apparently acceptable and wellknown among the people and widespread and to establish that in his mind for a period of time then he lures him from it with false results such as his saying that the people of contemplation have statements that are contradictory in their circumstances and are equal and each party rejoices in what they have and the one who knows the essence is god and it is not permissible for god to hide the truth and no one can exist who is the matter is up to the creation and they stumble about it blindly and they plunge into blindness and other difficult preliminaries.
ثم بعد هذه المقدمات يتدرج قليلا قليلا في تفصيل المذهب للمستجيب وذكره له على ما سنحكي من معتقده وأما حيلة التلبيس فهو ان يواطئه على مقدمات يتسلمها منه مقبولة الظاهر مشهورة عند الناس ذائعة ويرسخ ذلك في نفسه مدة ثم يستدرجه منها بنتائج باطلة كقوله ان اهل النظر لهم أقاويل متعارضة الأحوال متساوية وكل حزب بما لديهم فرحون والمطلع على الجوهر الله ولا يجوز أن يخفى الله الحق ولا يوجد احد كل الأمر الى الخلق يتخبطون فيه خبط العشواء ويقتحمون فيه العماية العمياء الى غير ذلك من مقدمات يت مستعصلة