how do you understand it? we said we have explained that it is three clear apparent and general sections. we have explained that our knowledge of it is like the knowledge of the rest of the companions and like the knowledge of the one you claim to be infallible without any difference. if it is said and you call to the consideration of reason and this was not the habit of the companions? we said no way for we call to following and to believing the messenger of god may god bless him and grant him peace in the statement there is no god but god muhammad is the messenger of god. so whoever believes in that we will precede him without dispute or argument. we will be satisfied with him as the messenger of god may god bless him and grant him peace is satisfied. peace be upon him from the rude arabs and people are divided into three groups. one group is the common imitators who grew up believing in the truth hearing it from their fathers so they acknowledge the validity of their islam.
كيف تفهمونها قلنا قد بينا أنها ثلاثة اقسام صريحة وظاهرة ومجملة وبينا لأن معرفتنا لها كمعرفة سائر الصحابة وكمعرفة من تدعون له العصمة من غير فرق فان قيل وانتم تدعون الى نظر العقل وما كان هذا من دأب الصحابة قلنا هيهات فإنا ندعو إلى الاتباع وإلى تصديق رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم في قول لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله فمن صدق بذلك سبقا إليه من غير منازعة ومجادلة قنعنا منه كما يقنع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم به من أجلاف العرب والناس على ثلاثة أقسام قسم هم العوام المقلدون نشئوا على اعتقاد الحق سماعا من آبائهم فهم مقرون عليه بصحة اسلامهم