rather you should imitate what you hear from us without insight and ponder. if this came from a madman he would be laughed at and it would be said to him we do not imitate you nor do we imitate those who lie about you. so if the carpet of evidence that separates you from your opponent by way of contemplation is folded and it is not possible to reach the distinction by necessity then how do you distinguish yourself from your disbelieving opponent? i wonder who opened the door of contemplation that leads to knowing the truth following in it what the quran contains of urging contemplation and reflection on the verses and on the quran and the inability of creation to produce something like it and to prove it with it. this is closer. to agree with the companions and the people of the sunnah and the community or whoever makes people despair of examining the evidence by denial until there is no support left for the religion to cling to except the conflicting claims. is this not the doing of someone who wants to extinguish the light of allah and cover the law of the messenger of allah may allah bless him and grant him peace by blocking the path leading to it? if it is said then we see you inclined sometimes to following and sometimes to contemplation i say this is how you believe it but it is in the right of two people those who were fortunate to be born among the muslims so they took the truth by imitation not needing to contemplate and likewise the disbelievers. if it is possible for them to believe in the messenger of allah may allah bless him and grant him peace by imitation as it was possible for the rude arabs and the one who doubts and knows the dangers of imitation then he must know our truthfulness in our saying there is no god but allah muhammad is the messenger of allah. then after this he will be able to follow the messenger of allah may allah bless him and grant him peace. and he will not know monotheism and prophethood except by looking at his proof which the companions indicated and the messenger called people to for he did not call them to pure control and abstract coercion but rather to reveal the paths of proof. this is the form of the statement with every doubter otherwise the esotericist should show his belief in his right and how can he escape from his doubt if the door of contemplation and consideration is closed to him?
بل عليك ان تقلد ما تسمعه منا من غير بصيرة وتأمل هذا لو صدر من مجنون لضحك منه ولقيل له لم نقلدك ولا نقلد من يكذبك فإذا طوى بساط الدليل المفرق بطريق النظر بينك وبين خصمك ولم يمكن درك التفرقة بالضرورة فبم تميز عن مخالفك المكذب فليت شعري من فتح باب النظر الذي يسوق الى معرفة الحق متبعا فيه ما اشتمل عليه القرآن من الحث على التدبر والتفكر في الايات وفي القرآن وعجز الخلق عن الإتيان بمثله واستدلاله به هو أقرب إلى موافقة الصحابة وأهل السنة والجماعة او من يؤيس الخلق عن النظر في الأدلة بالتكذيب حتى لا يبقى للدين عصام يتمسك بنه إلا الدعاوي المتعارضه وهل هذا الا صنع من يريد ان يطفئ نور الله ويغطي شرع رسول الله صلى اللهس عليه وسلم بسد طريقه المفضى اليه فان قيل فنراكم تميلون تارة الى الاتباع وتارة الى النظر قلت هكذا تعتقده ولكنه في حق شخصين فالذين سعدوا بالولادة بين المسلمين فأخذوا الحق تقليدا مستغنون عن النظر وكذا الكفار إذا تيسر لهم تصديق رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم تقليدا كما كان يتيسر لاجلاف العرب والذي يتشكك ويعرف غرر التقليد فلا بد له من معرفة صدقنا في قولنا لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله ثم بعد هذا قدر على اتباع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ولن يعرف التوحيد والنبوة إلا بالنظر في دليله الذي دل عليه الصحابة ودعا الرسول الخلق به فانه ما دعاهم بالتحكم المحض والقهر المجرد بل بكشف سبل الأدلة ٤ فهذا صورة القول مع كل متشكك وإلا فليبرز الباطني معتقده في حقه وانه كيف ينجو عن شكه إذا حسم عليه باب التأمل والنظر