so what is the difference? if you say we know from the teacher we say if it is imitation then what is the difference between imitation of the latter and imitation of the former and between your imitation and the imitation of the sects of the dissenters from among the jews christians magians and muslims? and if you understand by contemplation then what is the difference between you and the rest of the contemplators? this is something that has no answer except to say that we necessarily realize the difference between what is known with certainty in which error is not possible and what is possible. so this is our answer.
فما الفارق فإن قلتم عرفنا من المعلم قلنا إن كان تقليدا فما الفرق بين التقليد للأخير والتقليد للأول وبين تقليدكم وتقليد طوائف المخالفين من اليهود والنصارى والمجوس والمسلمين وان فهمتم بالنظر فما الفرق بينكم وبين سائر النظار وهذا مما لا جواب عنه إلا أن يقال بالضرورة ندرك التفرقة بين ماعلم يقينا لا يمكن فيه الخطأ وبين ما يمكن فهكذا جوابنا