they are impostors who claim the same claims as they do. they have branded themselves with false characteristics and have taken on the names of science figuratively without reality. they have donned the garment of falsehood adorning themselves and satiating themselves with what has no result. they imitate the examples of the truthful in their dress and guidance and follow their footsteps in their words glances movements and gestures in order to be attributed to them and take their place. with this trick they have won over the hearts of the weak among the common people and the ignorant among the kings. the enemies of the truthful scholars have taken them as a means to support themselves before the common people. the claimant of false knowledge was envious of the slander of the truthful scholars their attacks on them and their attacks and what they saw of the weakness of the weakhearted and the humiliation of the people towards them and the inclination of the ignorant kings with them against them emboldened them to do so. they hoped that by doing so they would gain the cheerfulness of the public and that they would be equal in leadership over the rabble and the common people and that they would take over their shepherds and their people so they roared and roared and came to their senses.
منتحلة يدعون مثل دعاويهم، قد وسموا أنفسهم بسمات الباطل، وتسموا بأسماء العلم على المجاز من غير حقيقة، ولبسوا لباس الزور متزخرفين متشبعين بما لا محصول له. يحتذون أمثلة المحقين في زيهم وهديهم، ويقتفون آثارهم في ألفاظهم وألحاظهم، وحركاتهم وإشاراتهم، لينسبوا إليهم ويحلوا محلهم، فاستمالوا بهذه الحيلة قلوب ضعفاء العامة، وجهلاء الملوك، واتخذهم المعادون للعلماء المحقين عدة يستظهرون بهم عند العامة. وحمل المدعية للعلم المزور الحسد على بهت العلماء المحقين، وعضههم والطعن عليهم، وجرأهم على ذلك ما رأوا من صغو ضعفة القلوب وإذلة الناس إليهم، وميل جهلاء الملوك معهم عليهم، وأملوا أن ينالوا بذلك بشاشة العامة، وتستوي لهم الرياسة على طغام الناس ورعاعهم، ويستخولوا رعاتهم وقومهم، فهمروا وهدروا وتوردوا