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—matters so obvious that only the most ignorant of people could overlook them. One also discovers in that Creed a blatant conflict with the Torah, the Gospel, and all of God’s other revealed books—something that becomes unmistakable to anyone who pauses to compare the two sides. Likewise, it stands in open contradiction to plain reason, a fact hidden only from the obstinate or the uninformed. Their doctrine is therefore self-contradictory, opposed to clear intellect, and at odds with the sound reports transmitted from every prophet and messenger—may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon them all.
مَا لَا يَخْفَى إِلَّا عَلَى أَجْهَلِ الْعِبَادِ، وَوَجَدَ فِيهِ مِنْ مُنَاقَضَتِهِ التَّوْرَاةَ وَالْإِنْجِيلَ، وَسَائِرَ كُتُبِ اللَّهِ - مَا لَا يَخْفَى مِنْ تَدَبُّرِ هَذَا وَهَذَا.
وَوَجَدَ فِيهِ مِنْ مُنَاقَضَةِ صَرِيحِ الْمَعْقُولِ مَا لَا يَخْفَى إِلَّا عَلَى مُعَانِدٍ أَوْ جَهُولٍ، فَقَوْلُهُمْ مُتَنَاقِضٌ فِي نَفْسِهِ، مُخَالِفٌ لِصَرِيحِ الْمَعْقُولِ، وَصَحِيحِ الْمَنْقُولِ عَنْ جَمِيعِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَالْمُرْسَلِينَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَسَلَامُهُ أَجْمَعِينَ.