and Allah makes no mention whatsoever of reasoning from evidence in this regard.

These people are not merely following their fathers or their leaders. They affirm with their tongues and are firmly convinced in their hearts that, if their fathers and leaders were to disbelieve, they themselves would not disbelieve. Rather, they would consider it lawful to kill their fathers and leaders and would disavow them. They feel within themselves an intense aversion to anyone they hear saying something contrary to the Sharia, and regard being burned in fire as less grievous than going against Islam.”

He said:

“This is something we have known through our own direct experience and witnessed within ourselves with certainty. For many years, we knew nothing of reasoning from evidence or its methods, yet—praise be to Allah—we had the utmost certainty concerning the religion of Islam and everything Muhammad, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, brought. Our souls were entirely at peace with it, and we felt the strongest aversion to any doubt raised against it. During that time, evil thoughts cast by Satan would pass through our hearts, and we would almost