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And since certain portions of prophethood may be granted to individual believers even though such a person is not himself a prophet, it follows that whatever truth these people convey is but one fragment of prophethood, whereas whatever falsehood they put forward must be rejected. It has also become evident that the prophets’ miracles lie beyond all psychic and natural forces in both the celestial and the terrestrial realms. Furthermore, it is clear that God—exalted is He—is the Creator of all things by His will and power, and that He brings into being whatever He pleases through the causes He brings about and for the wisdom He intends.
وإذا كان بعض أجزاء النبوة يحصل لآحاد المؤمنين وليس هو نبيا تبين أن ما يذكره هؤلاء من الحق هو جزء من أجزاء النبوة وما يذكرونه من الباطل هو مردود عليهم وقد تبين أن معجزات الأنبياء خارجة عن القوى النفسانية والطبيعية في العالم العلوي والسفلي وتبين أن الله سبحانه خالق كل شيء بمشيئته وقدرته وأنه يخلق ما يشاء بالأسباب التي يحدثها وللحكمة التي يريدها