of a different kind.” This accords with the sequence of his teachings, whereby he leads his followers from one level to another, moving them from logic and mathematics to natural philosophy, and then to their metaphysics. Thus he made this conditional upon wishing to embark upon the study of divine matters. You, however, have made the negations you advance in this field a belief obligatory upon all Muslims, elite and ordinary believers alike. Indeed, in your book you declared those who disagree with you unbelievers. Had you left people as they were, except those who wished to embark upon the study of your teachings, you would have been following this misguided leader. Instead, you began by addressing these matters to kings, common people, and others who had no intention of embarking upon the study of your teachings on divine matters.