the weakest kind. Such evidence yields only weak conjecture, and relying on such proofs in matters requiring certainty is impossible.” He said: “In view of this rigorous analysis, we have concluded that, once rational proofs have established that taking the wording in its apparent sense is impossible, one must not venture to identify the specific non-literal interpretation intended. This is the furthest we have reached on this subject.”

The response is: This section contains contradictions, errors, and heresy whose full extent Allah Most High knows best. We shall, however, point out some of them, for what he has stated in this section is a mainstay for proponents of heresy. This is so for several reasons.

First: his statement that the adherents of every school regard