Refuting Al-Baatiniyyah - IV

The beliefs of Al-Baatiniyyah are, as previously mentioned, based on
the principle that knowledge cannot be attained except through the
infallible Imaam and seeking that from any other source, as they
believe, will be of no avail. The Imaam is the only one who can
interpret texts and his interpretation is decisive and cannot be in
any way rejected. Following him and adopting his thoughts is
considered obligatoryin much the same way as following and believing
in the Prophet . It is the essence of their belief and the core of
their doctrine. Refuting this principle means refuting the body of
their belief as a whole.
Accordingly, we ask them: why do they believe in the narrations of
their infallible Imaam denying Paradise, Hellfire, Gathering,
Resurrection, and other such principles and beliefs of Islam while he
showed no miracle or proof that could substantiate his claims?
Furthermore, why do they give preference to the narrations of their
Imaam and renounce those of the best of creation, Prophet Muhammad
while he was supported by manygreat miracles – the greatest of them
all is the Noble Quran, which includes all that the Baatiniyyah have
denied of Islam and its rulings? If they claim that the Quran contains
apparent meanings, which have hidden esoteric meanings that cannot
beunderstood by anyone except theinfallible Imaam, and thus we have
learnt from him, we answer them by asking another question.The
question is: how can you be so sure that the words of the Imaam do not
have a hidden esoteric meaning that you cannotgrasp, so you should not
trust what you understand of the apparent meaning of his words?
If they claim that he has explained to them explicitly, saying, "What
I have mentioned to you is explicit and has no symbols and what is
meant is theapparent meaning", we will answer them saying: how can you
be sure that his second saying is apparent and does not imply a
symbolic interpretation that you do not know of? He still speaks in
his explicit words and we will say that we cannot be deceived with the
apparent meaning, for it may have hidden meanings.
If he denies the hidden meaning, we will say that his denying may have
symbols and hidden indications. And if he swears to divorce his wife
thrice that he intends nothing but the apparentmeaning, we will reply
saying that his divorce implies a symbol and indication, and that he
disclosed something and hid something else. If they say that such a
methodology will end all attempts at understanding i.e., no one will
understand the speech of anyone else through this way, we will reply
that you have done a similar thing. You have rejected the possibility
of understanding the words of the Messenger and the Quran which is
full of descriptions of Paradise, Hellfire, the Gathering, the
Resurrection and the Day of Return, affirming that with strong oaths
by insisting that such words may be symbols. So what you have said
about the narrations of the Quran and Sunnah has to be applied to the
narrations of your infallible Imaam. Of course, they will never find
an answer to that. Accordingly, everyone must knowthat they are the
worst of all the deviant sects that ever existed.
To further refute their beliefs, it can be said to them, such hidden
and esoteric interpretations that you have mentioned, assuming their
authenticity and truthfulness, then what would betheir ruling in the
Sharee'ah i.e. should they be hidden or disclosed? If you say that
they should be disclosed, we will reply: then why did Muhammad hide
them and did not mention anything about them, neither to his
Companions nor to all people in general? Did the Messenger believe in
the permissibility of that and thus hide the religion of Allaah The
Almighty? Allaah forbid! Allaah The Almighty Says (what means): {O
Messenger, announce that which has been revealed to you from your
Lord, and if you do not,then you have not conveyed His message.}
[Quran 2: 67]
If they claim that they should be hidden, we would answer them saying,
how do you disclose whatthe Messenger has enjoined to be hidden? Why
did you disclose the secret and breach the ruling? Is this not a clear
transgression against the rulings of religion and disobedience to the
one who legislated those rulings? They will not find any answer.
This is the history of the Baatiniyyah and their atrocities that we
have presented them to you so that you would know the danger of this
deviated sect which was formed only to undermine Islam and destroy its
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