Who is excused by ignorance in matters of tawhid (the oneness of Allah)?

Question:
He says: What is the ruling on being excused by ignorance in matters of tawhid (the oneness of Allah)?

Answer:
The one who is cut off from scholars and to whom nothing reaches is excused; he is among the people of the period of ignorance. As for the one who lives among people, hears the Qur'an, hears the hadiths, hears the words of the scholars, and reads the books, he is not ignorant; the argument has reached him. How long will the ignorance last? The argument has reached him; he has heard and read; the argument has reached him.
The one who is in question is the one who is cut off, to whom nothing has reached and who has heard nothing. As for a person who lives among people, hears and reads, and says, "I am excused by ignorance," he is not ignorant. The argument has been established against him. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says, "And He gave life to..." And this is what the Qur'an has reached him, yes.