Naming the Science of Tawhid as the Science of Kalam

Question:
I say to our Shaykh, may Allah reward you, is the science of the creed of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) called the science of kalam?

Answer:
No, the ones who named the science of tawhid the science of kalam are the people of logic, the people of logic. As for the people of the Sunnah and the community, they do not name the science of kalam the science of tawhid; rather, they name it the science of debate, they name it the science of debate. As for this naming, it is from the scholars of logic, because they claim that they establish tawhid by logical rules. And we say, no, tawhid is established by the evidence of the Book and the Sunnah, and praise be to Allah. We are not in need of logical rules; our evidence is the Book and the Sunnah. As for them, they build their religion on debate and on the logical rules they have set down, to the extent that they subject the texts to them. If a text contradicts the rule in their view, they act according to the rule and give a figurative interpretation (ta'wil) to the text. This is invalid, and I seek refuge in Allah. This is invalid. The obligatory thing is the opposite: that the rules be subject to the evidence of the Shari'ah. As for subjecting the evidence of the Shari'ah to the logic created by humans, that is invalid. In any case, naming the science of kalam the science of tawhid is a naming by the people of logic and debate. As for the people of the Sunnah and the community, they do not name it the science of tawhid; they name it the science of debate, the science of logic, the science of kalam.