(Explanation of the Ta'tilah's preference of reason over revelation, and their claim that the Qur'an's indication is probable while reason's indication is certain, and the refutation of them) and the researchers, so they presented the opinion of the men
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The Shaykh : He said: "And the researchers, so they presented the opinion of the men *** over it, explicitly without concealment"
The researchers means those among them who are engaged in research; they explicitly stated that the opinions of men take precedence over the Qur'an.
"They removed it, even if they had removed other than it, and that *** removal led them to failure"
What did they remove? The Qur'an, because they preferred other than it. So what did they prefer? The opinions of men and reason, because the people of ta'til (denial of the divine attributes) rely on reason in affirming or denying the attributes. They say: What reason affirms, we affirm, and what it does not, we do not.
"They said, and certainty did not come to us from it *** so it is removed from certainty"
They say: The indication of the Qur'an is probable, not certain, and beliefs are not established by probability. The indication of the reason they claim to be reason is, in their view, certain. And the wonder is that they say the indication of reason is certain, even though they differ greatly in it. Can certainty be a matter of disagreement? Answer, everyone: there is no disagreement in certainty. If it is said, "This is a candle," that is it, a candle, there is no difference.
So the indication of the Qur'an is, in their view, probable, and the indication of the reason in which they are greatly disturbed is certain. Glory be to Allah! It is a lie and a fabrication, and I seek refuge in Allah, but[Al-Kahf 18:5].
The researchers means those among them who are engaged in research; they explicitly stated that the opinions of men take precedence over the Qur'an.
"They removed it, even if they had removed other than it, and that *** removal led them to failure"
What did they remove? The Qur'an, because they preferred other than it. So what did they prefer? The opinions of men and reason, because the people of ta'til (denial of the divine attributes) rely on reason in affirming or denying the attributes. They say: What reason affirms, we affirm, and what it does not, we do not.
"They said, and certainty did not come to us from it *** so it is removed from certainty"
They say: The indication of the Qur'an is probable, not certain, and beliefs are not established by probability. The indication of the reason they claim to be reason is, in their view, certain. And the wonder is that they say the indication of reason is certain, even though they differ greatly in it. Can certainty be a matter of disagreement? Answer, everyone: there is no disagreement in certainty. If it is said, "This is a candle," that is it, a candle, there is no difference.
So the indication of the Qur'an is, in their view, probable, and the indication of the reason in which they are greatly disturbed is certain. Glory be to Allah! It is a lie and a fabrication, and I seek refuge in Allah, but