LessonsTruth and Falsehood in Reports: The Majority, al-Naẓẓām and al-JāḥiẓQuiz

The source discusses several approaches to the apparent difficulty; they should not be reduced to one indistinct reply.

1. The assertion “we testify” may be false because their inner conviction does not match it.
2. The very claim to the designation “testimony” can be challenged if genuine testimony entails inner assent.
3. What they profess to hold in regard to the testified content conflicts with their actual inward stance.

The shared methodological lesson is to locate the precise assertion being judged. The true status of the prophet’s message is not thereby called into question.

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Three types of answer to the hypocrites argument

Truth and Falsehood in Reports: The Majority, al-Naẓẓām and al-Jāḥiẓ

The source discusses several approaches to the apparent difficulty; they should not be reduced to one indistinct reply.

1. The assertion “we testify” may be false because their inner conviction does not match it.
2. The very claim to the designation “testimony” can be challenged if genuine testimony entails inner assent.
3. What they profess to hold in regard to the testified content conflicts with their actual inward stance.

The shared methodological lesson is to locate the precise assertion being judged. The true status of the prophet’s message is not thereby called into question.