OBSTACLES TO ACCEPTING THE TRUTH

OBSTACLES TO ACCEPTING THE TRUTH considered genuine answers—they are merely false justifications, not true responses. If someone is unwilling to accept something, no amount of argument will ever persuade them. You can present the strongest and most convincing reasons, but with every point you make, they will always find a way to dismiss or twist it. That’s why the Quran describes jadl (argumentativeness) as a major barrier to recognizing the truth: “We have explained in various ways in this Quran, for the benefit of mankind, all kinds of examples, but man is most contentious.” (Quran,18:54) Certainly, many responses can be given to my observations. However, if these responses are the same ones I have heard repeatedly, I have no reply to them. In such cases, I recall words I did not say to an audience but to myself. I once had the opportunity to discuss the points I have written in this book with a respected scholar. After listening to his responses, my heart involuntarily thought, “If this is truly the response that supporters of this interpretation have to my objections, then by God, I am indeed on the right path.” Another major reason someone might reject the truth is that they have spent their entire life believing in a