The Reality of Khilafah — Page 1
Guidance for Overzealous Critics & a Standard for Recognizing an Actual Error Oftentimes, overly zealous critics, especially Sheikh Muhammad H usain of Batala, who scrutinize my Arabic books with the intent of finding petty faults, include so much as a clerical oversight under the heading of an error out of the darkness of religious bigotry. Nevertheless, the fact of the matter is that a grammatical or syn- tactic error of mine is only the one in contrast to which it does not appear written correctly elsewhere in my books. However, when an error inadvertently transpires at one juncture, yet that same con- struction or word is found correctly written elsewhere in some ten (10), twenty (20), or fifty (50) places, then if there is impartiality and sincerity, it should be construed as a clerical inaccuracy, not an error [in the true sense]. Notwithstanding, if the rapid pace with which these books have been written is kept in view, they would confess their grave injustice and realize these books are miracles. Apart from the Holy Quran, the writing of no man is free from error or omission. The gentleman from Batala himself acknowledges that people have exposed errors even in the works of Imru’ al-Qais and H ar i r i, but can such a person who perchance identified one error be considered to be of the stature of Imru’ al-Qais and H ar i r i ? Most certainly not. To bring fine points into being is a difficult thing but