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[quote][purple]One basic thing needs to be understood: Human intellect, you would agree, 
has its own limitations. It can falter and err and of course be different in 
different scholars. Hence the different interpretations of certain directives 
of Islam are but a natural outcome of this premise. In this regard, the real 
thing is the arguments which are presented in support of a viewpoint. A person 
is required to weigh these arguments in the scales of sense and reason and decide 
which one appeals to his intellect the most. He should adopt that particular 
viewpoint, since he would be held accountable according to his own understanding 
of religion.

Furthermore, no one is guided by divine revelation after the termination of the 
institution of Prophethood with the departure of Muhammad (sws) and it is his 
or her judgement which must be exercised. Therefore, no one can be certain whether 
he has attained the absolute truth or not. He must keep his eyes and ears open 
to criticism and cling to whatever he thinks to be the truth till he has reason 
to abandon it and accept a new premise as truth. Moreover, in adopting or forming 
an opinion in religious matters, the real thing is sincerity of judgement. As 
long as a person is sincere in exercising his judgement, it does not matter what 
conclusion is reached. As the Prophet of Allah has put it: a person who strives 
to form an opinion can reach the right conclusion and he can also reach the wrong 
one; if he reaches the right conclusion he will be rewarded twice in magnitude 
and if he is lead to the wrong conclusion he shall still be rewarded though of 
single magnitude. This shows that the real thing in this regard is the sincerity 
of effort put in.[/purple]

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