The Four Types of Waiting Letters
- By admin
February 4, 2020
Since the release of my book (The Waiting Letters), I have been dealing with four types of people.
The first type:
They are the ones who attack every new idea. Their minds are closed and they don't want to change any of the beliefs they were raised with from a young age. They attack me simply because I went against the consensus of scholars. They refuse to read my book or even discuss it with me. Some of them have removed me from their friends lists. The phrase "This is what we found our fathers doing" applies to them.
The second type:
They are the followers of individuals. The one who follows Sheikh so-and-so will not accept my book unless his Sheikh is convinced by my book. If his Sheikh is convinced by my book, he will be convinced by his Sheikh’s opinion, and consequently he will be convinced by my book. Even if this type reads my book a thousand times, he will not be convinced by the evidence I presented to him from the Quran and Sunnah. In his view, his Sheikh’s opinion is superior to what is stated in the Quran and Sunnah. This type also attacks me fiercely, and it is difficult for me to convince him as well. Convincing his Sheikh is easier than convincing him personally, as he has surrendered his mind to his Sheikh.
The third type:
They are the vast majority of the people I meet. They don't want to read my book for fear that it will influence them and change their minds. They go with the caravan, and if they find that most people, or Al-Azhar for example, agree with my book, their minds will change immediately. These people are not attacking me. They are more like spectators waiting for the result of a match. They are the people I have met the most.
The fourth type:
These are the few and they are the people closest to me, whether they declare their support for me publicly or those who hide it. These people use their minds and think for themselves and do not wait for anyone's opinion before changing their minds. They are not afraid that their ideas and beliefs will change as soon as they read books that contradict their beliefs. They are just like me. For example, I read the Torah, the Bible, and books on Shiite and communist movements and many other sects, and yet I did not change my beliefs and I did not fear the temptation that would befall us when I read such books. I am still a Sunni Muslim, and therefore I feel that the fourth type is the people closest to me in mind, whether they were convinced of my opinion after a quarter of an hour of talking to them, or through reading excerpts from my book, or reading my entire book. I tip my hat to them and I salute them greatly.
The comment attached to this article is an example of the third type, which represents the majority of those I interviewed.
Which type are you?
The first type:
They are the ones who attack every new idea. Their minds are closed and they don't want to change any of the beliefs they were raised with from a young age. They attack me simply because I went against the consensus of scholars. They refuse to read my book or even discuss it with me. Some of them have removed me from their friends lists. The phrase "This is what we found our fathers doing" applies to them.
The second type:
They are the followers of individuals. The one who follows Sheikh so-and-so will not accept my book unless his Sheikh is convinced by my book. If his Sheikh is convinced by my book, he will be convinced by his Sheikh’s opinion, and consequently he will be convinced by my book. Even if this type reads my book a thousand times, he will not be convinced by the evidence I presented to him from the Quran and Sunnah. In his view, his Sheikh’s opinion is superior to what is stated in the Quran and Sunnah. This type also attacks me fiercely, and it is difficult for me to convince him as well. Convincing his Sheikh is easier than convincing him personally, as he has surrendered his mind to his Sheikh.
The third type:
They are the vast majority of the people I meet. They don't want to read my book for fear that it will influence them and change their minds. They go with the caravan, and if they find that most people, or Al-Azhar for example, agree with my book, their minds will change immediately. These people are not attacking me. They are more like spectators waiting for the result of a match. They are the people I have met the most.
The fourth type:
These are the few and they are the people closest to me, whether they declare their support for me publicly or those who hide it. These people use their minds and think for themselves and do not wait for anyone's opinion before changing their minds. They are not afraid that their ideas and beliefs will change as soon as they read books that contradict their beliefs. They are just like me. For example, I read the Torah, the Bible, and books on Shiite and communist movements and many other sects, and yet I did not change my beliefs and I did not fear the temptation that would befall us when I read such books. I am still a Sunni Muslim, and therefore I feel that the fourth type is the people closest to me in mind, whether they were convinced of my opinion after a quarter of an hour of talking to them, or through reading excerpts from my book, or reading my entire book. I tip my hat to them and I salute them greatly.
The comment attached to this article is an example of the third type, which represents the majority of those I interviewed.
Which type are you?
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