Thus, if a person says that he does not accept the existence...

Thus, if a person says that he does not accept the existence of God, we have to engage in a scholastic theological [ kalami ] discussion with him in order to prove the existence of God the One and Only and His right of Lordship [ rububiyyah ], and thus, prove the necessity of linking the government to God. Therefore, if we want to begin with the preliminary principles, the discussions will become repetitive and wearisome.

As such, we have to raise the closest acceptable principles and leave remote subjects to their relevant fields of science. This means that once we commence solving the 10th principle in a geometrical case, we can prove all the previous cases, having proved them beforehand and on their basis arrive at the next conclusions.

I have mentioned this point because some people can be heard saying, “You are dealing with these subjects on the basis of your own criteria which are unacceptable to others.” Thus, it is necessary that our addressee agree with us on certain principles and cases so that based upon those principles and cases other cases can be proved. If he or she does not accept the preliminary principles, we have to return to the basic and prove those preliminary points in a different field of science.

Some have complained that we have based Western culture on humanism and liberalism and presented it as an atheistic culture whereas there are people in Western countries who also believe in God. I have stated time and again that those who say “Western culture” do not refer to the geographical west. It does not mean that all those who live in the West think like that. Of course, there are also religious individuals there who believe in God and are attached to moral values and we respect them.

But what is actually prevalent in Western societies is based upon these principles. Some consciously reject that culture. Similarly, it was stated in the previous discussions that the eclectics are those who gather ideas from different schools of thought and mix them together without proving beforehand the rational foundation of each of them, and at times, these ideas are inconsistent and incongruent with one another.

As a whole, it is necessary to point out that if a person pays attention to the totality of our subjects, he or she will never encounter such problems. In any case, we shall engage in argumentation in order to prove that the political system endorsed by Islam is the most rational and judicious system.