Muharram 6, 1330 Had it not been for the caliphate of the Righteous
Caliphs, which is correct beyond any doubt, we would not have had any choice other than
accepting your view and interpreting this verse and others according to your own
judgement, but to cast doubts about the soundness of their caliphate, may Allah be pleased
with them, is out of the question. Resorting to interpretation, then, is unavoidable,
since we have believed in them as well as in those who swore the oath of allegiance to
them, Wassalam. Sincerely, S
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