[layedgebiamma]

Hmm. With all due respect to you, you've made some excellent points here. I'd best read up on this further. I am nothing if not willing to consider alternative points of view. As for now, I'll withdraw the claims I've made and continue looking into the matter. My apologies if I've irked you in some way.

And thanks, Rahmaniyyah, that was useful information. Interesting to note that about the Shaykh. I shall at some point in the future listen to some parts of this series.

Maneatinglizard, I am a questioner. It is an unfortunate addiction of mine. I do not settle, generally, except when questions are answered. If questions seem unanswerable or there are contradictions in the answers, then I'm not happy with the answers. If my questions can be answered, then I'm happy with them. That's how I do things. Perhaps it is not appropriate, as a layman, but if I'm not confident in the people I make taqleed of, then why continue to make taqleed of them? Quite illogical.