But is flatly denying any need for direction the answer? A brief glance at newspaper headlines provides a grim answer. It is tragic that at a time when humans so sorely need guidance, most are less inclined than ever to accept it. Our View of Authority
وَمِنَ ٱلْمُؤْسِفِ أَنَّهُ رَغْمَ حَاجَةِ ٱلْبَشَرِ ٱلْمَاسَّةِ إِلَى ٱلْإِرْشَادِ فِي هذِهِ ٱلْأَوْقَاتِ ٱلصَّعْبَةِ ،‏ يَزْدَادُ عَدَدُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَرْفُضُونَهُ .‏