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The author favours the idea that:

History · Society and Culture UGC NET December 2021 History (Shift-II)
Passage
The Indian monotheists call the vision of God Sakshatkar, that is, to see God with the ordinary eyes of the forehead. Know that the vision of God, either by the prophets or by the perfect divines, whether in this or the next world and whether with the outer or the inner eyes, cannot be doubted or disputed; and the men of the Book (ahl-i-kitab), the perfect divines and the seers of all religions, whether they are believers in the Quran, the Vedas, the Book of David or the Old and the New Testaments, have a common faith in this respect. Now, one who disbelieves the beholding of God is a thoughtless and sightless member of his community, the reason being that if the Holy Self is omnipotent, how can He not have the potency to manifest Himself? But if it is said that even the Pure Self (dhat-i-baht) can be beheld, it is an impossibility, for the Pure Self is undetermined and cannot be beheld. And the suggestion that He can be beheld in the next and not in this world is groundless, for if He is omnipotent He is potent to manifest Himself in any manner. The Mu'tazila and the Shia doctors, who are opposed to Ruyat (beholding), have committed a great blunder in this matter, for their denial of all forms of beholding is a great mistake.
The author favours the idea that:
AGod can be beheld only in the next world
BGod can be beheld both in this world and the next world ✓ Correct
CGod cannot be beheld in this world
DGod can neither be beheld in this world nor in the next world
Correct answer: (B) God can be beheld both in this world and the next world — He favours that God can be beheld in both worlds, so that is the answer.
Explanation
He favours that God can be beheld in both worlds, so that is the answer.
According to the passage, the author favours the idea that God can be beheld both in this world and the next.
He argues that if God is omnipotent, He can manifest Himself anywhere and at any time.
He rejects the view that God can be beheld only in the next world.
He says one who cannot behold Him here will hardly behold Him there.
So the author favours that God can be beheld in both worlds.

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