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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.

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The methodology of Allah is what unites the paths of this world and the Hereafter.

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The fundamental principle regarding the nature of human life is

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that the path of this world and the path of the Hereafter should converge within it.

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Thus, the path toward the well-being of this world

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is the very same path toward the well-being of the Hereafter.

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Productivity, growth, and abundance in working the earth

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are themselves qualifications for attaining the reward of the Hereafter,

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just as they are the qualifications for the prosperity of this worldly life.

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Faith, God-consciousness, and righteous deeds

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are the causes for the flourishing of this earth,

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just as they are the means for obtaining the pleasure of Allah and His reward in the afterlife.

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This is the fundamental principle regarding the nature of human life,

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which cannot be realized except when life is established

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upon the methodology of Allah that He has chosen for mankind.

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It is the methodology that transforms work into worship,

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and makes stewardship on earth, in accordance with the law of Allah, a religious obligation.

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For stewardship is work, productivity, abundance, and growth,

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along with justice in distribution, through which provision overflows for everyone,

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and the devotion of all people to the Lord of the worlds.