1 00:00:00,180 --> 00:00:08,800 A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah. 2 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:14,240 Faith is the cause and the underlying reason for victory. 3 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:18,239 The textual evidence confirms that Allah’s victory is granted to the believers. 4 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:22,269 This indicates that faith is the effective cause and reason for Allah’s victory. 5 00:00:22,269 --> 00:00:25,269 If Allah’s victory is absent or delayed, 6 00:00:25,269 --> 00:00:29,269 it is due to a deficiency in that cause. 7 00:00:29,269 --> 00:00:33,270 For faith may be merely a claim and an outward appearance, 8 00:00:33,270 --> 00:00:36,270 devoid of its true essence and inner reality. 9 00:00:36,270 --> 00:00:39,270 In such a case, the reality of disbelief will overcome it, 10 00:00:39,270 --> 00:00:43,270 because the reality of anything is stronger than the mere appearance of anything else, 11 00:00:43,270 --> 00:00:46,270 even if that reality is the reality of disbelief, 12 00:00:46,270 --> 00:00:49,270 while the other is merely the appearance of faith. 13 00:00:49,270 --> 00:00:52,270 However, when true faith emerges, 14 00:00:52,270 --> 00:00:56,270 it defeats falsehood with all its deceit and trickery, 15 00:00:56,270 --> 00:01:00,399 “Nay, but We hurl the true against the false, and it doth break its head and lo! it vanisheth. And yours will be woe for that which ye ascribe (unto Him).” (21:18) 16 00:01:00,399 --> 00:01:02,399 and then it is surely bound to perish.