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A summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah:

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The inevitability of the people of truth being tested to examine their steadfastness.

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Allah Almighty says:

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“Do men imagine that they will be left (at ease) because they say, We believe, and will not be tested with affliction?” (29:2)

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And He Almighty says:

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“Or deemed ye that ye would enter paradise while yet Allah knoweth not those of you who really strive, nor knoweth those (of you) who are steadfast?” (3:142)

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Therefore, callers to Islam and those striving in Allah's cause must realize the reality of this divine universal law,

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and not be taken by surprise by it.

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For the path of advocacy and struggle is fraught with trials, temptations, and compromises.

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Whoever seeks personal safety and prioritizes it over the integrity of their religion will never reach the goal.

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Seeking self-preservation and making it the primary objective is a flawed principle;

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rather, the correct approach is to seek the integrity of the principle and hold firmly to it.

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If one's life is preserved thereafter, that is indeed a blessing,

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and if it is lost in the cause of Allah, that is the greatest blessing of all.

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Hence, one must beware of confusing the sound methodology with the methodology of mere self-preservation.