1 00:00:00,180 --> 00:00:08,900 A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah. 2 00:00:08,900 --> 00:00:11,900 Acceptable dialogue with disbelievers. 3 00:00:11,900 --> 00:00:14,539 Permissible dialogue. 4 00:00:14,539 --> 00:00:18,539 Indeed, even mandatory dialogue with disbelievers, whether they are People of the Scripture or others. 5 00:00:18,539 --> 00:00:24,539 It is what our Lord, the Almighty and Majestic, directed us toward in Surah Al 'Imran, when He said: 6 00:00:24,539 --> 00:00:31,660 “Say: O People of the Scripture! Come to an agreement between us and you: that we shall worship none but Allah, and that we shall ascribe no partner unto Him, and that none of us shall take others for lords beside Allah. And if they turn away, then say: Bear witness that we are they who have surrendered (unto Him).” (3:64) 7 00:00:31,660 --> 00:00:33,659 “Say: O People of the Scripture! Come to an agreement between us and you: that we shall worship none but Allah, and that we shall ascribe no partner unto Him, and that none of us shall take others for lords beside Allah. And if they turn away, then say: Bear witness that we are they who have surrendered (unto Him).” (3:64) 8 00:00:33,659 --> 00:00:35,659 “Say: O People of the Scripture! Come to an agreement between us and you: that we shall worship none but Allah, and that we shall ascribe no partner unto Him, and that none of us shall take others for lords beside Allah. And if they turn away, then say: Bear witness that we are they who have surrendered (unto Him).” (3:64) 9 00:00:35,659 --> 00:00:41,659 “Say: O People of the Scripture! Come to an agreement between us and you: that we shall worship none but Allah, and that we shall ascribe no partner unto Him, and that none of us shall take others for lords beside Allah. And if they turn away, then say: Bear witness that we are they who have surrendered (unto Him).” (3:64) 10 00:00:41,659 --> 00:00:46,659 "But if they turn away, then say, 'Bear witness that we are Muslims.'" 11 00:00:46,659 --> 00:00:51,299 A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.