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A Summary of the Concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah

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Conclusion

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All praise is due to Allah, by Whose grace righteous deeds are accomplished.

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Allah has indeed favored us by enabling the completion of this project,

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which we believe has come right on time—

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or rather, long overdue—

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at a moment when our Ummah is enduring a fierce war

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waged against it by its enemies among the disbelievers and hypocrites,

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aiming to divert it from the Book of its Lord and the Sunnah of its Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him),

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through distorting the pure concepts of Islam

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and conflating them with degraded, base concepts of disbelief.

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In this war, they have mobilized every tool at their disposal across print, audio, and visual media,

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plotting relentlessly by night and day.

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Thus, by the grace of Allah Almighty, this summary has emerged

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to confront this intellectual warfare,

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clarify the truth and its pure principles for the people,

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and expose falsehood and its vile concepts.

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In this conclusion, we wish

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to briefly highlight a few important matters,

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which are as follows:

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First:

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Guidance, sound understanding,

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and correct stances

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are, above all else,

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a gift from Allah and divine success granted by Him, Exalted is He, to whoever is deserving of it.

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Aside from this divine granting of success,

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everything else consists merely of means that Allah has commanded us to adopt.

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“He hath ordained for you that religion which He commended unto Noah, and that which We inspire in thee (Muhammad), and that which We commended unto Abraham and Moses and Jesus, saying: Establish the religion, and be not divided therein. Dreadful for the idolaters is that unto which thou callest them. Allah chooseth for Himself whom He will, and guideth unto Himself him who turneth (toward Him).” (42:13)

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Accordingly,

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the servant must have recourse to his Lord, Mighty and Majestic,

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asking Him for guidance to the truth and steadfastness upon it,

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seeking refuge in Him from misguidance and falsehood,

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just as the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) used to supplicate, saying:

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"O Allah, Lord of Gabriel, Michael, and Israfil,

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Creator of the heavens and the earth,

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Knower of the unseen and the seen,

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“The Sabbath was appointed only for those who differed concerning it, and lo! thy Lord will judge between them on the Day of Resurrection concerning that wherein they used to differ.” (16:124)

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guide me, by Your leave, to the truth concerning that wherein there is disagreement;

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surely You guide whomsoever You will to a straight path."

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Related by Muslim.

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Second:

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There is no doubt that possessing sound, pure concepts is a tremendous blessing,

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yet this blessing remains incomplete

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until it is translated into practical reality,

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wherein the servant walks in their light and according to their requisites.

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Otherwise, what value is there in concepts that are not implemented,

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or when practical reality contradicts and opposes them?

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Third:

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Since people differ in their levels of perception and intellect,

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this must be taken into account when presenting these concepts.

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The framework or language in which concepts are presented to the general public

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differs from the framework used for intellectuals and the elite.

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Therefore, every media channel should be utilized

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to convey these concepts to people,

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varying between posts, short articles,

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and audio or video clips.

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In this manner, modern media can be effectively harnessed

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to communicate these concepts to the populace,

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thereby contending with the enemies in their use of it

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to disseminate their falsehood and misleading ideas.

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We also recommend that these sound, pure concepts

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be made a subject of study in homes, schools,

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educational institutes,

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sermons, admonitions, and elsewhere.

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In conclusion,

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we reiterate what we noted in the introduction:

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this work, like any other,

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is a human endeavor

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that is bound to contain shortcomings or deficiencies.

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We do not claim to have encompassed every concept,

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but it is a modest effort,

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and we hope it serves as a fruitful beginning for whoever wishes to rectify its shortcomings and mend its deficiencies.

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We ask Allah, Mighty and Majestic,

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to make it sincerely for His noble Face,

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sound and conforming to the steadfast truth,

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and to benefit the entire Ummah through it,

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as well as those who prepared it, contributed to its distribution, and everyone who reads it.

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And all praise is due to Allah, the Lord of all the worlds.

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A Summary of the Concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah