1 00:00:00,180 --> 00:00:08,960 A Summary of the Concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah 2 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:16,239 A scholar's grasp of his Ummah's reality shields it from deviation and discord. 3 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:22,239 Whenever a scholar lives with the concerns of his Ummah and deeply understands its condition and reality, 4 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:28,239 as well as the plots devised against it by its enemies and chief criminals, 5 00:00:28,239 --> 00:00:34,270 this serves as a barrier protecting it from deviation, turmoil, humiliation, and disgrace. 6 00:00:34,270 --> 00:00:38,270 Such was the case with Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him, 7 00:00:38,270 --> 00:00:44,270 when he understood the reality of the Tatars and issued a legal ruling declaring their disbelief despite their claim to Islam, 8 00:00:44,270 --> 00:00:46,270 and the obligation to fight them. 9 00:00:46,270 --> 00:00:50,270 Through him, Allah dispelled the confusion among Muslims 10 00:00:50,270 --> 00:00:55,549 regarding how to judge them and how to deal with them. 11 00:00:55,549 --> 00:00:59,549 A Summary of the Concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah