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A Summary of the Concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah

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A scholar's grasp of his Ummah's reality shields it from deviation and discord.

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Whenever a scholar lives with the concerns of his Ummah and deeply understands its condition and reality,

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as well as the plots devised against it by its enemies and chief criminals,

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this serves as a barrier protecting it from deviation, turmoil, humiliation, and disgrace.

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Such was the case with Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him,

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when he understood the reality of the Tatars and issued a legal ruling declaring their disbelief despite their claim to Islam,

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and the obligation to fight them.

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Through him, Allah dispelled the confusion among Muslims

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regarding how to judge them and how to deal with them.

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A Summary of the Concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah