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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.

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The first obligation upon those who are morally responsible.

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Faith in Allah the Exalted, according to the aforementioned meaning.

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This is the first obligation upon those who are morally responsible according to the Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah.

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It is an innate matter upon which Allah has created mankind.

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Even though faith in Allah the Exalted is an innate matter,

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the theologians—

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such as the Mu'tazilah, the Jahmiyyah, and some of the Ash'ariyyah—

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hold the view that the first obligation upon the morally responsible person

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is to engage in intellectual inquiry and logical deduction.

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Some of them even claim that the first obligation is to doubt,

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because it leads to the intention of inquiry.

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Others make the ultimate goal and conclusion of faith

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the knowledge of the created nature of the world and the pre-existence of the Creator.

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All of this is false,

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because the knowledge of Allah and faith in Him are rooted in the innate nature (fitrah).

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Therefore, the obligation is to realize this in reality,

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without the need to stipulate logical deduction as a prerequisite.

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For many of the common people

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do not know how to engage in deduction or inquiry, nor are they capable of it.