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

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The fruits of affirming the Oneness of Lordship (Tawhid al-Rububiyyah).

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Belief in the Oneness of Lordship yields numerous, magnificent fruits.

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Among the most important of these are:

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First:

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Defining for people the purpose for which they were created.

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Informing them of what benefits and harms them by receiving that guidance from their Lord.

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For it does not befit the Lord of the worlds to leave His servants aimless,

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Without teaching them what benefits them in their worldly life and their hereafter.

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Allah the Exalted says:

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“Deemed ye then that We had created you for naught, and that ye would not be returned unto Us?” (23:115)

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Second:

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Realizing the Oneness of Allah’s Names and Attributes.

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For the Lord must necessarily be the Ever-Living, the Sustainer,

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The Creator, the All-Powerful,

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The All-Knowing, the All-Hearing, the All-Seeing, the One who possesses Will.

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And say the same regarding all of Allah’s supreme Names and Attributes.

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Third:

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Contentment with the decree and law of Allah.

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Because acknowledging the Lordship of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic,

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Is to be content with what Allah apportions to the servant and decrees for him.

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This also necessitates being content with what He legislates and commands,

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And refraining from what He forbids.

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Fourth:

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Loving Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, thanking Him, magnifying Him, and revering Him.

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For creation is innately disposed to love the One who sustains them, provides for them, and treats them with kindness.

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This instills in the servant’s heart the love of Allah, the love of what He loves, and the love of those whom He loves,

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As well as hatred for what He hates and those whom He hates.

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It leads to hastening toward His pleasure, magnifying Him,

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And revering, thanking, and praising Him.

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Fifth:

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Relying upon Allah in all matters.

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For whoever is certain that Allah is the Provider and the Disposer of affairs,

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“That is because Allah, He is the Truth and because He quickeneth the dead, and because He is Able to do all things;” (22:6)

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His heart becomes filled with reliance upon Him, glory be to Him, in all his affairs.

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Sixth:

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Turning to Allah and beseeching Him during times of hardship and calamity.

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Due to the certainty that He alone is the Disposer of all affairs,

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The One who brings benefit and causes harm,

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The Reliever of distress and the Fulfiller of needs.

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