1 00:00:00,180 --> 00:00:09,060 A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah. 2 00:00:09,060 --> 00:00:12,019 Pragmatism. 3 00:00:12,019 --> 00:00:14,019 The pragmatic school of thought. 4 00:00:14,019 --> 00:00:16,019 It is the American utilitarian philosophy. 5 00:00:16,019 --> 00:00:18,019 Which was advocated by, 6 00:00:18,019 --> 00:00:20,019 And founded by three philosophers, 7 00:00:20,019 --> 00:00:22,019 Who followed one another: 8 00:00:22,019 --> 00:00:24,019 Charles Peirce, 9 00:00:24,019 --> 00:00:26,019 William James, 10 00:00:26,019 --> 00:00:28,019 And John Dewey. 11 00:00:28,019 --> 00:00:30,019 Its inception was in the year eighteen hundred 12 00:00:30,019 --> 00:00:32,020 And seventy AD. 13 00:00:32,020 --> 00:00:34,020 It is a school of thought that measures all things 14 00:00:34,020 --> 00:00:36,020 By their immediate utility. 15 00:00:36,020 --> 00:00:38,020 Thus, there is no fixed truth 16 00:00:38,020 --> 00:00:40,020 According to the pragmatists; 17 00:00:40,020 --> 00:00:42,020 Rather, truth to them 18 00:00:42,020 --> 00:00:44,020 Is whatever yields a benefit. 19 00:00:44,020 --> 00:00:46,020 They acknowledge nothing except 20 00:00:46,020 --> 00:00:48,020 Practical experience. 21 00:00:48,020 --> 00:00:50,020 The pragmatists themselves have differed 22 00:00:50,020 --> 00:00:52,020 In their view of religion, 23 00:00:52,020 --> 00:00:54,020 Even though they are united by a perspective 24 00:00:54,020 --> 00:00:56,020 That is, in reality, atheistic. 25 00:00:56,020 --> 00:00:58,020 Some of them reject it 26 00:00:58,020 --> 00:01:00,020 Entirely, 27 00:01:00,020 --> 00:01:02,020 Arguing that Allah cannot be subjected 28 00:01:02,020 --> 00:01:04,019 To practical experimentation, 29 00:01:04,019 --> 00:01:06,019 Nor can He be observed or sensed, 30 00:01:06,019 --> 00:01:08,019 And they believe only 31 00:01:08,019 --> 00:01:10,019 In what is observable and tangible. 32 00:01:10,019 --> 00:01:12,019 Others see no 33 00:01:12,019 --> 00:01:14,019 Obstacle to religion, 34 00:01:14,019 --> 00:01:16,019 But only on the basis that it is a belief 35 00:01:16,019 --> 00:01:18,019 Created by man without 36 00:01:18,019 --> 00:01:20,019 Any proof, as they claim, 37 00:01:20,019 --> 00:01:22,019 To provide himself with comfort. 38 00:01:22,019 --> 00:01:24,019 They see no harm in this, 39 00:01:24,019 --> 00:01:26,019 As long as it achieves a benefit 40 00:01:26,019 --> 00:01:28,019 For the soul and brings it peace. 41 00:01:28,019 --> 00:01:30,019 This is the practical justification 42 00:01:30,019 --> 00:01:32,019 For religion in their view, 43 00:01:32,019 --> 00:01:34,019 Which they consider to be pluralistic, 44 00:01:34,019 --> 00:01:36,019 Depending on what each individual believes, 45 00:01:36,019 --> 00:01:38,019 Rather than a single, 46 00:01:38,019 --> 00:01:40,019 Fixed truth. 47 00:01:40,019 --> 00:01:42,019 [The truth] lies in the oneness of Allah, the Exalted, 48 00:01:42,019 --> 00:01:44,019 The Creator and Sustainer of the universe, 49 00:01:44,019 --> 00:01:46,019 Who guides mankind 50 00:01:46,019 --> 00:01:48,019 To the straight path. 51 00:01:48,019 --> 00:01:50,019 This is evidenced by revelation, reason, 52 00:01:50,019 --> 00:01:52,019 And innate disposition (fitrah). 53 00:01:52,019 --> 00:01:54,019 It requires submitting 54 00:01:54,019 --> 00:01:56,019 One's face to Allah, the Exalted, 55 00:01:56,019 --> 00:01:58,019 Seeking His pleasure, Glorified be He, 56 00:01:58,019 --> 00:02:00,019 And attaining success in this world and the Hereafter. 57 00:02:00,019 --> 00:02:02,019 As Allah, the Exalted, says: 58 00:02:02,019 --> 00:02:04,019 "Indeed, the religion 59 00:02:04,019 --> 00:02:06,019 In the sight of Allah is Islam." 60 00:02:06,019 --> 00:02:08,020 And He, the Exalted, says: 61 00:02:08,020 --> 00:02:10,020 "And whoever seeks 62 00:02:10,020 --> 00:02:12,020 A religion other than Islam, 63 00:02:12,020 --> 00:02:14,020 Never will it be accepted from him, 64 00:02:14,020 --> 00:02:16,020 And he, in the Hereafter, will be among 65 00:02:16,020 --> 00:02:18,689 The losers." 66 00:02:18,689 --> 00:02:20,689 A summary of the concepts of 67 00:02:20,689 --> 00:02:22,689 The Ahl al-Sunnah.