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The essence of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah

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Seeking guidance

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The sincere caller strives for the means of guidance and knowledge of the truth with its evidence.

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And struggles with the self to accept it and submit to it after knowing it.

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And guidance is of two types.

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First,

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Guidance of instruction and clarification.

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This is what is meant in Allah's saying:

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"But as for Thamud, We guided them, but they preferred blindness over guidance."

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And this type of guidance is achieved through knowledge of the Book and the Sunnah, and insight into the religion by understanding the righteous salaf.

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Second,

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Guidance of success and submission.

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This is what is intended in Allah's saying:

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“Lo! thou (O Muhammad) guidest not whom thou lovest, but Allah guideth whom He will. And He is Best Aware of those who walk aright.” (28:56)

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And this is achieved by Allah's success for His servant who deserves it.

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And the servant is sincere in desiring this guidance, so he turns to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, in seeking it.

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Just as it is part of the concept of seeking guidance

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not to be merely guided,

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but to be a leader in this guidance,

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pointing to it and guiding others to it.

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As Allah the Almighty described the servants of the Most Merciful by saying:

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"And make us an example for the righteous."

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The essence of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah