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

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Man’s injustice and ignorance regarding his Lord

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lead him to deny the wisdom of Allah in matters that distress him.

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They question the wisdom of Allah regarding sickness and hunger,

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as well as earthquakes and catastrophes,

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the death of loved ones and the survival of enemies,

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the spread of corruption, the rise of the unjust, and the weakness of the reformers,

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and other such matters.

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Such people have failed to understand the ways (Sunnah) of Allah, Mighty and Majestic is He, in His creation,

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such as the law of trial and tribulation,

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as in His saying, Exalted is He:

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“And surely We shall try you with something of fear and hunger, and loss of wealth and lives and crops; but give glad tidings to the steadfast,” (2:155)

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"And give good tidings to the patient."

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“Who say, when a misfortune striketh them: Lo! we are Allah's and lo! unto Him we are returning.” (2:156)

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“Who say, when a misfortune striketh them: Lo! we are Allah's and lo! unto Him we are returning.” (2:156)

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“Such are they on whom are blessings from their Lord, and mercy. Such are the rightly guided.” (2:157)

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"Those are the ones who are rightly guided."

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Furthermore, they have failed to consider the attribute of Allah’s gentleness (lutf),

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through which He brings goodness to a person gradually and imperceptibly.

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Had they only turned their attention to the names of Allah, the Kind (al-Ra'uf) and the Merciful (al-Rahim).

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It is strange that when people trust in someone’s knowledge and wisdom,

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they surrender their affairs to him,

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and approve of his actions without knowing the wisdom behind them,

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saying, "He knows best what he is doing."

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Should not Allah, the All-Wise, the Gentle, the All-Aware,

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be more deserving of this submission and certainty in His wisdom and gentleness,

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and His benevolence and mercy toward His creation?

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They lose sight of the wisdom of Allah in what harms and distresses them,

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even though they believed in His wisdom in what benefited and pleased them.

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Should they not have measured what was hidden from them by what was manifest,

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and what they were ignorant of by what they knew?

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Or is it that man is indeed unjust and ignorant?