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Summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah

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Invitation through dialogue

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Dialogue is one of the beneficial methods for conveying the truth.

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It is usually between two parties.

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And dialogue is review,

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meaning that one of the parties, or both of them,

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attempts to return the other to what they see as the truth.

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And it is of two types:

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Firstly,

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a dialogue between a scholar and a student.

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The scholar aims in it to clarify the truth

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with its evidence for the one who is ignorant of it.

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And usually the student accepts

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what the scholar says.

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Secondly,

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a dialogue between two parties who differ on a matter.

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And each of them explains

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the correctness of their position with the evidence they possess.

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And the goal of this dialogue

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is for each party to invite the other to their opinion with evidence.

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And it is considered successful

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if the two parties agree on one opinion,

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or if they do not agree,

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but rather it becomes clear to each party

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that what they differed on allows for disagreement,

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and does not lead to division and animosity,

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as in matters of ijtihad (independent legal reasoning),

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and differences in assessing benefits and harms.

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Summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah