A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah. Deriving the deeper meanings behind the reports. Deriving the deeper meanings behind the reports is a task for the elite, not for all Muslims. For Allah has honored the scholars alone with that matter. And He made it the fruit of their fiqh and their knowledge. Allah the Exalted says: “And if any tidings, whether of safety or fear, come unto them, they noise it abroad, whereas if they had referred it to the messenger and to such of them as are in authority, those among them who are able to think out the matter would have known it. If it had not been for the grace of Allah upon you and His mercy ye would have followed Satan, save a few (of you).” (4:83) “And if any tidings, whether of safety or fear, come unto them, they noise it abroad, whereas if they had referred it to the messenger and to such of them as are in authority, those among them who are able to think out the matter would have known it. If it had not been for the grace of Allah upon you and His mercy ye would have followed Satan, save a few (of you).” (4:83) And were it not for the bounty of Allah upon you and His mercy, You would have followed Satan, except for a few. A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.