1 00:00:00,180 --> 00:00:08,830 The essence of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah 2 00:00:08,830 --> 00:00:12,400 Nationality 3 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:14,400 A Muslim's nationality is his creed 4 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:18,399 It is not his country, his ethnicity, his color, or his language 5 00:00:18,399 --> 00:00:22,399 For every believer in Allah the Exalted, who affirms His oneness 6 00:00:22,399 --> 00:00:25,399 Bears witness that there is no god but Allah 7 00:00:25,399 --> 00:00:27,399 And that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah 8 00:00:27,399 --> 00:00:31,399 He therefore carries the nationality for which he loves 9 00:00:31,399 --> 00:00:35,399 And based upon which he allies and disavows 10 00:00:35,399 --> 00:00:39,460 “Say: Shall I choose for a protecting friend other than Allah, the Originator of the heavens and the earth, Who feedeth and is never fed? Say: I am ordered to be the first to surrender (unto Him). And be not thou (O Muhammad) of the idolaters.” (6:14) 11 00:00:39,460 --> 00:00:44,140 The essence of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah