Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (782) | Corruption on earth
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Corruption upon the earth.
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Corruption (fasad) is defined as ruin, decay, instability, and imbalance.
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To cause corruption is to perform actions that necessitate such ruin.
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Therefore, causing corruption upon the earth
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means to be the cause of its ruin and the occurrence of instability and imbalance within it.
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This is achieved by spreading disbelief and destructive sins,
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as well as ruinous tribulations, injustice, and chaos,
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and everything that leads to devastation and destruction.
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Allah the Exalted said:
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“And when he turneth away (from thee) his effort in the land is to make mischief therein and to destroy the crops and the cattle; and Allah loveth not mischief.” (2:205)
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“And when he turneth away (from thee) his effort in the land is to make mischief therein and to destroy the crops and the cattle; and Allah loveth not mischief.” (2:205)
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The most famous of those characterized by causing corruption upon the earth are the Jews.
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Corruption is their habitual practice and a nature deeply ingrained within them.
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Allah the Exalted says regarding them:
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“The Jews say: Allah's hand is fettered. Their hands are fettered and they are accursed for saying so. Nay, but both His hands are spread out wide in bounty. He bestoweth as He will. That which hath been revealed unto thee from thy Lord is certain to increase the contumacy and disbelief of many of them, and We have cast among them enmity and hatred till the Day of Resurrection. As often as they light a fire for war, Allah extinguisheth it. Their effort is for corruption in the land, and Allah loveth not corrupters.” (5:64)
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"And they strive to spread corruption upon the earth."
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“The Jews say: Allah's hand is fettered. Their hands are fettered and they are accursed for saying so. Nay, but both His hands are spread out wide in bounty. He bestoweth as He will. That which hath been revealed unto thee from thy Lord is certain to increase the contumacy and disbelief of many of them, and We have cast among them enmity and hatred till the Day of Resurrection. As often as they light a fire for war, Allah extinguisheth it. Their effort is for corruption in the land, and Allah loveth not corrupters.” (5:64)
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The verses prohibiting and condemning the act of causing corruption upon the earth are very numerous.