Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (502) | Sects opposed to Islam and its divine approach
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The various factions that oppose Islam and its divine methodology.
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Everyone who opposes Islam and its divine methodology,
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does so only out of caprice, far removed from true knowledge and sound reasoning.
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They fall into one of four categories.
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First, those who oppose it with what they presume to be rational proofs, which they prioritize over the revealed texts.
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Second, those who oppose textual evidence with analogy and personal opinion.
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These people claim to possess deep fiqh in the religion.
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Third, those who oppose the evidence with mere subjective taste and emotional experience.
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They call themselves the people of ultimate truth.
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In contrast to the scholars who adhere to the legal evidence,
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whom they label as the people of the outward law.
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Or they say, "You are the people of the apparent, while we are the people of the inner reality."
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Fourth, those who oppose the divine law with political expediency.
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Such as tyrannical rulers,
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who violate the law of Allah in order to establish their own dominion,
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and who have no concern for the consequences of doing so.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.