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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (188) | Belief in destiny is the sixth pillar of faith
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Summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah
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Belief in divine decree is the sixth pillar of faith.
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As mentioned in the hadith of Jibril (peace be upon him).
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When he asked the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, about faith.
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He said:
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"That you believe in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers,
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and the Last Day,
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and that you believe in the divine decree, both its good and its evil."
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Narrated by Muslim.
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And His saying, "its good and its evil,"
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means you believe that all good and evil is decreed by Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.
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As Allah the Almighty says:
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“He unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth, He hath chosen no son nor hath He any partner in the Sovereignty. He hath created everything and hath meted out for it a measure.” (25:2)
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And Allah the Almighty says:
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“Wheresoever ye may be, death will overtake you, even though ye were in lofty towers. Yet if a happy thing befalleth them they say: This is from Allah; and if an evil thing befalleth them they say: This is of thy doing (O Muhammad). Say (unto them): All is from Allah. What is amiss with these people that they come not nigh to understand a happening?” (4:78)
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“Wheresoever ye may be, death will overtake you, even though ye were in lofty towers. Yet if a happy thing befalleth them they say: This is from Allah; and if an evil thing befalleth them they say: This is of thy doing (O Muhammad). Say (unto them): All is from Allah. What is amiss with these people that they come not nigh to understand a happening?” (4:78)
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“Wheresoever ye may be, death will overtake you, even though ye were in lofty towers. Yet if a happy thing befalleth them they say: This is from Allah; and if an evil thing befalleth them they say: This is of thy doing (O Muhammad). Say (unto them): All is from Allah. What is amiss with these people that they come not nigh to understand a happening?” (4:78)
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"What is the matter with these people that they can hardly understand any discourse?"
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So, belief in Allah's decree for all things and His judgment upon them is essential.
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None can repel His judgment, nor reverse His decree.
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Allah's decree (Qadar) is what He has ordained and judged, may He be glorified, concerning matters.
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And judgment (Qada') means finality and ruling.
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This is why one of the two terms is often used to express the other.
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I mean, judgment and decree.
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But when the two terms are combined,
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and it is said, "judgment and decree,"
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a further meaning is observed in the decree (Qadar).
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It is the estimation of the matter according to Allah's knowledge and wisdom,
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and its occurrence in a specific measure, neither exceeding nor falling short of it.
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So, measure is among the meanings of decree (Qadar).
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You say, "He measured the thing with a measure" (qadara shay'an qadran),
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meaning, He determined its measure.
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As for the judgment (Qada'), it is the execution of the decree.
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Summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah