Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (554) | Piety is the criterion and balance of differentiation
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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God-consciousness (taqwa) is the standard and scale for measuring superiority.
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Most people evaluate superiority among themselves according to various worldly considerations.
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These range from wealth, status, authority, and influence, to worldly knowledge, and so on.
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However, Allah the Exalted guides us to the upright standard in His sight.
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It is the scale by which the worth and value of people should be measured.
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“O mankind! Lo! We have created you male and female, and have made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another. Lo! the noblest of you, in the sight of Allah, is the best in conduct. Lo! Allah is Knower, Aware.” (49:13)
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For God-consciousness is the sole value by which the weight of people is either increased or diminished.
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It is a purely celestial value that has no connection to worldly conventions or circumstances.
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We are required to evaluate people according to this absolute celestial standard.
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Instead of base, worldly considerations.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.