Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (1110) | Secularism and worship
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Secularism and worship.
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Secularism does not concern itself with religion and worship,
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provided that the relationship remains private between the servant and his Lord,
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and does not extend beyond the mosque into the reality of daily life.
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However, if someone attempts
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to establish the foundations of religion in governance and politics,
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secularism confronts and fights them fiercely.
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This explains why its war is focused on Islam
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to the exclusion of other religions.
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The state of the secularists
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is like the state of the people of Madyan with their Prophet Shu'ayb, peace be upon him,
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when he forbade them from cheating in weights and measures.
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They said to him:
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“They said: O Shu'eyb! Doth thy way of prayer command thee that we should forsake that which our fathers (used to) worship, or that we (should leave off) doing what we will with our own property. Lo! thou art the mild, the guide to right behaviour.” (11:87)
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“They said: O Shu'eyb! Doth thy way of prayer command thee that we should forsake that which our fathers (used to) worship, or that we (should leave off) doing what we will with our own property. Lo! thou art the mild, the guide to right behaviour.” (11:87)
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It is the same state as the disbelievers of Quraysh with the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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They did not interfere with him at first
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when he worshipped Allah alone in the Cave of Hira.
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But when he called for commitment to the religion of Allah,
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and for establishing the social order upon its basis and rejecting disbelief,
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they fought him with the fiercest of opposition.