Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The means of purification.
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Purification is the process of cleansing the believer's faith from the impurities of sin.
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Much like gold and silver are purified of their dross.
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So that they may become pure and refined.
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A servant cannot enter Paradise except after this purification.
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For Paradise is pure, and none shall enter it but the pure.
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This is why the angels say to them upon their entry:
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"Peace be upon you; you have become pure, so enter it to abide therein eternally."
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The means by which a Muslim’s sins are expiated,
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So that he may enter Paradise, can be categorized into eleven types.
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Three of these are through the servant’s own actions.
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Three are through the actions of others for him.
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And five are from Allah, the Almighty and Majestic.
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As for those from the servant,
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They are repentance and seeking forgiveness.
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And the good deeds that erase sins.
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As for those from other people,
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They are the supplications of the believers for him.
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And the deeds whose reward may validly reach him,
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Such as charity given on his behalf and the Hajj.
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And the intercession of those who intercede,
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The first of whom is the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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As for those from Allah, the Exalted,
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They are the calamities that expiate sins during worldly life.
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The trials a person faces in the barzakh.
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The punishment of the grave.
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The terror of the horrors of the Day of Resurrection.
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And entering the Fire for a period to be cleansed of remaining sins,
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Should the previous means not have erased them.
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And the final of these,
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Is the forgiveness of Allah through His grace and mercy,
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For whomever He wills among His servants.