Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (753) | Self-satisfaction with inferiority
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Being content with mediocrity in oneself
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is a negative trait
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that shatters aspirations and hopes.
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For when a Muslim lowers his ambition and is content with mediocrity,
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he causes both himself and his Ummah to miss out on opportunities for success and their desired fruits in this world and the Hereafter.
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By doing so, he makes himself a captive of Satan, who is always eager to discourage man and crush his resolve,
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just as the Almighty said:
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“He verily led me astray from the Reminder after it had reached me. Satan was ever man's deserter in the hour of need.” (25:29)
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Let a person beware of justifying this degradation
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by claiming a desire for humility and a flight from fame, arrogance, and vanity.
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For high ambition is neither arrogance nor vanity,
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and there is a difference between praiseworthy humility and detestable inferiority.
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The servants of the Most Merciful, the humble ones who walk upon the earth in ease,
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were not prevented by their humility from having high ambition;
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not merely in the attainment of piety,
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but they sought to be leaders and exemplars in that regard,
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for they said:
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"And make us leaders for the righteous."
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.