Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (761) | Unjust and oppressed
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The oppressor and the oppressed.
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Since the oppression of one’s own soul encompasses the other two types—namely, polytheism and the oppression of others—
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it is valid, in this regard, to say that every oppressor is, at the same time, an oppressed person.
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This is because he is oppressing his own soul in any case; thus, he is both an oppressor and the oppressed simultaneously.
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And that is sufficient as a source of disappointment and loss.
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Whoever is an oppressor to his own soul is even more oppressive toward others.
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Therefore, he is incapable of acting with justice toward anyone else.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.