Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (687) | Self-purification
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The purification of the soul.
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The essence of purification is cleansing and reform.
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Thus, purifying the soul means reforming it and cleansing it of every impurity.
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Allah the Exalted says:
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﴾He has certainly succeeded who purifies it, and he has certainly failed who instills it [with corruption].﴿
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There are three stages to the purification of the soul.
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The first is cleansing it of disbelief, polytheism, hypocrisy, showing off, immorality, innovation, and everything that disgraces the soul.
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The second is purifying it by realizing servitude to Allah the Exalted through monotheism, sincerity, truthfulness, contentment, submission, and all other praiseworthy deeds of the heart.
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The third is purifying the soul by embodying the ethics of Islam in one’s dealings with creation.
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The pinnacle of this is embodying the beautiful attributes of Allah that humans are permitted and encouraged to emulate.
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Such as mercy, forgiveness, justice, and the like.
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Likewise, it involves following the character of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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As for excessive self-confidence, praising oneself, and vanity regarding one’s own actions,
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these are things that corrupt the soul rather than purify it.