Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (1178) | Thought
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Thought (al-fikr).
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In the linguistic sense:
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To "think about a matter" (fakkara fi al-amr fikran)
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Means to employ the intellect regarding it,
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And to organize what one already knows,
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In order to reach knowledge of what one does not yet know.
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Reflection (al-fikrah)
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Is the application of scrutiny to a thing.
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Contemplation (al-tafakkur)
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Is deep meditation.
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And reasoning (al-tafkir)
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Is the application of the intellect to a problem
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To arrive at its solution.
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In the terminology of the Shari'ah,
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The concept of thought carries many meanings,
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All of which are closely related.
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First, among them
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Is knowledge,
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As in His saying, the Almighty:
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﴾Thus does Allah make clear to you the verses,
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that you might reflect﴿
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upon this world and the Hereafter;
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meaning, that you may know the superiority of the Hereafter
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over this world.
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Second,
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Is drawing a lesson (al-i'tibar),
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As in His saying, the Almighty:
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“Such as remember Allah, standing, sitting, and reclining, and consider the creation of the heavens and the earth, (and say): Our Lord! Thou createdst not this in vain. Glory be to Thee! Preserve us from the doom of Fire.” (3:191)
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Meaning, they draw a lesson from the attributes of the Creator of that,
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So they know that none could create such things
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Except the Creator of all things,
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Their Owner, their Disposer,
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And He who is over all things competent.
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Part of drawing a lesson
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Is to compare one thing with its like,
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So that one knows its ruling is the same as the other's ruling.
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Third,
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Is pondering (al-tadabbur),
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As in His saying, the Almighty:
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﴾Have they not reflected?
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“Have they not bethought them (that) there is no madness in their comrade? He is but a plain warner.” (7:184)
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He is not but a clear warner.﴿
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Meaning, do these deniers not ponder with their intellects
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That our Messenger, whom We sent to them,
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Is not possessed by jinn nor is he insane,
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But is rather a clear warner?
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Fourth,
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Is remembrance (al-tadhakkur),
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As in His saying, the Almighty:
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﴾And We revealed to you the message
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“With clear proofs and writings; and We have revealed unto thee the Remembrance that thou mayst explain to mankind that which hath been revealed for them, and that haply they may reflect.” (16:44)
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that you might reflect.﴿
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Meaning, that they may be reminded by what We have revealed to you.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.