Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (1192) | Rigid imitative thinking
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Rigid, imitative thinking.
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This is mostly prevalent among the ignorant masses.
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Or among some who affiliate themselves with proselytizing groups.
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Or those who are fanatically devoted to specific schools of fiqh.
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Those who have confined themselves strictly to the opinions of their school.
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Even if some of those opinions contradict explicit and authentic evidence.
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As for the one who follows the truth and imitates others in it based on evidence,
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Such a person is praiseworthy and rewarded.
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The danger of rigid thinking
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Is that it makes the person a mere follower and a sycophant,
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Disabling the intellect that Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, has blessed him with,
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So that he might use it to reach the truth and the pleasure of Allah, the Exalted.
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Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, has condemned the polytheists for their fanaticism,
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Just as their forefathers were, in His saying:
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"And when it is said to them, 'Follow what Allah has revealed,'
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They say, 'Rather, we will follow that which we found our fathers doing.'"
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“And when it is said unto them: Follow that which Allah hath revealed, they say: We follow that wherein we found our fathers. What! Even though their fathers were wholly unintelligent and had no guidance?” (2:170)
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Also falling under this type of thinking
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Is the person of stagnant thinking,
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Who relies on the thoughts and innovations of others,
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Due to the lethargy and stagnation he is in.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.