Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (1246) | Philosophy
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Philosophy.
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Philosophy, in its original sense,
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is the inquiry into the essence of things and the realities of existence.
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However, it branched out until they introduced other types into it,
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including philosophies that deny the existence of things themselves,
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and deny self-evident truths and necessities,
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and believe in contradictions.
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To those endowed with reason, this is akin to madness,
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separated from it only by a thin thread.
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To some, it is merely an illusion,
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and to others, a search for something lost, the nature of which they do not know.
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It is ancient,
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and among the most famous philosophers
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are the Greek philosophers,
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the most prominent of whom include
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the wandering philosopher,
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Diogenes.
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The furthest point their philosophers reached,
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while investigating the nature of this universe,
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was that this universe has a Creator.
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Yet, they subsequently became lost regarding the attributes of the Creator, Almighty and Majestic is He.
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A consequence of this confusion
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was that they became lost regarding the origin of man, his purpose, and his ultimate destiny,
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finding no path to the truth of these matters.
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So, compare this level reached
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by the philosophers of the West and the East
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with the certainty possessed by the salaf of the Ummah,
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especially the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them,
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and you will realize that these bewildered people
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only reached this lowly degree of truth
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because of their limited intellects.
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Meanwhile, the revealed revelation came
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providing answers to these major questions
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in a few verses of the Qur'an.
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Thus, Allah guided the believers,
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and granted them success through His grace and mercy,
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while depriving of it whomever He willed among His creation,
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holding them to account by His justice, wisdom, and knowledge.
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“Should He not know what He created? And He is the Subtile, the Aware.” (67:14)
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Philosophy is the act of making the limited intellect the final arbiter.
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From a faith perspective, it is a beautification by Satan,
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and a deceptive embellishment of speech.
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Philosophers are enamored with obscure and cryptic methods,
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and convoluted, circuitous paths.