Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
· Lesson 1197 of 1251
Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (1196) | Emotional thinking
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Emotional and impulsive thinking.
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The person who adopts this mode of thought is typically driven by emotional impulses.
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In such states, the authority of reason and knowledge is weakened.
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This manifests, for example, during intense love or hatred, or extreme anger, grief, or distress.
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Such pressures cloud the intellect and drive the individual toward erroneous positions and decisions.
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In doing so, they overlook the outcomes and consequences that result from this pattern of thinking.
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Misleading media contributes to fueling these emotions.
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Through the news and carefully crafted films it presents to public opinion.
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This causes many people to be emotionally swayed.
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It leads them to take a stand on minor, isolated events while ignoring major issues that truly deserve attention.
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An example of this emotional thinking is the individual’s preoccupation with the exceptional or the anomalous.
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And the neglect or dismissal of established principles.
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Especially if this exceptional case satisfies the ambitions of some people and aligns with their desires.
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This is the way of the people of innovation (ahl al-bida'), who dismantle the whole by focusing on the parts.
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They are obsessed with the ambiguous (mutashabih) while abandoning the clear and decisive (muhkam).
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It is like someone who judges a person to be righteous.
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Merely because they undertook a charitable project.
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Such as a mosque or a school.
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This makes them forget the person’s immorality or their criminal acts that hinder the path of Allah.
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The opposite of this is one who judges a person to be deviant because they fell into one or two slips.
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Forgetting their righteous deeds and their commendable contributions.