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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (963) | Reviews
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Self-reflection and revision.
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Self-reflection is a praiseworthy trait.
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Because it is based on examining the soul and holding it to account.
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To discern what is for it and what is against it.
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So that the servant remains in a state of continuous self-evaluation.
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And remains steadfast upon the truth.
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While abandoning anything that contradicts the Book and the Sunnah.
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This applies at the level of the individual.
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Just as this commendable reflection.
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Also applies at the level of Islamic groups and factions.
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By examining their conditions and their trajectory.
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And the extent of their proximity to or distance from the Book and the Sunnah.
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In terms of knowledge, practice, and spiritual state.
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Among the forms of such reflection.
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Is returning to the truth once its evidence becomes clear.
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And desisting from falsehood once its invalidity is manifest.
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An example of this is the statement of ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him,
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In his instruction to Abu Musa al-Ash‘ari,
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When he appointed him as a judge:
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"Do not let a judgment you rendered today,
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Which you have since reconsidered and been guided to the correct path regarding,
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Prevent you from returning to the truth.
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For the truth is eternal,
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And nothing can invalidate the truth.
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Indeed, returning to the truth
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Is better than persisting in falsehood."
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.