Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (6) | Commitment to the legal terms in the faith
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Adherence to the terminology of the Shari'ah in matters of creed.
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It is mandatory to adhere to the terminology of the Shari'ah in matters of creed.
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One must avoid terminologies that are innovative.
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As for ambiguous terms used in creed,
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Which are susceptible to both correct and incorrect interpretations,
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One must inquire about the intended meaning behind them.
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Whatever is found to be true is affirmed using its Shari'ah-based terminology.
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And whatever is found to be false is rejected.
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Among the terms circulated by philosophers,
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And those who negate the attributes of Allah,
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Which appear neither in the Qur'an nor the Sunnah,
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Are 'body' (al-jism), 'substance' (al-jawhar), and 'spatial location' (al-hayyiz).
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The obligation regarding such terms is for us to say:
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They have appeared neither in the Qur'an nor in the Sunnah.
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Rather, we affirm only what Allah has affirmed for Himself,
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Or what His Messenger, peace be upon him, has affirmed for Him.
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We negate what Allah has negated and what His Messenger, peace be upon him, has negated.
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Likewise, we negate everything that implies deficiency,
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And we declare Allah to be far above it.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.