Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (1055) | The temptation of heresies and their people
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The tribulation of religious innovations (bid'ah) and those who propagate them.
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It is a tribulation that recoils upon its own adherents.
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Due to the misguidance they commit against themselves and the way they lead others astray.
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This occurs because they deviate from the path upon which the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and his Companions were.
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And because of the punishment they expose themselves to on the Day of Resurrection.
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Yet they imagine that in doing so, they are performing good deeds.
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Among the most severe of these innovations is the tribulation of the Khawarij, who declare Muslims to be disbelievers and deem the shedding of their blood permissible.
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Also, the tribulation of the Murji'ah, who spread corruption and immorality through their corrupt creed.
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For in their view, faith is merely inward belief, regardless of whatever deeds a person may commit.
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Innovations are of two types: one that expels a person from the fold of Islam, such as the innovation of the Rafidi Shi'a, in whom major polytheism (shirk) has gathered.
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This includes their extremism regarding their Imams, their belief in their infallibility, and their claim that they possess knowledge of the unseen.
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They are the worst enemies of the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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And an innovation that does not expel one from the fold of Islam, provided that the innovation does not lead the person into polytheism or disbelief that would remove them from the faith.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.