Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (595) | Fancy
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Whim and desire.
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Whim is the soul’s inclination toward what it loves and desires.
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When this inclination contradicts what Allah has commanded or permitted,
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it becomes one of the most dangerous diseases of the heart and has the most negative impact on the soul.
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For it is the primary driver behind every transgression, overstepping of bounds, and act of disobedience.
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There is no one more misguided than the person in this state.
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As Allah the Exalted says:
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“And if they answer thee not, then know that what they follow is their lusts. And who goeth farther astray than he who followeth his lust without guidance from Allah. Lo! Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.” (28:50)
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Indeed, Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people.
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In fact, following one’s whims continues to distance a person from the command of Allah the Exalted,
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until he takes his own desire as a god besides Allah.
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Allah the Exalted says:
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“Hast thou seen him who maketh his desire his god, and Allah sendeth him astray purposely, and sealeth up his hearing and his heart, and setteth on his sight a covering? Then who will lead him after Allah (hath condemned him)? Will ye not then heed?” (45:23)
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“Hast thou seen him who maketh his desire his god, and Allah sendeth him astray purposely, and sealeth up his hearing and his heart, and setteth on his sight a covering? Then who will lead him after Allah (hath condemned him)? Will ye not then heed?” (45:23)
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“Hast thou seen him who maketh his desire his god, and Allah sendeth him astray purposely, and sealeth up his hearing and his heart, and setteth on his sight a covering? Then who will lead him after Allah (hath condemned him)? Will ye not then heed?” (45:23)
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Will you not then be reminded?
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Whim becomes a god,
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because it turns the person away from the truth that Allah commands,
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and it becomes the object of obedience instead of Allah the Exalted.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.