Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (1189) | One-eyed thinking
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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One-dimensional, narrow-minded thinking.
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This type of thinking is one into which most people fall,
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Except for those whom Allah the Almighty has shown mercy, granting them success in achieving fairness and comprehensiveness in their perspective and thought.
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Among the characteristics of a person with this narrow outlook:
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First, whenever a matter is presented to them, they consider it only in terms of acceptance or rejection.
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You find that they do not view the matter from all its angles,
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But rather from a single side,
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Upon which they focus their thinking and which dominates them,
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And upon which they base their acceptance or rejection.
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For example, we find them looking only at the merits and positive aspects of a matter,
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Without considering the corruptions and harms,
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And from this, acceptance arises.
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Or, they look at the corruptions and negative aspects,
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Ignoring the positives and merits,
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And thus they reject and dismiss the matter,
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Even though a comprehensive, fair perspective
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Requires balancing the benefits against the harms,
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To see which outweighs the other and is realized.
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Second:
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When a person with this one-dimensional mindset researches
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A topic to read or write about,
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They choose the evidence that appeals to them,
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And which aligns with the emotions they have already decided upon,
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Focusing on it and selecting it,
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While attempting to sever it from the evidence that
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Contradicts their idea or confuses it.
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In other words, selectivity is what dominates them,
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In accordance with their desires.
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This perspective has been adopted by
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Many of the people of innovation,
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Who have selected the evidence in which they see
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Support for themselves,
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Unlike the Ahl al-Sunnah,
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Who gather all the evidence together,
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And do not pit one part against another.
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Third:
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A person with a one-dimensional outlook,
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When evaluating people,
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Looks at only one side of their lives,
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Either the good deeds or the bad,
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Choosing from them what aligns with their love or hatred
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For the party they wish to evaluate,
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And turning a blind eye to what does not suit their desires.
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Fourth:
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A person with a one-dimensional outlook
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Views the problems or differences
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Presented to their mind
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As having only one interpretation,
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And one path,
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And that there is only one valid opinion,
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While everything else is rejected,
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No matter how many alternatives are presented to them.
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Therefore, those with this mindset use
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Terms that indicate a one-dimensional view,
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So you see them saying:
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"The only factor,"
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"The only reason,"
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"The only interpretation,"
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"The only opinion,"
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"The only flaw,"
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And so on.
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Fifth:
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A person with one-dimensional thinking
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Falls into contradiction
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And double standards,
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As they see flaws committed by some people,
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Yet turn a blind eye to the same flaws
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When they commit them themselves,
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Or when those they love commit them.
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As it is said:
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They see the speck in their brother's eye,
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But do not see the log in their own.
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And as the poet said:
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"The eye of contentment is blind to every fault,
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While the eye of displeasure reveals all defects."
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This narrow, one-eyed perspective
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Appears clearly in the policies of disbelieving and oppressive states,
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Where they use double standards,
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One standard for themselves,
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And another for their enemies,
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As Allah the Almighty said:
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"Those who, when they take a measure from people, take it in full."
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“But if they measure unto them or weight for them, they cause them loss.” (83:3)
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Among these examples
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Is their use of the term "terrorism,"
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With which they label their opponents,
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Especially the Muslim mujahideen,
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When they fight the disbelieving invaders.
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As for the killing, displacement, torture, and imprisonment of Muslims they carry out,
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That is not terrorism,
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But rather the spreading of freedom and democracy,
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And a confrontation against terrorism.
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Evil is that which they judge.
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Sixth:
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Among these examples
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Is looking at the disbelievers and the disobedient with one eye:
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Either with an eye of hatred and condemnation,
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Or with an eye of mercy and compassion.
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The correct approach
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Is to look at them with both eyes:
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The eye of the Shari'ah, holding them accountable to it,
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And the eye of Divine Decree,
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Showing them compassion, mercy, and a desire to save them from the Fire.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.