Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (1116) | Civil society
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A summary of the concepts held by Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Civil society.
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An ambiguous term with multiple meanings.
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Those who use it employ it for various purposes.
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It conflates everything with everything else.
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It emerged through a long process of development.
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It carries within it discrepancies and contradictions.
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These are the cause of its ambiguity.
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In this term, concepts disappear, such as:
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The individual believer and the non-believer.
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The man and the woman.
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The tribal person and the nomad.
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And so on.
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It replaces them all with:
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The concept of the individual citizen.
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For among the most important foundations of civil society:
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Is the principle of individual liberty and citizenship.
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Which eliminates any other affiliation,
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Whether of religion or race,
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And so on.
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It establishes the separation of religion from the state.
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The term "civil society organizations" may be used today,
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To refer to non-profit organizations,
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That aim to serve the society,
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In which they are established.
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There is no harm in that, in such a case,
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Provided that none of these organizations,
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Are based on concepts,
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That contradict Islam,
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And that they are not linked to external entities,
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Which are often intelligence agencies,
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That in reality exploit them,
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To achieve their own interests.
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This is the reality of many of these organizations,
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As events reveal after a period of time,
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Once the objectives of these suspicious entities are realized,
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Or when they are exposed by the security services,
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Of the country in which they operate.
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A summary of the concepts held by Ahl al-Sunnah.