Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (8) | Teaching and raising faith
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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Teaching creed and cultivating it through upbringing.
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Teaching creed is not merely providing students with theoretical information.
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That is kept in the mind until students record it on examination papers.
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Only to be folded away and forgotten thereafter.
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Leaving no impact on reality.
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For acquiring creed in this manner.
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Does not require more than a few months.
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During which the mind is filled with information.
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And the matter ends there.
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Rather, teaching it should be a process of grounding a creed that the hearts are firmly bound to.
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Upon which the individual is nurtured.
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By which actions and stances are distinguished.
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And for which one strives.
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Until the souls are transformed.
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“And fight them until persecution is no more, and religion is all for Allah. But if they cease, then lo! Allah is Seer of what they do.” (8:39)
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Such an education.
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Requires a long time and great patience.
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This is what the prophets and messengers, peace be upon them, practiced.
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As Allah the Exalted said:
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"And We certainly sent into every nation a messenger,"
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"Worship Allah and avoid the false deities."
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We have in them an excellent example.
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In how they began by calling people to the creed.
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And strove to anchor it in their hearts.
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So that when the hearts were filled with the love of Allah and His glorification,
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And with the fear of Him and reverence for Him,
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The commands, prohibitions, the lawful, and the unlawful were revealed.
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They encountered hearts prepared for submission, obedience, and compliance.
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.