Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (74) | The name of God (the Great) and the effects of belief in Him
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The Great Name of Allah and the effects of believing in it.
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The root letters 'ayn, za', and mim in the Arabic language.
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These denote greatness, power, and magnitude.
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The "greatest part" of a thing is its largest portion.
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Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, is the Great (al-'Azim).
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Meaning He is the Powerful, the Supreme in every aspect of perfection.
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He, glory be to Him, is Great in His Essence, His Names, and His Attributes.
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Great in His mercy.
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Great in His power.
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Great in His wisdom.
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And so it is with all of His attributes, glory be to Him.
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He is described with every attribute of perfection.
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And He possesses the greatest and most complete measure of this perfection.
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Just as none of His creation deserves to be exalted.
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In the way that Allah the Exalted is exalted.
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Nor is it permissible to do so.
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For Allah alone is the One who deserves to be exalted by His servants.
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With their hearts, their tongues, and their physical actions.
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This is achieved by exerting effort in knowing Him and loving Him.
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By humbling oneself and feeling broken before Him.
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By submitting to His majesty and fearing Him.
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By praising Him and extolling Him.
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And by thanking Him for His blessings.
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Believing in this Name.
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And exalting Allah the Exalted as necessitated by it.
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Has manifestations and fruits, among which are:
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First: Knowing Him with true knowledge.
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Singling Him out for worship.
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And negating any partners or rivals alongside Him.
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Second: Humility and submission to Him, glory be to Him.
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And breaking one's ego before His majesty, the Almighty and Majestic.
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Third: Loving Him, revering Him, and honoring Him.
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Fourth: Affirming what He has affirmed for Himself.
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And what His Messenger, peace be upon him, has affirmed for Him.
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Of Names and Attributes.
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And declaring Him free from any resemblance to His creation.
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Fifth: Exalting His commands and prohibitions as they appear.
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In His Noble Book.
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And upon the tongue of His trustworthy Messenger, peace be upon him.
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And not putting one's own opinion or independent reasoning.
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Before Allah and His Messenger.
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Allah the Exalted said:
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“That (is the command). And whoso magnifieth the sacred things of Allah, it will be well for him in the sight of his Lord. The cattle are lawful unto you save that which hath been told you. So shun the filth of idols, and shun lying speech,” (22:30)
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Sixth: Exalting the symbols of Allah.
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As Allah the Exalted said:
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“That (is the command). And whoso magnifieth the offerings consecrated to Allah, it surely is from devotion of the hearts,” (22:32)
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The symbols of Allah include the Hajj and its locations.
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Prayer and its mosques.
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Especially the Sacred Mosque and the Mosque of the Messenger, peace be upon him.
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Zakat, fasting, and striving in the way of Allah.
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Enjoining good and forbidding evil.
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And all the outward matters of Islam.
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Which the Ummah of Islam is obligated to embody.