Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (910) | Advocacy through dialogue
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Summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah
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Invitation through dialogue
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Dialogue is one of the beneficial methods for conveying the truth.
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It is usually between two parties.
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And dialogue is review,
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meaning that one of the parties, or both of them,
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attempts to return the other to what they see as the truth.
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And it is of two types:
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Firstly,
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a dialogue between a scholar and a student.
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The scholar aims in it to clarify the truth
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with its evidence for the one who is ignorant of it.
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And usually the student accepts
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what the scholar says.
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Secondly,
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a dialogue between two parties who differ on a matter.
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And each of them explains
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the correctness of their position with the evidence they possess.
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And the goal of this dialogue
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is for each party to invite the other to their opinion with evidence.
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And it is considered successful
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if the two parties agree on one opinion,
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or if they do not agree,
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but rather it becomes clear to each party
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that what they differed on allows for disagreement,
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and does not lead to division and animosity,
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as in matters of ijtihad (independent legal reasoning),
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and differences in assessing benefits and harms.
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Summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah