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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (999) | When does a Qur’anic verse indicate a divine Sunnah?

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0:00 A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
0:08 When does a Qur'anic verse indicate a divine law (Sunnah)?
0:15 There are methods and tools by which one can recognize that the matter mentioned in certain Qur'anic verses constitutes one of the laws of Allah.
0:25 First, the verse itself or the passage immediately following it explicitly states that the matter mentioned is a law of Allah, such as His saying:
0:37 “It is the law of Allah which hath taken course aforetime. Thou wilt not find for the law of Allah aught of power to change.” (48:23)
0:45 Second, the mentioned law is introduced with the word "likewise" (wa-kadhalika), as in His saying:
0:53 “And thus have We made in every city great ones of its wicked ones, that they should plot therein. They do but plot against themselves, though they perceive not.” (6:123)
0:59 Or, the phrase "the words of Allah" or "Our word" appears in the verse, such as the saying of Allah:
1:07 “Messengers indeed have been denied before thee, and they were patient under the denial and the persecution till Our succour reached them. There is none to alter the decisions of Allah. Already there hath reached thee (somewhat) of the tidings of the messengers (We sent before).” (6:34)
1:15 “Messengers indeed have been denied before thee, and they were patient under the denial and the persecution till Our succour reached them. There is none to alter the decisions of Allah. Already there hath reached thee (somewhat) of the tidings of the messengers (We sent before).” (6:34)
1:22 And His saying:
1:24 "And Our word has already preceded for Our servants, the messengers, that they would indeed be helped, and that Our soldiers would indeed be the victors."
1:36 Third, the verse is presented in the form of a general description and an absolute principle.
1:42 As in the saying of Allah: "Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves."
1:51 A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.