Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (673) | God's blessings are countless
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A summary of the concepts held by the Ahl al-Sunnah.
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The blessings of Allah are countless and beyond enumeration.
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Most of these blessings are neither perceived nor fully grasped by man.
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As Allah the Exalted says:
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﴾And if you should count the blessings of Allah, you could not enumerate them.﴿
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This is because he becomes accustomed to them through constant exposure.
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Consequently, he only truly appreciates them once they are lost.
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Such as the blessings of health, hearing, sight, speech, intellect, water, crops, livestock, and so on.
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Even when he does perceive some of these blessings,
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he perceives them only in a general sense,
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without realizing or contemplating the detailed blessings contained within them.
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For instance, the blessing of the tongue:
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A person realizes it is used for speaking and tasting,
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yet remains oblivious to how it coordinates with the vocal cords in the larynx,
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and its varied movements within the oral cavity,
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to produce sounds in a specific pattern and order,
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which result in letters and words,
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forming sentences in various languages and dialects,
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facilitating his communication with his fellow human beings.
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Furthermore, he is oblivious to the reward resulting from wholesome speech,
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the blessing of the good deeds for which he is rewarded in the Hereafter.
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Regarding the sense of taste,
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he is oblivious to the details of that process,
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which arises from the stimulation of the papillae covering his tongue,
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for sweet, bitter, sour, and salty flavors,
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through nerve endings beneath the papillae,
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that connect to the brain,
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which analyzes the taste information,
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and then sends it back to the papillae to form the perception of it.
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All of this is within just one clear and manifest blessing.
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So, what then of all the other blessings combined?
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The most a person can do,
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is to categorize blessings into those found in the creation of the heavens,
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and the celestial bodies and planets within them,
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and the suns and moons,
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and the earth with its mountains, plains, paths, and rivers,
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and the crops and trees that grow upon it,
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and the livestock and animals that roam it,
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and the seas with their fish and ornaments,
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and the vessels that sail upon them.
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In every detail, and under every branch and category,
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there are hundreds of thousands of blessings that are countless and beyond enumeration.