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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (212) | Belief in the unseen regulates the relationship between reason and transmission
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Summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah
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Belief in the unseen governs the relationship between reason and revelation.
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Belief in the unseen is the trunk of the tree of faith, which cannot stand without it.
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Belief in Allah Almighty, His angels, His books, His messengers, the Last Day, and divine decree,
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its entire foundation is belief in the unseen.
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And submission to what has come down in the Qur'an and the authentic Sunnah regarding these six foundational principles.
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And certainty that reason has its limits in comprehension, and therefore,
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reason is subordinate to revelation; its role is to comprehend from Allah and His Messenger, and to ponder the texts of the two revelations,
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and to worship Allah Almighty by believing in them and their implications.
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Sound reason does not contradict explicit revelation.
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If any apparent contradiction arises, its cause is either a flaw in reason and perception,
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or that the revelation is not authentic or not explicit.
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Allah Almighty described His righteous servants, saying:
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“Who believe in the Unseen, and establish worship, and spend of that We have bestowed upon them;” (2:3)
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This is the approach of the salaf, may Allah have mercy on them,
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as they prioritize revelation over reason.
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They benefit from the blessing of reason in contemplating the verses and increasing their faith,
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and preparing for what Allah Almighty has promised His servants of bliss in the Hereafter,
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as a reward for righteous deeds,
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or for what Allah has threatened the wrongdoers with of punishment,
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so they distance themselves from its causes and what leads to it.
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The role of reason is to receive from Allah Almighty and His Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
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and to submit to what it receives,
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not to be a judge over the texts of the two revelations,
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taking from them what it wishes and leaving what it wishes.
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The meaning of this religion addressing reason
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is that it awakens it and guides it,
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purifies it, and establishes for it a sound methodology for contemplation and thought,
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not that it allows it to rule on the validity or invalidity of its legislations.
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Once the text is established, it becomes the arbiter.
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And it is incumbent upon human reason to accept the text,
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to submit to it, and to implement it,
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whether it comprehends the wisdom behind it or not.
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For revelation is from Allah, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
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Reason is not a deity that judges validity or invalidity,
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or acceptance or rejection of what comes from Allah.
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And due to not comprehending the correct role of reason,
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much confusion occurs,
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whether from those who wish to deify human reason,
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and make it a judge over the texts,
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or from those who wish to abolish reason,
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and negate its role in faith, guidance, and deduction.