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6.2. ERRONEOUS NOTIONS ABOUT DESTINY

All of these people believe in this union; this universal reality that Allah is their sole Lord, Creator, and Sovereign King. They do not attest to that which Allah used to separate His proteges from His enemies, the believers from the unbelievers, the pious from the sinful, and the dwellers of Paradise from the inhabitants of Hell.

This criterion is the oneness of worship which necessitates worshipping Allah alone without joining partners with Him and obeying Him and His Messenger. It necessitates doing what He loves and is pleased with, which in turn entails following all that He and His Messenger command, whether these commands indicate obligatoriness or recommendation, and abstaining from everything that they have forbidden. It is also necessary to have loyalty for the proteges of Allah and enmity towards His enemies and to command the right and rebuke the evil. Waging jihad against the unbelievers and hypo- crites with one’s heart, hand, and tongue is also what this oneness of worship entails.

One must bear witness to this religious reality which separates the two groups from each other and one must adhere to its people. Otherwise he will be like the pagans which is worse than being a Jew or a Christian.

By Shaykhu’l-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah

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6.2. ERRONEOUS NOTIONS ABOUT DESTINY

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