Page 223 - The Importance of the Ahl Al-Sunnah

THE UMMAH’S SOLE
WAY TO SALVATION:

AL-FIRQAH AL-NAJIYYAH

Our Prophet (saas) stated, “My ummah will divide into sev-
enty-three sects. And all of them will belong to Hell except
for one (which will belong to Paradise): the one that will fol-
low the path on which I walk and my Companions walk” (al-
Tirmidhi). This hadith carries a special importance today, as it
guides the believers.
If we look at human history, we see that when the words of
Allah’s (swt) messengers were ignored, the result was always
pain, privation, and failure. So long as Muslims do not fully
adhere to the Qur’an and the Sunnah, which shows how to
apply the Qur’an to one’s life, the Islamic world will have fail-
ures and helplessness. In order not to be among those whose
faces will turn black and bitter on the Day of Judgment, but
among those whose faces will gaze full of light upon our Lord,
Muslims have to follow the Qur’an and the path taken by the
Messenger of Allah (saas).
Prophet Muhammad (saas) said that our time, called the
“End Times,” will be a period when, at first, corruption will
prevail. However, after that time will come the days of blessed

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