Page 40 - The Importance of the Ahl Al-Sunnah

HARUN YAHYA

Last Day and remember Allah much. (Surat al-
Ahzab, 21)
The Prophet (saas) is the best role model for all humanity.
Believers look at his Sunnah and learn how to implement its
precepts and practices in their lives. Indeed, as soon as one
looks at the Sunnah, one can see that the Prophet (saas)
instructed his community in all matters and showed them how
to act befitting a Muslim’s honor. The Prophet’s (saas) entire
life reveals a seriousness, responsibility, and sensitivity of which
not even the slightest detail is neglected. This is the result of
our Prophet (saas) having taught “wisdom,” alongside the
Qur’an, to his community:
Allah showed great kindness to the believers when He
sent a Messenger to them from among themselves to
recite His Signs to them, purify them and teach them
the Book and Wisdom, even though before that they
were clearly misguided. (Surah Al ‘Imran, 164)

THE DANGER OF ABANDONING THE

SUNNAH

“The loss of the religion starts with the abandonment of
the Sunnah. Just as a rope breaks fiber by fiber, so does
religion vanish with one by one abandoning the Sunnah.”
(ad-Darimi)
Various heresies have appeared during the history of Islam.
Different sects have turned away from Islam’s essence and
adopted heretical beliefs and un-Islamic practices.
In our day, too, some people reject the Sunnah of the
Prophet (saas). “We read the Qur’an,” they say, “and interpret

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