73 Divisions in Islam and One True Jama'at

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73 Divisions in Islam and One True Jama'at — Page 9

73 DIVISIONS IN ISLAM AND ONE TRUE JAMA’AT 9 in speaking of the divisions that were to be condemned and the members of which were destined for hell - fire, did not mean the various legal schools, who, though they disagreed as to the derivative Institutes of Law, agreed concerning the fundamentals of re ligion………. And verily the Prophet (peace be upon him), in mentioning the sects condemned, had in mind only those holders of erring opinions who differ from the one sect which will be saved, in such matters as ethics and the unity, promises and threats (reg arding future life), predestination and free - will, the determination of good and evil, right guidance and error, the Will and Wish of God, prophetic vision and understanding, the attributes of Allah, His Names and Qualities, any question concerning what is ordered and what is permitted, [signs for] prophecy and its conditions, and similar questions. ”