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With the Hadith - The Emirate – Part One

Summary of the Book of Systems – 9

The Series "The Caliphate and the Imamate in Islamic Thought" - By the writer and thinker Thaer Salama - Abu Malek - Part 40

The intended meaning of the scholars whose agreement is required is those who were present at the time the incident occurred or the issue was raised. No consideration is given to those who will exist in the future; rather, they must follow if they exist. No consideration is given to the dissenting opinion after a sufficient period has passed for consideration, examination, and the spread of news about the incident. Since the texts received from the Prophet ﷺ preceded the consensus, it is inconceivable that there are evidences from the Sunnah that abrogate or contradict the consensus. Furthermore, what invalidates the consensus is not the personal opinion of a Companion or a scholar, such that it is said: we have not received all of their opinions. Rather, it is invalidated by a report (i.e., a Hadith), because the consensus reveals evidence. Therefore, the establishment of consensus is only invalidated by the existence of contradictory evidence or a scholarly opinion based on contradictory evidence. In that case, news must be received about the invalidation of the consensus and the return of the Companions to the evidence, or their adherence to what they transmitted unanimously because they consider it the valid evidence. Accordingly, the absence of transmitted opposition to their consensus with evidence is sufficient to demonstrate the establishment and decisiveness of the consensus.

Fate and Destiny and the Carrier of the Call: A Firm Understanding and an Unyielding Path

In an era rife with frustration, with trials accumulating on the nation's shoulders, and the path to change fraught with dangers and difficulties, the need arises for the carrier of the call to resume Islamic life with a deep understanding of fate and destiny, an understanding that establishes certainty, grants steadfastness, and creates a personality that is not shaken by storms, nor diverted from its goal by terrors.