LessonsIncrease and Decrease of Faith: Assent, Conviction, and Detailed BeliefQuiz

فَالَّذِي يَحْصُلُ لَنَا هُوَ الْإِذْعَانُ وَالْقُبُولُ لِتِلْكَ النِّسْبَةِ
What is acquired is submission to and acceptance of that relation.

Understanding a report's meaning, grasping the relation between subject and predicate, and accepting that relation as true are distinct aspects. Merely forming a conception of a claim is not identical to affirming it.

For example, someone may understand what “the Messenger is truthful” means without accepting it as true. Understanding the words alone therefore does not establish the assent required in faith.

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Affirmation includes acceptance

Increase and Decrease of Faith: Assent, Conviction, and Detailed Belief

فَالَّذِي يَحْصُلُ لَنَا هُوَ الْإِذْعَانُ وَالْقُبُولُ لِتِلْكَ النِّسْبَةِ
What is acquired is submission to and acceptance of that relation.

Understanding a report's meaning, grasping the relation between subject and predicate, and accepting that relation as true are distinct aspects. Merely forming a conception of a claim is not identical to affirming it.

For example, someone may understand what “the Messenger is truthful” means without accepting it as true. Understanding the words alone therefore does not establish the assent required in faith.