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

وَالْإِيمَانُ وَاجِبٌ إِجْمَالًا فِيمَا عُلِمَ إِجْمَالًا، وَتَفْصِيلًا فِيمَا عُلِمَ تَفْصِيلًا
Belief is general where knowledge is general, and detailed where knowledge is detailed.

Affirming everything authentically brought by the Messenger ﷺ is one comprehensive commitment. Learning a particular command or report allows an additional distinct and explicit affirmation of that detail.

This is an increase in the number of specifically understood objects of assent, not necessarily a transformation of the initial assent's essence. One cannot be expected to affirm an unknown detailed formulation as though one had already learned it.

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General and detailed faith

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

وَالْإِيمَانُ وَاجِبٌ إِجْمَالًا فِيمَا عُلِمَ إِجْمَالًا، وَتَفْصِيلًا فِيمَا عُلِمَ تَفْصِيلًا
Belief is general where knowledge is general, and detailed where knowledge is detailed.

Affirming everything authentically brought by the Messenger ﷺ is one comprehensive commitment. Learning a particular command or report allows an additional distinct and explicit affirmation of that detail.

This is an increase in the number of specifically understood objects of assent, not necessarily a transformation of the initial assent's essence. One cannot be expected to affirm an unknown detailed formulation as though one had already learned it.