Firqah involves moving away from the established communal foundation and setting up a separate religious path.
One example is a group that claims the Qur'an alone while rejecting the Sunnah; another professes the Qur'an and Sunnah yet discards the foundational relation to the Companions' community. This is not simply about the number of dissenters, but a change in religious foundations and method.
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Obedience to Authority, Moderation and Clear versus Ambiguous Verses
Firqah involves moving away from the established communal foundation and setting up a separate religious path.
One example is a group that claims the Qur'an alone while rejecting the Sunnah; another professes the Qur'an and Sunnah yet discards the foundational relation to the Companions' community. This is not simply about the number of dissenters, but a change in religious foundations and method.