LessonsThe Nature of Faith: Inward Assent, Verbal Profession, and ActionsQuiz

وَلَيْسَتْ حَقِيقَةُ التَّصْدِيقِ أَنْ تَقَعَ فِي الْقَلْبِ نِسْبَةُ الصِّدْقِ إِلَى الْخَبَرِ
The reality of assent is not simply that the mind associates truth with a report.

A person can understand that a report claims something happened, or consider its truth hypothetically, without accepting it. The account of faith therefore includes reception and acknowledgment, not just representation of a statement's content.

This distinction addresses the objection that merely recognizing the truth of a prophet while deliberately resisting or denying him should count as faith. Bare recognition is not treated as adequate assent.

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Assent is more than labeling a report

The Nature of Faith: Inward Assent, Verbal Profession, and Actions

وَلَيْسَتْ حَقِيقَةُ التَّصْدِيقِ أَنْ تَقَعَ فِي الْقَلْبِ نِسْبَةُ الصِّدْقِ إِلَى الْخَبَرِ
The reality of assent is not simply that the mind associates truth with a report.

A person can understand that a report claims something happened, or consider its truth hypothetically, without accepting it. The account of faith therefore includes reception and acknowledgment, not just representation of a statement's content.

This distinction addresses the objection that merely recognizing the truth of a prophet while deliberately resisting or denying him should count as faith. Bare recognition is not treated as adequate assent.