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Obey God and obey the Apostle and those who have been given authority [uulaa'l-amr] among you" (Quran 4:59). For Sunnīs, the expression "those who have been given authority" ( uulaa al-amr ) refers to the rulers (caliphs and kings), but for Shīʿas it refers to the Imams . [ 8 ]
The obedience to Muhammad and those in authority is tantamount in this verse to the obedience to God, which the historian al-Tabari (d. 310/923 ) supports with a prophetic hadith in his exegesis. After the death of Muhammad, most Sunni commentators interpret obedience to Muhammad as following his precedence ( Sunna ).
Christian obedience is a free choice to surrender one's will to God, [6] and an act of homage. [3]Amongst the moral virtues obedience enjoys a primacy of honour. The reason is that the greater or lesser excellence of a moral virtue is determined by the greater or lesser value of the object which it qualifies one to put aside in order to give oneself to God.
Hilary of Poitiers: For obeying God's will and not calling on His name, shall find the way to the heavenly kingdom. [8] Pseudo-Chrysostom: And what the will of God is the Lord Himself teaches, This is, (John 6:40.) He says, the will of him that sent me, that every man that seeth the Son and believeth on him should have eternal life.
The U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday announced a $2 million fine against JetBlue for "operating multiple chronically delayed flights," marking the first such penalty by the federal agency.
From January 2008 to April 2011, if you bought shares in companies when Michael W. Wright joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a 18.7 percent return on your investment, compared to a -9.0 percent return from the S&P 500.
As the year of 2024 wraps up, here's a list of travel trends in America that consumed folks on social media, including "gate lice," "seat squatters" and "sleep divorce."
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