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[quote][size=2][font=Comic Sans MS]Asa wb everybody

I see this is one very deep topic.  I would like to share my own views and hope that people from different beliefs of Islam can answer or comment.

I personally have been lead to believe in using the Holy Qu'ran and hadiths to practice Islam but I have to admit that from my experience, following hadiths in paticular has made practicing Islam somewhat complicated and confusing.

I have had my experience of seeing hadiths that contradict each other, hadiths that do not link to the Holy Qur'an or contradict the Holy Quran and hadiths that sound bizarre and lastly alot of hadiths that seem to belittle women.  Because of these problems i constantly face i find it impossible to progress and do anything Islamic because one person says believe this while another says believe that when both sides make good points.  What i find irritating is when one accuses the other of being a kafir just because they have a different belief.

What troubles me is that Allah Swt has put us here to worship Him and obey His commands.  But i find that according to scholars and whatever other special names there are for knowledable Muslims, Islam is a very difficult and complicated religion to learn that it needs years and years of study to understand anything.  It is not just the Holy Qu'ran one needs to study but hadiths as well and all the important books associated with it.  So is Islam not for an average Muslim?

I thought Islam was supposed to be an easy and simple religion to follow but i find that just to obey one simple law a Mulsim would have to go into deep research just to find out its meaning and authencity!!!!!!  For e.g One can never really be satisfied with the layout of their prayers because of the differnt beliefs in how it should it be done.  I cannot believe that people argue about where ones hands should go (on chest, below chest, hand over wrist, hand on wrist) that it could just make me go insane.  Am i supposed to research on how i should do my prayers for yrs and yrs.  Come on its just ridiculous.

Now just when things couldnt get any harder i find that there is a possibility that maybe hadiths are not meant to be followed and just the Holy Quran is supposed to be.  Oh and of course whichever one i choose i will be labelled a kafir or whatever.  but what i find worrying is that if i were to follow the Quran on its own it would make Islam alot more simpler to follow and easier to understand.

You know this is crazy and this is what i would like to say:

Brothers and sisters we should try and do our best to do what we believe Allah Swt wants from us.  We should remember that Allah Swt is the all merciful and kind and that He knows in our hearts that we all are doing this for Him because we understand it to be from Him.

It is the intention in our hearts that mostly matters, not really our actions.  As long as we truly show Allah Swt that we are trying to follow His way then it doesn't matter in the end if we followed the wrong way whether it be following just the Holy Quran or the Holy Quran and Muhammad pbuh.

What i am trying to say for those Muslims who are in a similar position as me is just practice what you understand and learnt to be from Allah Swt (do not believe you are a disbeliever), continue to learn as much as you can but dont overwhelm yourself with all these different views.

Well thats all i have to say for now.[/font=Comic Sans MS][/size=2]

Edited by: ibrahim on Wednesday, November 30, 2005 7:05 AM[/quote]

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