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[quote][font=Comic Sans MS]Asa wb

Jazakallah amnew for your reply, you have made some very good and valid points which at the moment i will remain neutral on.  I will try inshallah to check out the sites you have mentioned but trust me brother over the years of researching Islam i have already looked into the sunnah, hadiths but it would be great to learn about it more but i also want to learn about the Muslims who just follow the Holy Qu'ran as well.  Personally i would like to start again and just look at the Holy Qu'ran and see their points and try and act it out.  If major elements are missing then inshallah my logical thinking and reasoning will tell me that the sunnah, hadiths are seriously needed.  If i choose to follow the Holy Qu'ran in the end it will not be because of personal desires or simply because i am self satisfied but it is because i have proved to Allah Swt that i have researched and used what He Swt has blessed me with to find the right way, the way my conscious tells me is right.  If i happen to be wrong then Allah Swt is all Merciful.

Here are some further views of mine:

I know that researching Islam is an important factor but serious deep research is just not practical with regards to the differences of opinions, views, hadiths, authenticity etc.

We also have a life to live which is what Allah swt has bestowed upon us, to eat, to work, to sleep, to help others etc, to do all the obvious good things, to act out what we believe to be true at the moment.  We are not supposed to spend such quantities of time simply trying to research whether this is true or that is true, acting out is also important.  How is one supposed to progress as a Muslim and actually get somewhere in Islam while having doubts in their mind, how is one supposed to move on and learn other good deeds while still being worried about another issue?

This is why i question the hadiths.  Islam is supposed to be a practical way of life.  Most of it should be easy for us to understand, logic and reason are also main points that bring out the truth in things.  Without using logic and reason, the very gifts Allah Swt has bestowed upon us to use to find out the truth, how can one believe and know what truth is?

As much as i am not happy to say this because i am not sure and i think i will always have this question in my mind i have seen a lot of illogical hadiths which some scholars believe to be true.

So because of this confusion and how easily some people can get sucked in becoming seriously depressed about which way to go, this is why i say that if you only follow the Holy Qu'ran may Allah Swt have mercy on you if you are wrong and if you only follow the Holy Qu'ran and hadith may Allah Swt have mercy on you if you are wrong.  Either way, both are trying to do what they understand Allah Swts message to be.  Of course, continue to research, be willing to hear from opposite views but never think yourself as being a kafir or the possibility of being punished when your understanding and logical thinking and reasoning is saying to go one paticular way even if it may be wrong.  [red]Intention[/red] is what Allah Swt will look at.  He will know that we have [red]tried[/red], he will know that we have [red]researched[/red], he will know that we have looked at [red]different views[/red], he will know that we are [red]trying[/red] to use our [red]logic[/red] and [red]reasoning[/red] to the best of our ability, this is what Allah Swt wants, He wants our worship and dedication for Him.

Actually this is an interesting question i hope you might happen to know the answer to, in the Holy Quran does Allah Swt indicate that we must worship him and act to the best of our ability applying our logical thinking and intellect to enter paradise or does He say that only the ones who  understand the laws correctly will enter paradise (whether they  understood correctly by luck or just believeing this is the correct way), meaning that Muslims who followed incorrect laws eventhough they researched and applied logic and reason will not make it to paradise?

Sorry if i repeated anything from my last post.

Salaam[/font=Comic Sans MS]

Edited by: mikai on Friday, May 20, 2005 6:14 PM[/quote]

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