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[quote][purple]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.[/purple] [blue]Wa-alaikum mussalam. I already mentioned in my previous response about the sources of religion,and the difference between Sunnah and the Hadith.Please read it again.I would like to ask you some questions and I would appreciate if you could answer the questions, before you can consider follow only the Quran and nothing else. 1) How many obligatory prayers are there for a muslim in a day?.What are the timings of it?.Is there Adhan,Iqamah?.Is there congregational prayer,where the Imam leads the prayer?.How many rak'at are there for each prayer?.What are the various postures,obligatory recitations to be done in each rak'at?.What are the things that nullify Wudu?.Does excretion nullify Wudu?.Is prayer during menstruation allowed?.What about Juma'h prayer,what are its number of rak'at?. 2) Will you celebrate Eid?.Will you pray Eid prayers?.Should a dead body be buried or cremated?.What about Janazah prayer?..What about the rulings of Zak'at?. 3) What about circumcision of male child?.Should God's name be pronounced before slaughtering animals? 4) What are the twelve months that is mentioned in the verse 9:36 and the forbidden months that is mentioned in the verse 2:217, 2:194?.[/blue] [purple]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?[/purple] [blue]If you appreciate that we are living a temporal life and the life after the death is eternal,we can understand how important it is for us to find the Right Path in this world.If we are spending so much time for worldly affairs,God wants us to spend time for finding the Right path also.I agree, not all are capable of doing deep research.But, we always have the findings of the scholars who have spent considerable part of their life in research and who had trodden the same path before us.These findings help us very much to find the Truth and ease our research.Also, if you had gone through the contents of Sunnah that I mentioned in my previous reply,you would know all the Madhabs[within Islam] are unanimously agreed to its authenticity and transmission.Also, all the noble scholars of Islam over 14 centuries are unanimously agreed,irrespective of their differences in practices and beliefs,that the Prophet was given revelations(i.e.,the Sunnah) other than the Quran.If you believe Quran is transmitted to us intact,the same is true for Sunnah.Further,I would like to ask you a pertinent question: How can you prove logically that Quran is transmitted to us without adulteration?. In my personal experience,it is possible to practice what we understand to be true and at the same time search for the Right Path which God has chosen for us.This is very much true for the issues that are subsidiary in nature.But, if there is a doubt in the basic things itself, even then I would still recommend the person,if he is a muslim, not to leave his current practices till he comes to a final conclusion.[/blue] [purple]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.[/purple] [blue]Please refer my previous reply,as I have already tried to explain this aspect you are asking about.You may further refer: What is the Sunnah of the Prophet (pbuh) http://www.understanding-islam.com/related/text.asp?type=question&qid=339&sscatid=66 Some Clarifications Regarding Hadith & Sunnah http://www.understanding-islam.com/related/text.asp?type=question&qid=1263&sscatid=66 Are the Reportings in Hadith Confirmed Sayings of the Prophet (pbuh) http://www.understanding-islam.com/related/text.asp?type=question&qid=321&sscatid=388 Some Questions relating to Sunnah http://www.understanding-islam.com/related/text.asp?type=question&qid=874&sscatid=388 Is Hadith an Independent Source of Religion... http://www.understanding-islam.com/related/text.asp?type=question&qid=329&sscatid=69[/blue] [purple]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. Intention is what Allah Swt will look at. He will know that we have tried, he will know that we have researched, he will know that we have looked at different views, he will know that we are trying to use our logic and reasoning to the best of our ability, this is what Allah Swt wants, He wants our worship and dedication for Him.[/purple] [blue]Dear Sister,every person who honestly reads the Quran and does little research can easily know that the Prophet[pbuh] was given other revelations besides the Quran.How can a person conclude earth to be flat ,when all the clear evidences are available before his eyes that proves that the earth is spherical?.If a person concludes that Quran is the only revelation which God gave to Prophet Muhammed[pbuh],I would say that it indicates the person's lack of research and there is something seriously wrong with his research.Further,if you believe that rejecting Quran is disbelief ,then I would say that rejecting entire Sunnah also amounts to the same.[/blue] [purple]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 even though they researched and applied logic and reason will not make it to paradise?.[/purple] [blue]Many people including muslims are of the opinion that Allah sees only our actions and we will be excused for our beliefs.This is completely false according to the Quran.[Please see 25:23,14:18,88:3,3:19,3:85].According to the Quran,only those who combined the correct belief with the good actions are those who will be successful in the hereafter.The belief mentioned in the Quran is not merely the belief in God or the Quran,but it is in fact the belief in the Sharee'ah of the Prophet(pbuh).In my understanding,only those people will be successful who had the correct belief combined with the good actions.As for others,God will judge them taking into account their ability for searching for the Truth,their accessibility to alternative explanations,shortcomings due to their social,family environments and numerous other factors.But God's judgement will be true and fair. May the peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Mohammed and his companions.May Allah help us to follow the path chosen by Him.[/blue][/quote]
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