04-13-2008, 11:23 PM
I am not saying that the various sects in Islam is a good thing, verily as Allah says in the Quran just one of the hundreds of sects will make it to heaven, ofcourse Allah is all forgiving and Rahim and Rahman. We should all do our bits and stick on to the sect or madhab (I would say one of the four main streams) and ensure that we do not induldge in un Islamic practices, leave the rest to Allah SWT.
To most non muslims I know, it makes little difference, because there are too many similarities in the various main stream sects
-Belief in the unity of Alla
-Belief in the finality of the last Messenger Muhammed SAW
-Praying (very similar),ie rakooh, sajood all facing Mecca
-Considering Quran as the source of all Islamic tenants
-The fact that we easily (in most places) are able to pray in each other's mosques behind their imams (this becomes more profound and marked, when you are living in a non muslim country)
Bear in mind that Catholics and Protestants, do not and cannot pray in each others Churches (from a relegious point of view)
This is also true for Hindus, who even have dedicated 'god specific' temples and in most places do not worship in 'another god's' temple.
I see our (Muslim) dilemma, to be more of a case of awareness and understanding our relegion. The best way to is read quran with translation and various interpetations. Read it as many times as you can, and things become clearer. Read on verse a day, get an audio of the translation to play in your car or in your walkman, ipod or MP3 player.
Again,this is coming from a person with limited knowledge on relegion and my personal two cents ofcourse. May Allah SWT guide us in the right path. Amin
To most non muslims I know, it makes little difference, because there are too many similarities in the various main stream sects
-Belief in the unity of Alla
-Belief in the finality of the last Messenger Muhammed SAW
-Praying (very similar),ie rakooh, sajood all facing Mecca
-Considering Quran as the source of all Islamic tenants
-The fact that we easily (in most places) are able to pray in each other's mosques behind their imams (this becomes more profound and marked, when you are living in a non muslim country)
Bear in mind that Catholics and Protestants, do not and cannot pray in each others Churches (from a relegious point of view)
This is also true for Hindus, who even have dedicated 'god specific' temples and in most places do not worship in 'another god's' temple.
I see our (Muslim) dilemma, to be more of a case of awareness and understanding our relegion. The best way to is read quran with translation and various interpetations. Read it as many times as you can, and things become clearer. Read on verse a day, get an audio of the translation to play in your car or in your walkman, ipod or MP3 player.
Again,this is coming from a person with limited knowledge on relegion and my personal two cents ofcourse. May Allah SWT guide us in the right path. Amin
