I'm a muslim, ask me
I'm a muslim, ask me
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- uan0
a theologian and imam told on tv that the differences in interpretation of the qur'an are due to the differences of the cultures of the people that follow islam. and those cultures are older than the religion, therefore they have nothing to do with islam.
what do you think about this?
- Yes differences will always be there, as people of different backgrounds have different understanding of things. Hence we have multiple schools too.MakeBelieve
- and do the schools debate with each other? how do they interact with each other?uan
- In Sunni Islam, we have four main schools, they equally respect each other. They have different opinions due to different methods.MakeBelieve
- But they never denounce each other, as the rule is to respect each other's 'effort' in trying to derive religious law.MakeBelieve
- Debates are done at the scholarly level mainly by qualified individuals. But lay people may engage in it too. We have no pope or supreme leader of any kind.MakeBelieve
- This is different from Sects or Groups, as they don't differ on law but on other aspects. To main sects: Sunni and Shia. Sunni is majority.MakeBelieve
- So if I understand well... only well educated people should be allowed to be muslim...gonzalle
- Er, what? Gonzalle not sure how you got that. Anyone can be Muslim based on a simple belief in one God, Prophets (inc. Jesus, Moses etc), angels and afterlife.MakeBelieve
- Islam encourages us to seek knowledge, it's paramount to faith. Revelation began with 'Read!' a command to attain knowledge, for all those that can.MakeBelieve