Muslim Woman - Message Of Islam
The Quran reminds us that, originally, humankind was one
Ummah, but this unity was broken by various differences
which the human beings created among themselves surah 10
verse 19. It emphasizes the fact that the main purpose of
sending God's message through various Messengers is to
restore back the balance and unity of humankind,which once
existed in the earliest period of human history - Quranic
reference 2:213 & 57:25. The Quran warns us not to
differentiate among Messengers Quranic reference 2:285 &
4:136, because all of them came from the same source, The
Allah Almighty. But the followers of the Messengers Peace
upon all of them, not only created differences among
the Messengers but they also created divisions among
themselves within the following of a single Messenger. As
other people, we, the followers of Messenger Mohammad peace
be upon him have also created divisions among ourselves. We
have done this in spite of the very clear order of Allah
Almighty to hold on to His rope together in unity and not
be divided among ourselves surah 3 verse 103.
As a matter of fact, we mostly follow the illusions built
by our emotions surah 25 verse 43 and the ways of our
ancestors surah 2 verse 170 rather than the Quranic
reality. This is because whenever we are confronted with
the Quranic verses which clearly forbid differences and
divisions among Muslims, we find a scapegoat and reply that
we are not divided but we only have several schools of
thought. In reality though, these are not schools of
thought but are schools of action. Only a few examples will
suffice to support this argument: differences in what is
forbidden and what is allowed by various schools as far as
food is concerned; differences in forms of prayer;
differences related to marriage and divorce etc. Everyone
will agree that these differences whether major or minor
are not just in thought but very much in action also.
Majority of Muslims, though, likes to believe in ignoring
these religious differences and divisions and carry on with
their lives.However, our religious scholars are more
interested in maintaining these differences by creating a
sense of virtual unity that hides their sectarian
differences. They prefer not to work for real unity
because it exposes their differences. In fact, they are more
interested in practicing virtual Islam rather than the real
Islam our Messenger peace be upon him and Sahaabaa
practiced. This makes every one feel satisfied, more or
less.
Ummah, but this unity was broken by various differences
which the human beings created among themselves surah 10
verse 19. It emphasizes the fact that the main purpose of
sending God's message through various Messengers is to
restore back the balance and unity of humankind,which once
existed in the earliest period of human history - Quranic
reference 2:213 & 57:25. The Quran warns us not to
differentiate among Messengers Quranic reference 2:285 &
4:136, because all of them came from the same source, The
Allah Almighty. But the followers of the Messengers Peace
upon all of them, not only created differences among
the Messengers but they also created divisions among
themselves within the following of a single Messenger. As
other people, we, the followers of Messenger Mohammad peace
be upon him have also created divisions among ourselves. We
have done this in spite of the very clear order of Allah
Almighty to hold on to His rope together in unity and not
be divided among ourselves surah 3 verse 103.
As a matter of fact, we mostly follow the illusions built
by our emotions surah 25 verse 43 and the ways of our
ancestors surah 2 verse 170 rather than the Quranic
reality. This is because whenever we are confronted with
the Quranic verses which clearly forbid differences and
divisions among Muslims, we find a scapegoat and reply that
we are not divided but we only have several schools of
thought. In reality though, these are not schools of
thought but are schools of action. Only a few examples will
suffice to support this argument: differences in what is
forbidden and what is allowed by various schools as far as
food is concerned; differences in forms of prayer;
differences related to marriage and divorce etc. Everyone
will agree that these differences whether major or minor
are not just in thought but very much in action also.
Majority of Muslims, though, likes to believe in ignoring
these religious differences and divisions and carry on with
their lives.However, our religious scholars are more
interested in maintaining these differences by creating a
sense of virtual unity that hides their sectarian
differences. They prefer not to work for real unity
because it exposes their differences. In fact, they are more
interested in practicing virtual Islam rather than the real
Islam our Messenger peace be upon him and Sahaabaa
practiced. This makes every one feel satisfied, more or
less.
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