Re: Is our religion being made into a syncretic affair?
Sr. Dushwari,
A point to ponder upon..if we may..
The differences in our interpretation of Shariah should not be a source of deunifying us as an Ummah.
Human being will never be the same in their mannerism, looks, imaginations, thinking and logic. That is why Islam tells us to rely not on logic first but the Quran and Sunnah first then our logic.
If we look back at the authentic narrations of Rasul Allah SAW we will see the companions differing among themselves. The response from our beloved prophet was not condemn them but to acknowledge the differences as being correct. Obviously I will refer here to the following instances:
1. The sahabah praying Asr salah in a battle at different times. The prophet SAW allowed both times in the battle to be correct at the end.
2. The sahabah reciting quran in a very different ways causing alarm , to which the prophet SAW accepting the different recitations methods.
3. The companions fasting in a battle while some not fasting (in Ramadhan).
4. The companions arguing or asking for justification from each other about a hadeeth of Rasul Allah SAW.
But the great fact is that there is no mention of these instances causing any major rift among them or creating disarray in the community. Why?
Because they were driven by the fear of Allah to carry out the correct not driven by their egos to prove one right over the other one.
Rasul Allah SAW's presence and companionship had cleansed their spirits and curbed their desires of fame or notoriety in this world.
Where as today us muslims lack all of this.
WAllahu Alam...
anything from when to break fast, which moon to follow for eid, one seen in Saudi-arabia, or the one seen in Pakistan or the one somewhere else, a particular way of saying prayers, the ayats to be read in it, the times to follow prayers if kaza etc.
i wish there was just one way, for practicality as well for a symbolic unity.
baji