Sects of Islam

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Re: Sects of Islam

@Ali_Syed

Assalam u alaikum brothers and sisters (if there are any on the thread).

As we know that Islam has many sects and the follower of each sect considers themselves to be the true followers and the rest as maybe not so good (or kaafir or whatever). To prove our points we have to try to gather information from history books which may or may not be accurate. As we stand today can we really declare what we believe in to be right and the rest to be not so good, isnt this something that Allah will have to decide. If instead of probing so much and basically dissing other sects I think if we follow Quran/hadith and follow the basic Haqooq ullah and Haqooq ul ibad wouldnt that be better for us? I think we should do our research but not try to judge others by ourselves, that would be something that Allah will do. We ourselves dont have the guarantee that we are on the right path. But at least our basics should be right and then we should leave the rest to the authority who would judge all of us.

I agree with your sentiments but we can not turn our eyes away from the reality. Quran encourages pondering and questioning and why not when the authenticity of the Book itself depended on rational proof. You are correct that each sect considers itself to represent the truth and that is what the books authored by the scholars of each sect will imply. However actual distinctions can be made when rational proofs, questioning, discussions, and healthy debates enter the picture.