various 'schools' of thought in Islam

[Ali_Syed]

Re: various ‘schools’ of thought in Islam

@hareem01

I think one should be very clear about his/her beliefs and I don’t see the harm in categorizing yourself as sunni or shia or salafi etc..problems start when people start focusing on each other’s faults only. Unity must be the biggest focus of muslims, not minor differences. That’s why according to Imam Malik (or Imam Abu Hanifa not sure) debate on religious issues between people is haram.

I think in recent times the whole focus has shifted to aqaid, biddat, shirq, murtad and kafir etc…we have got so much embroiled in these issues that and made the religion very complex, the faraiz have somehow got lost in the whole debate.