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> The Quran and Hadiths are preserved so that we're easily able to consult them to determine who is and isn't a Muslim. And yet those poor benighted souls beli
by Ntrails 5y ago
> The Quran and Hadiths are preserved so that we're easily able to consult them to determine who is and isn't a Muslim.
And yet those poor benighted souls believe they follow those very same texts that you say would reject them. How is that possible? Because their religious leaders interpret the texts differently, emphasise different aspects.
For a Christian equivalent. The Catholic church can excommunicate someone. They will no longer be Catholic but there is no power that can stop a person who believes themselves to be Christian from being termed that. "Normal" Christians might prefer not to be associated with various people, can call sects Extremist or Fundamentalist etc. We simply cannot claim they are Not Christians.
- gher-shyu3i 5y agoNot everything is up for interpretation in Islam. For example, homosexuality is prohibited, and no amount of "interpretation" is going to change that. Same goes with drinking wine or intoxicants. There is no valid interpretation of Islam that allows such behaviors. You'd be surprised to find that said "religious leaders" you're referring to don't know the basics of exegesis. This applies to ISIS for example. I invite you to read the many Hadiths about Khawarij, those immediately reject your premise that all interpretations are equally valid. They're not.