Is Mathematics clear to you without education?
Yet even if you look at a complex equation without education you will not understand it and may interpret it or try to guess how it works. You might not understand a part of it and express an opinion that a certain part is wrong however a mathematician can correct you. Your confusion does not take away from the fact that the answer to the equation exists, is true and the formula just needs to be learned.

The scholars are the mathematicians in this case.
We are the students.
Islam is the mathematics.

I am not going to tell you that absolutely everything in Islam is clear, because there are parts that yes various scholars disagree on. But we also have been told that if we are in doubt to stay away from it. Or see if other principles exist which may apply.

Truth exists, people don't always see it or agree with it, but that doesnt detract from the fact it is there.

Islam is not a religion of opinions because the Quran is the foundation, the hadith are practical examples from the Prophet sallallahu alaihi wa salam based on direct orders or principles from within the Quran.

That is why there is also a science in determining true and false and dubious hadith. But again some people are not educated on what is a true/false/dubious hadith..myself included!

And there are people also with agendas who wish to interpret things a certain way for their own benefit and try to convince others of the same. And there are people who make genuine mistakes in their understanding of something. Because they haven't been educated to the correct standard is the main reason really. Islam is not a religion of opinions, Muslims can from time to time project their opinions onto Islam.

The start and end of Ramadan is governed by the sighting of the new moon by the naked eye which varies all over the world.

When we see that there might be hadith to support both sides of an argument (such as Christmas) we should be looking to ensure are our quoted hadiths sound? Are they reliable? If they are, then are there other rulings on similar related topics to shed more light on the subject?


Am I making any sense