You cannot learn Islam from scratch by reading a few books, debating on forums, and reading fatwa websites to be analyzing fiqh and methodology and to give yourself license to criticize scholar and/or other muslims. You can read all the health journals in the World, and debate on all the medical forums, they will never make you a doctor.
I'm not seeking knowledge as others if you know what I mean. I am not
'debating' I JUST WANT CLARIFICATION, that is all. When someone gives you a fatwa saying that you can draw a human because your teacher assigned you to MAKES ME WANT TO PULL MY HAIR OUT!!! :heated:
The reason I'm "debating" is because I want my heart at ease so I can move on. I want to find out what is the pure Islam, that is all. If you're in Islam thatn you found oure Islam but, as I've said, fatwas are driving me crazy. I don't know what is prohibited, what isn't, what is a command... So I want pure Islam and I don't know what is it. Fiqh is not what I'm interested in. I have so many things to memorize etc... But I need to know what are the commands of Islam so I follow them.
Scholars of old and new, refused to recognize students of knowledge whom they called "Took books for Sheikhs". Ahmed Ibn Hanbal would not talk with anyone unless he knew that he frequented sheikhs physically.
If you wish to learn, you need to go to classes and lessons, and ask specific questions. Fiqh is a very deep subject and if difference of opinion based on evidence frustrates you then you have severe deficiencies in knowledge. Additionally why would you feel this emotionally charged from other muslims holding different opinions even if they are wrong?
Books can be right or wrong, and mostly fail to mention the points of view AND EVIDENCE brought about by the opposing side. If you listen to only one scholar that alone is a mistake. Imam Malik's methodology was always seeking multiple opinions on every matter, never taking an opinion until he hears the opposing one or finding that everyone is in consensus on that opinion. Fatwas are further based on conditions and principals that are engrained in those scholars minds and they know how to apply them to release the fatwa, however they don't show that methodology while giving the fatwa, they only show the originating evidence, so again you will not learn any more than tid bits of incoherent information by just reading islamqa.com (even though it is a great choice as a source of fatwas).
First arm yourself with tolerance and understanding that you lack so much knowledge
I do not know what makes anyone think that I have such an opinion about my self. I do not have knowledge. I don't even know the basics. What I do know is that Islam is a strong religion and that no matter how small a command is it must be followed no matter what. I nor you have an excuse for many things. May Allah forgive us all ameen
My only source to "knowledge" is computer. All I want to know is the pure Islam then I can move on to acting as a Muslim.