Jazakallahu khair brother.
A lot of my confusions are around the fact that there is more than one way to do ANYTHING in Islam. By this I mean that, alhamdulillah for what he tells us - 'Hold on the to the rope of Allah/Islam'. Aren't we all meant to hold on to the SAME rope? Aren't we all meant to be emulating what the Prophet Muhammad sullallahu alihi wa sallam, did in his lifetime - i.e. pray the way you have seen me praying? Admittedly he may not have meant the number of rakaats, but even the ruku/sujood/tashahud all differ based on preferences of people other than Rasulallah(? citation/reveiw needed... allahu alem)
Islam is universally accepted - why are it's practises so varied? it really is a depressing thing to witness given the beauty of what I have been blessed with in becoming a Muslim. I feel like I'm being pulled in multiple directions by all the different types of advices that I'm finding, all the different teachings, let alone the schools of thought... And that's before there's any mention of fatwaas in the modern era.
The praying 5 times in a masjid, for a man, I can reconcile - alhamdulillah
The option of Taraweeh and it's benefits, I can reconcile - alhamdulillah
But when advice is given that enables a Muslim to differentiate himself from other Muslims (i.e. 8 rakaat vs. 20 rakaat) I dont understand why there isn't more being done to simplifiy / streamline / standardise the practices within Islam with the sole purpose of uniting to get closer the one who made us Muslim in the first place.
One of the hardest things that I have witnessed since becoming Muslim is that there are more and more ways being shown to me, that Muslims are using to divide themselves from one another that exist in the worship of our Allah subhano wa Ta'ala.
I fear for my afterlife
I fear for my family both blood and Islamic
I fear division from Islam
I fear misguidance and deception
I fear my inabilities
I fear my misconceptions
I fear for those who are misleading others
I fear my Creator and what He will do to me because I couldn't get it right...
I fear the Fire
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