How did Islam remain so united?

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drac16 said:
Probably because of how rigid it is. Muslims try to practice Islam as closely to how prophet Muhammad did. This is done from important aspects of what he said, what he believed, where he traveled, how he traveled, his family life, his relationship with different communities, heck, even down to the way he used the restroom.

Introducing something new into the Islamic faith is called bid’ah and it’s considered a huge sin (for example, doing that sufi whirling is an innovation). We’re always taught to shun innovations and to warn people if someone is an innovator. Because of how committed the muslim community was and is to crossing every T and dotting every I, the sunnah has more or less been preserved, thus leading to unity.
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Drac, is praying five times a day one of those rigid rules?

MJ
 
Thorolfr said:
I actually know lots of Sufi Muslims and have even seen the Mevlevis from Turkey do their whirling (“Whirling Dervishes”). Being a Sufi is not a sin for a Muslim. Most Muslims used to belong to Sufi orders.
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I don’t believe it’s sinful to be a sufi either (if I did think it was sinful, I wouldn’t identify as one). My beef is with the practice of whirling because there’s no evidence of its existence as a religious ritual until many years after Muhammad’s death. I do happen to believe in religious ecstasy and having powerful experiences in prayer, but whirling has nothing to do with it.
 
drac16 said:
Of course. 🙂
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Thanks. A Christian friend had been having a discussion with a Muslim associate about the praying and the latter has said that once day is fine if 5 times a day is not convenient to do so.

Any further clarification from you will be appreciated.

MJ
 
MartinJordan said:
Thanks. A Christian friend had been having a discussion with a Muslim associate about the praying and the latter has said that once day is fine if 5 times a day is not convenient to do so.

Any further clarification from you will be appreciated.

MJ
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There are always exceptions to most requirements in Islam. For example, Muslims are supposed to fast during Ramadan, but a Muslim doesn’t have to fast if they are sick or if they are working outside under the hot sun and fasting would endanger their life. They would probably have to make up the missed fasting time later. Or someone might be allowed to miss some of the five prayers or make them up later if they are travelling.
 
drac16 said:
Probably because of how rigid it is. Muslims try to practice Islam as closely to how prophet Muhammad did. This is done from important aspects of what he said, what he believed, where he traveled, how he traveled, his family life, his relationship with different communities, heck, even down to the way he used the restroom.

Introducing something new into the Islamic faith is called bid’ah and it’s considered a huge sin (for example, doing that sufi whirling is an innovation). We’re always taught to shun innovations and to warn people if someone is an innovator. Because of how committed the muslim community was and is to crossing every T and dotting every I, the sunnah has more or less been preserved, thus leading to unity.
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Thank you for the information. I wish more Muslims would post on CAF. We have a few RC trigger fingers quick to evaluate and pontificate on subjects we know little about, based on thorough scholarly research (I myself give at least 90 seconds to glance at Wikipedia). Hope to see your posts in the future.
 
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Thank you for the information. I wish more Muslims would post on CAF. We have a few RC trigger fingers quick to evaluate and pontificate on subjects we know little about, based on thorough scholarly research (I myself give at least 90 seconds to glance at Wikipedia). Hope to see your posts in the future.
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👍

MJ
 
MartinJordan said:
Thanks. A Christian friend had been having a discussion with a Muslim associate about the praying and the latter has said that once day is fine if 5 times a day is not convenient to do so.

Any further clarification from you will be appreciated.

MJ
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There’s so much in the Qur’an about prayer that it’s hard to know where to begin. It’s one of the five pillars of Islam, so it’s not a matter that’s negotiable. I understand that muslims can have different opinions on some of the optional devotional practices, but prayer is like the exhale of the muslim. Perhaps that muslim associate is new to the faith.

“O you who have believed, seek help through patience and prayer. Indeed, Allah is with the patient” (surah 2:153)

“By time, Indeed, mankind is in loss. Except for those who have believed and done righteous deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience” (surah 103:1-3)

In surah 2:153, the arabic word for patient people is ‘sabireen’. In surah 103:3, the same arabic word is used to denote endurance, ‘sabr’. It’s the same root. It is, therefore important to note that those with patience and those who pray are one and the same.
 
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Thank you for the information. I wish more Muslims would post on CAF. We have a few RC trigger fingers quick to evaluate and pontificate on subjects we know little about, based on thorough scholarly research (I myself give at least 90 seconds to glance at Wikipedia). Hope to see your posts in the future.
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No problem. I appreciate the kindness.
 
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