Friday, March 21, 2008

My Islam

Having criticised Wahabism and Shi-itism, the natural question is: What do I believe?

Well this is my ‘Islamic Model’

Profession

Applying skills to make positive constructive impact upon Society

Analysible

Law

Interface between Social and Profession

Social

Manners & Behaviour

Sexual and Social Discipline

Hygiene

Anti-Iblis Discipline and Protection:

5 times Salat
Fasting
Hajj and Umrah
Charity

Non-Analysible

Beliefs

Prophets

Angels, Djinn

God, His Attributes

Shahadah

Non-Analysible: We have no instruments for analysing such issues. Either we believe them or we reject them

Analysible: We either have or can develop instruments to measure such issues

I have structured this table deliberately. Shahadah is the most primitive belief, followed by belief in God and His Attributes, the Angels and Djinn and finally, The Prophets

After that we focus on Social Aspects beginning with Anti-Iblis disciple and protection through Salat etc etc Note Salat and Fasting are particularly effective protective shields against doubt created through constant attacks by Iblis and his minions

At the next level we focus on hygiene

Next we focus on Sexual and Social Disciple in order to control our nafs

The next level focuses on manners and behaviour.

By the time we reach the ‘Law Level’ we are ready to create a balanced Society (since we are ready to focus on the relationships between ourselves and those around us), and this level is such that it crosses the path from ‘Social’ entity to Profession

Once we enter the ‘Profession’ level, we focus on using our skills to make a positive constructive impact upon Society.

Strangely enough, emotions like ‘love’, ‘hate’ etc etc all fall under ‘Law’ since they affect two or more people. Whilst this may sound ‘cold and dispassionate’ it is critically important to protect the needs and rights of individuals when they are exposed to other people’s emotions

Jihad is the constant struggle to achieve excellence in our ‘Social’, ‘Law’ and ‘Profession’ responsibilities

Kafir is someone who suffers from irrational hatred of Islam. Such a person is akin to those people who suffer from irrational hatred of other racial profiles (eg African etc etc)

My ‘Islamic Model’ is quite complex, but it reflects my understanding of Islam

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