The second largest religion in the world, with an estimated 1.7 billion adherent spread across the world, known as Muslims believe in a monotheistic religion based on the teachings of Prophet Muhammad May Peace and Allah’s blessing be Upon Him known as Islam. Islam is an Arabic word which means submission, referring to the total surrender to the will of Allah. Muslims believe that the Qur'an is the unadulterated word of God as revealed to Prophet Muhammad May Peace and Allah’s blessing be Upon Him through the Archangel Gabriel, and obey that what is there in Quran, Hadith and Sunnah.
Islamism
Islamism is a neologism, denoting a political ideology that holds that Islam is not only a religion to be practiced by individuals, but a political system. Islamism holds that all Muslims should live in a state which is governed according to Sharia law. Its orderly regarded as order or less preferred term Islamic Fundamentalism.
I know most of the people reading that, must be with a confusing thought that “is Islamism and Islamic Fundamentalism same or not?? May be not for those who think moderate ….
Fundamentalists can be political individuals or leaders pursuing the search for more Islam or more original Islam or they might be creating their own definition of Islam. Well some of those are intolerant and exclusivist, some favorable to science and some are anti -scientism. Islamist has a political agenda which follows with that Islam should be prevailed in political and social issues of a country. Although the two can become identical in lenient way.
Difference prevails between the both
When we say word “Difference”, well It depends on the things we are measuring for. When we talk about such crucial things which depends on ideologies and believes, the difference line becomes very tiny between things. So is the case here there is a transparent line between Islam and Islamism. One is the name of a religion and other is the way of producing fear matter among people who are living in a religious state. Or I should say misusing the name of Allah for your own purpose, becoming the caretaker of Islam. It is really simple to urge someone toward the things he is already alarmed for. Not Islamism but Islamic fundamentalism is the way to urge ourselves toward Islam between we know that everybody is liable to taking care of his own religious acts so we are doing it and we can do it ourselves, or you think you need a person to make you do that. At least I think I don’t need so. Well it does not mean that I am saying not to follow Islam in your daily life, do follow it, obey its lessons in your social and personal life. Even it is true that Islam is a perfect mechanism which allows an individual as well as a system to live in a perfect living architecture. But it does not mean that we must have some people imposed on us who will decide that are we following Islam or not.
I am not opposing religious leaders nor that I am saying that we don’t need a guideline. Here it will be little unforgiving if I would say that I am just saying that not everyone is allowed to be a religious leader. Not everyone has the wisdom to promote peace (Islam). For this one first had better known the meaning of peace and what Islam says. First implement Islam on you then try to implement on others.
We here usually criticize the way one is offering prayer. We criticize the way one is calling Allah.
Because we have already assumed that our way is the right most. And For such small things we create disorder.
“And when it is said to them: ‘Create not disorder on the earth,’ they say: ‘We are only promoters of peace.’ ”
“Beware! It is surely they who create disorder, but they do not perceive it.”
We all know that Islam displays a confident posture in that it refuses to subscribe to any culture foreign to it which includes any concept, doctrine, legislation, moral value, life philosophy ...etc, that is not based on its beliefs, or has no common ground with it. So, the imitation of the capitalist, communist, socialist, Roman, Greek...etc. civilization; the free adoption of any of their doctrines, or the dissolution into their entities, is something firmly rejected by Islam. There is no way to reconcile these cultures with Islamic principles, objectives or system; whether on the level of beliefs and philosophy, or legislation, ethics, arts, literature, education...etc. Islam is near to nature and the easiest way to go. People adopt it because they easily understand it.
Although I believe it is already obvious that we can not confound Islam with other religions Islam has its own distinctive values so there should be An Islamic Leader who will be supposed to provide guideline but there is a big difference between guiding someone and dictating someone.
What do YOU think about it??
Not everyone reflect like me I know but most of us are really faded up of this controversy. What I think basically we need more knowledge to gain, to learn if we follow some religion. We have to pursue the basic rule of life that is first observe, learn, and then implement. Between teachings are still far away from us. As one can not play with the psyche of others by reading only one article of psychology, one can also not teaching Islam by having little knowledge itself. So please don’t try to be the caretaker of your religion, just take care of your believes. Well Islam does exist somehow. But if the original Islam subsists?
Scimitar
(The One handed curved sword featuring a slim blade)
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