Hello!

[Beerzilla]

Hi. My name is Brandon. I am 30 years old and I live in the United States. I was born into a nominally Protestant family. We rarely attended church. In my early teens, I learned about Islam in school. I became with fascinated by it. Eventually, I got a copy of the Quran and began reading it. Never in my life have I been so moved or felt so close to God! Still, I wasn't sure if I wanted to be a Muslim. I let the idea simmer until I was 20 years old, when I made shahada. As time went on, I learned more about something called "hadith." Many of these hadith turned me off from Islam. I was told I couldn't be a Muslim if I didn't accept the hadith and follow the Sunnah of the Prophet. I was very sad, as I found I could not reconcile much of what I found in the hadith and the Sunnah with what I was reading in the Quran. So, I abandoned my faith. I spent years searching for God in various religions and faith traditions. None satisfied me. Then I learned about something called "Quranism" or Quran Alone Islam. After some research and much prayer, I have decided that I can be a Muslim without the hadith. I now follow only the Quran. I am once again happy and fulfilled. I hope to learn much from this forum.

[Wakas]

peace,

Welcome to the forum.

It is quite common to be put off by hadith, after coming to islam by way of The Quran. Many mention it is like a different religion.

For a short introduction to traditions in Islam, here is a good summary
https//mypercept.co.uk/articles/Rethinking_Tradition_Modern_Islamic_Thought.htm

Also you may find this article interesting
https//free-minds.org/mumins

[good_logic]

Welcome to the forum.
Islam has nothing to do with the religions that are about including traditional Islam.

Islam is with GOD not from GOD. This in itself indicate that everything created by GOD has to obey GOD s system and laws and we also obey whether we choose the obedience or disobedience- free will- (Tawan or Karhan).
So Islam to GOD is a state of mind followed by a way of life.

Qoran is not a book for just" Traditional Muslims", It is a book for all the humans. Al Naas No need to change into religions of Men. One can be a Muslim to GOD in any religion, by obeying and following GOD Alone.

Let me give the example of Moses and the cow in an analogy about religions of men
Moses said to his people to sacrifice-Idhbahu- a cow.( He did not say The cow .i.e no specification , knowing there will be questions to follow)
His people obviously thought what type of cow to which Moses answered I am not ignorant- i.e I have knowledge about this type of cow-
So they asked the questions
1- What type. A= Neither old nor very young. In between the two.
2_ What colour A= Yellow - A striking colour that lets everyone know its state just by looking at it.
3_Give us some additional details to know for sure A= A cow full of itself/confident... that does not till the earth/prepares the ground nor does it water it, Appears peaceful/good-Musallamatun- and does not benefit anyone or anything.
So they obeyed with reluctance/fear of what becomes of them./consequences from people...

Our benefit from this story can be a general lesson to all the generations regardless of time and place

Moses is asking all of us to dissect our religion_ a cow- as each party has different religions - _Idhbahu is not Uktulu, the difference is the first one you benefit from it- in other words check your religion by dissecting it to understand it using your faculties that GOD gave you . Ask the questions

1- Are we following the old or the very new blindly and mixing . i.e pick the best from both through your effort with your faculties and reasons. Following either blindly must be avoided.
2_ This religion of ours could be ill - Its yellow colour shows its state-and others see it as such by just looking at our ways.Do we clearly see flaws in a religion and still follow by ignoring our instinct.
3-This religion looks like it is preparing us but in fact it has no life The people look confident with it but gain nothing from it. So dissect such a religion and only pick the things that agree with GOD s message.
Otherwise we are killing our spiritual self. Dissecting it will result in its resurrection with GOD s obedience and guidance.
GOD bless you.
Peace.