Study on Quranist, Quran alone, Quranites ect.
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I see..I just saw your post in the thread that you are American by birth , anyway I hope you see the real face of them behind the mask.
I am, by citizenship but not by birth. It's funny because I can imagine it happening, haven gone to many camaat meetings I know how they are.
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I guess I'll participate
Male/ Female Male
Age Early 30's
Nationality American
Parents background ( if different from nationality) Same
Born as a Muslim? ( in a muslim family) Yes. Moderate Sunni (a blend of A native Afro-American-centered, post-NOA Sunni Islam with Salafi and even some sufi influences (the sufi stuff came mainly through simple Islamic literature like 99 names of Allah books, Rumi etc.) Salafis were a very influential and rising influence in the community I grew up in, in my teens and early 20's. My are was a very diverse islamic community. I had a lot of run-ins with Ahmadis, Ahmad Deedats literature and even the fringe psuedo-islamic groups like the 5 percenters, Nation of islam etc.
Level of education BA
Are you from a city or from the country? City
How did you first come to learn about Quranism ( for a lack of a better word) ? I came across submission.com Interestingly enough I also had a Imam at the masjid I would attend who was VERY Quran-centered, although not a full-blown Quranist.
And at what age? 17
Do you personally know fellow Quranists or are you alone with your view in your social network? Only online.
Do you primarily reject Hadith on the basis of authority or authenticity? Both. Sahih Ahadi is not good enough even for history and hadeeth can
have no religious authority. Although I do not reject hadeeth as a source for linguistic evidence (barring explicit interpretations), I do not reject the historical accuracy of mutawaatir or mutawaatir al-ma'any if they are not self contradicting or in contradiction with the Quran, nor do I conflate hadeeth with linguistic works on Classical Arabic.I've been at this for longer than I thought. I feel like all of this (including me) is getting so old. Although it is still a worthy cause, and hopefully it will come to fruition one day. I am pretty quiet about my being a Quranite in my personal life and don't run towards contact with other sunni/shi'ite, whatever kind of Muslim, as I suffered from a lot of belligerent rejection when I understood and was ready to embrace Quranist Islam and try to rally others to it without all of the Islamic titles. A lot of the heated arguments here on free-minds also caused me a lot of disillusion about other Quranites and their agendas and willingness to cooperate, work with, treat well and commit to comprehend each other and achieve solutions. There's a lot to forming a community and many ways to do it, Quranists still aren't able to come to common ground in order to make a first step. Many of us are just modern westerners who like or wanna be just this. Many of us really do not want to form a community. I understand the fears and I think they are merited unfortunately. It's been over 10 years for me and I don't see that anything has changed. I remember being 18 and 19 writing on Quranist blogs. Wow.
Godbless,
Anwar -
Male/ Female The one with + sign going up
Age Half a century minus 7 months
Nationality A citizen of the country with the biggest Muslim population
Parents background ( if different from nationality) Same
Born as a Muslim? ( in a muslim family) Statistical Muslim, yes
Level of education BE BA
Are you from a city or from the country? City
How did you first come to learn about Quranism ( for a lack of a better word) ? I was doing a ritual prayer with a shi'a woman who did it completely different to I did (I was a Sunni), then got confused as to why there was difference in ritual practices. A friend of mine told me that was because she was a Shi'a. Prior to the experience I had no idea that there were different sects in Islam. So I decided to do a bit more research and got to learn more and more.
And at what age? 22 and 9 months (still remember the exact Hallelujah moment, actually)
Do you personaly know fellow Quranist or are you alone with your view in your social network? I am blessed to have personally met 10 "Qur'anists" since I became one myself. And I know a lot more online .
Do you primarily reject Hadith on the basis of authority or authenticity? It's more about some hadiths being illogical and incompatible with my sense of spirituality/humanity.
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Thanks to everybody who has commented or answered the questions..
I like all of the great imputs and thoughts about the questions as well..
There is a lot of intresting information in all of your answers so thanks again.. bravoTo MesMorial
Thank you for your detailed answers.. I totally agree that my questions alone would not make a very good assignment on the Quran alone ideology but my intention is only to see if there is a pattern in the followers of quran alone and to wheater or not the followers are alone with their faith etc. This has nothing to do with a much more deep investigation off what the ideology is based on and what it preaches ect.Thanks for the links I will look into them as soon as possible.
To rizsona
This goes for you as well..Thanks for the link and I will look into it and thanks for the contribution.to progod
Intresting to hear your views on the last 10 years as a quran alone follower and thank you for your detailed answers. After your effort to spread the quran alone message are you then still alone in your personal network with this believe? -
to progod
Intresting to hear your views on the last 10 years as a quran alone follower and thank you for your detailed answers. After your effort to spread the quran alone message are you then still alone in your personal network with this believe?Pretty much. I have had some phone exchanges, some lasted longer than others. But my connection with Quranists is online only. I spread my ideas personally now through private conversations, and of course there's my website www.quranists.com
When I see hostility or close-mindedness to Quranism in my personal interactions with other Muslims I move on.Godbless,
Anwar -
Male/ Female M
Age 35
Nationality Norwegian
Parents background ( if different from nationality)
Born as a Muslim? ( in a muslim family) No.
Level of education 13 yrs total, but I am selftaught with that which matters most to me.
Are you from a city or from the country? City
How did you first come to learn about Quranism ( for a lack of a better word) ? Researching noncanonical scriptures online, where I came across The Quran, and pretty much accepted it as Gods word, and studied it for a long time, without knowing much about sunni/shia and the Quran Alone label.
And at what age? 26
Do you personaly know fellow Quranist or are you alone with your view in your social network? Alone.
Do you primarily reject Hadith on the basis of authority or authenticity? Both, I guess.
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Male/ Female Female
Age Adult
Nationality United States
Parents background ( if different from nationality) United States
Born as a Muslim? ( in a muslim family) No
Level of education Doctor of Jurisprudence
Are you from a city or from the country? Both
How did you first come to learn about Quranism ( for a lack of a better word) ? I was given several English language translations (or interpretations) of the Quran by a traditional Muslim. One of these was Dr. Khalifa's translation (or interpretation). I also visited the submission.org website. It was a link posted elsewhere by a free-minds.org member that led me to this group here.
And at what age? 42
Do you personaly know fellow Quranist or are you alone with your view in your social network? Alone.
Do you primarily reject Hadith on the basis of authority or authenticity? I reject hadith generally on both bases; however, I do give consideration to some hadith having what seem to me to be worthwhile points for reflection, that also seem to me to be completely consonant with the teaching of the Quran.
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Morninglight,
I agree with you about accepting wisdom wherever it can be found, even in hadeeth. If I read a hadeeth and it has something interesting to say I will take the good from it still and leave the bad. But I don't accept them as a religious authority. Interesting you have a doctorate in jurisprudence. Forgive my ignorance, I should just look this up, but is jurisprudence broken up into criminal, constitutional etc. as well? From quick perusal of wikipedia we need more judges educated in jurisprudence.
Godbles,
Anwar -
Male/ Female Male
Age55
NationalityBangladesh
Parents background ( if different from nationality)
Born as a Muslim? ( in a muslim family) Muslim(sunni)
Level of education Graduate
Are you from a city or from the country? country
How did you first come to learn about Quranism ( for a lack of a better word) ? Searching the internet for truth
And at what age? 50
Do you personaly know fellow Quranist or are you alone with your view in your social network? No
Do you primarily reject Hadith on the basis of authority or authenticity? Both
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Male/ Female Male
Age34
NationalityBritish
Parents background ( if different from nationality) Kashmiri
Born as a Muslim? ( in a muslim family) Muslim(hanafi barelwi sunni)
Level of education Graduate
Are you from a city or from the country? city
How did you first come to learn about Quranism ( for a lack of a better word) ? Was living with a fellow Quran alone individual
And at what age? 22
Do you personaly know fellow Quranist or are you alone with your view in your social network? Know personally (aunt) and friends on the phone that I visit too, other than that Facebook reigns supreme...
Do you primarily reject Hadith on the basis of authority or authenticity? Both -
Male/ Female Male
Age38
NationalityUSA
Parents background ( if different from nationality) Pakistan
Born as a Muslim? ( in a muslim family) Muslim(sunni)
Level of education Graduate
Are you from a city or from the country? city
How did you first come to learn about Quranism ( for a lack of a better word) ? I guess I've always kinda been one, till I finally started to do some research and stumbled upon this site. My Parents also reject most of the hadeeth that have the trait of Chinese whispers and do not jive with the Quran, so their influence had something to do with it.
And at what age? 37
Do you personaly know fellow Quranist or are you alone with your view in your social network? Alone
Do you primarily reject Hadith on the basis of authority or authenticity? Both
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Assalamu Aleykum. I hope to help you with my answer.
Male/ Female MaleAge47
Nationality Colombian
Parents background ( if different from nationality) Colombian
Born as a Muslim? ( in a muslim family) No
Level of education GraduateAre you from a city or from the country? city
How did you first come to learn about Quranism ( for a lack of a better word) ? After accepting Islam as Sunni began to question the Hadith and the Sunna and that contradicted the Koran. I searched online and found the true Muslims who worship GOD ALONE.
And at what age? 46
Do you personaly know fellow Quranist or are you alone with your view in your social network? Alone. Sadly, in Colombia there are Muslims who are Sunnis.
Do you primarily reject Hadith on the basis of authority or authenticity? Both
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I see..I just saw your post in the thread that you are American by birth D, anyway I hope you see the real face of them behind the mask. )
What I've seen so far is they are mainly hypocritical, and just care about money (sadly). Amongst the women there is waaaay too much gossip. I've haven't had anything to do with them for several years.
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Salam everybody.
I just wanted to say thanks to everybody who has contributed to this thread and let them know that i've finished my exam paper and turned it in to my professor.
This questions here was just a small part of my assignment but it was intresting to see the background of the users here. I hope that some of you also found it intresting to see where your fellow believers come from and how they got to find the god alone way of life. My assignment is unfortunately in danish so i don't think anybody would have much use of me putting it up here. Thanks again and I'm diffently gonna stick around.. Peace..
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Salam everybody.
I just wanted to say thanks to everybody who has contributed to this thread and let them know that i've finished my exam paper and turned it in to my professor.
This questions here was just a small part of my assignment but it was intresting to see the background of the users here. I hope that some of you also found it intresting to see where your fellow believers come from and how they got to find the god alone way of life. My assignment is unfortunately in danish so i don't think anybody would have much use of me putting it up here. Thanks again and I'm diffently gonna stick around.. Peace..
Salaam Jonas
Inga problem med danska, s? du f?r g?rna posta ditt examensjobb h?r p? free-minds.
Hilsen
Emil
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Salam Alaikum everybody and thank you for your time.
My Name is Jonas. I'm 26 old and I'm studing politics, history and religion of the Middle East at the university in Copenhagen.
This semester i've chosen a course called "Lived Islam" which is a course about different types of Islam. I've long been lurking on your great page here and wanted to make my exam assignment on the Quranist ( to put it under one name).
I've read the books by Rashid Khalifa, Edip Yuksel, Kassim Ahmad ect and now I wanted to hear from the believers if you would be so kind answering some short questions about yourself it would be greatly appreciated.Here we go ;D
Male/ Female
Age
Nationality
Parents background ( if different from nationality)
Born as a Muslim? ( in a muslim family)
Level of education
Are you from a city or from the country?
How did you first come to learn about Quranism ( for a lack of a better word) ?
And at what age?
Do you personaly know fellow Quranist or are you alone with your view in your social network?
Do you primarily reject Hadith on the basis of authority or authenticity?
Thank you for your time.. bravo
Male
22
Egyptian/Palestinian
Same
Yes, into a Sunni family. Mileage varies among members when it comes to blind-following. In order from greatest to least blind-follower second oldest brother, mother, and I believe oldest brother and father are tied. I myself am not even Sunni or a blind-follower (someone who comes to accept a religion or ideology without first thinking for him/herself, especially due to peer/family pressure and/or the "lol the majority of people are practicing it so it must be true/closest to being true!" logic. The Quran even opposes said logic).
So far have my AA in General Studies. Working on a Bachelor's in Information Systems.
Born in Maryland, USA.
It's better known as "Quran Alone". The term is even in the Quran itself, "Al-Qur'an Wahdahu". Too bad no one will find anything regarding Sunnism or Shiism in the Quran though. In fact the only "sunna" (literally way of life in Arabic) prescribed in it is that of God's, which the Quran says it details, as well as prophets followed, but, it can be called Quranism as well.
19 (HURR DURR HURR) no seriously p
Yeah you see, it's kind of hard to answer that question because what with Sunnism dominating the joint, no one really expresses their Quranist views in public if they are Quranists, so for all I know there are Quranists that I've seen before. I'm not totally sure of any though IRL. Online, well Quranists are pretty much the only religious people I communicate with. Any other kind of muslim makes me suffer brain cell damage.
Funny that that's the last question. I originally came to this section to make an on-topic comment on any topic and at the end posting the link to this Free Minds topic I made a while ago today to show people. It actually addresses why no logical person would ever trust in the Sunni or Shiite collections of books after the Quran http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9602549.0
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Male/ Female Female
Age 25
Nationality American
Parents background ( if different from nationality) European-American
Born as a Muslim? ( in a muslim family) No, Protestant and Catholic but mostly secular.
Level of education College certificate
Are you from a city or from the country? From the suburbs of Boston, MA
How did you first come to learn about Quranism ( for a lack of a better word) ? I learned about Rashad Khalifa's Submission in August 2009 and officially left that group, becoming a Quranist in August 2010.
And at what age? 25
Do you personaly know fellow Quranist or are you alone with your view in your social network? I am alone in my local community but have many Quranist friends thanks to the Facebook groups.
Do you primarily reject Hadith on the basis of authority or authenticity? Authority. God gave a message to mankind through Muhammad. That message was contained entirely in the Quran and Muhammad had no right to teach anything other than it.