Is quran alone first step before becoming ex muslim?
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We are followers of Quran, but we also do not have all the answers. So when a sectarian Muslim becomes a Quran only Muslim he expects that everything will be made clear to them and that it will go fast, like he is used to happen from a imam. They probably are not used to search for information by them self and they have many questions that nobody can answer, than comes the question to them, if this is Quran only and they do not have all answers, and they discuss so much, what am i doing here?
I think we are all like this. We all wish to be served the final solutions, but life is not like that.
I also have trouble with many topics and discussions, but i am patient and i think very good about these topics, in 2 months i did learn some things, but it goes slow.
It is totally natural to have progress go slowly. Actually, impatience can be viewed as a form of resistance (although it might sound odd). Slow progress is the best progress.
... we should have some topic that are discussed and for sure are researched should be in a extra section, maybe called 100 % True or investigated and confirmed. If 90 % or more feel the same about the meaning or purpose of a verse for a example, than this should go in this section. So that if someone who becomes Quran only Muslim can go and first read about things he or she does not have to investigate. I think this forum should take such a step.
So a section of topics that most of us agree on that the statement is true should have a special section. For example the word Ameen in Al Fatiha, i would like to know if this is from Quran or added. I want to know this and this should be a topic that is easy to investigate and to make a final conclusion about this.
I think this would be too much like organised religion, i.e. what we already have. It would be impossible to agree on things like this. Also, stuff that everyone agrees on, like one should not murder or steal, I think there is no need to separate such things and put them in a special "agreed upon box". It would be rather redundant.
Actually, deciding what is true and what is not true, in order for people to "buy" these packages is very much against the spirit of the Quran, and life in general. We are told to verify everything. We are told that the masses would lead us astray. We are also told to be careful not to follow our ancestors blindly.
We need to be careful to solidly declare things as truths. Even "truths" in science change when new discoveries are made. Reality doesn't change. God's truths don't change, but our knowledge and understanding does.Peace
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Actually, deciding what is true and what is not true, in order for people to "buy" these packages is very much against the spirit of the Quran, and life in general. We are told to verify everything. We are told that the masses would lead us astray. We are also told to be careful not to follow our ancestors blindly.
We need to be careful to solidly declare things as truths. Even "truths" in science change when new discoveries are made. Reality doesn't change. God's truths don't change, but our knowledge and understanding does.Peace
exactly zulf,
million dollar words... peace