Salaam everyone
I am a Muslim. Sunni because my father and mother are Sunni. Beyond Sunni I don’t know the sect I belong to. I have asked my father many a times same question and got the answer too but never remembered.
I am not too religious or too ritualistic. I don’t offer prayers five times. I don’t fast (of course for reasons). I do offer a Salah every day and like to go to Friday prayers.
Fast forward – I am middle aged married to a Hindu wife and have two beautiful kids in their teens (a son and a daughter). By education I am an Electrical Engineer and have been working in IT for a little more than couple of decades now.
Why I am here
I am a person of reason and logic so do not follow things just because someone has said it and it’s written? I question, enquire and research before forming my opinion. Somehow, I have never been a follower of Hadiths as I don’t know which one is right or otherwise. There are thousands I guess. Some say this on this is the best and others say that one.
As any other non-Arab speaking person, I have read Quran without understanding it.
Since past few years, whenever there is a question in my mind about any religious thing like for example Islamic Calendar, Women Empowerment or some misconception, dietary prohibitions, alcohol, and others I research internet and more often than not I have chanced upon articles on Free-minds.org that are meaningfully explained with interpretation from Quran and contextualization based on those times.
By the way, I am not good at writing long paragraphs, probably this is my first and last big one.
Always in quest,
Regards
The Monotheist Group (The Quran A Monotheist Translation)
1689 And the Day We send to every nation a witness against them from themselves, and We have brought you as a witness against these. And We have sent down to you the Book as a clarification for all things, and a guidance and a mercy and good tidings to those who have submitted.
And We have sent down to you the Book as a clarification for all things, and a guidance and a mercy and good tidings to those who have submitted.
..as a clarification for all things..