Good advice Leyna. I'd like to add islam is very simple. It's all about bringing God into our lives. We do that by bringing good into the world. This is all it's about. Everything else is fluff. You don't even need Quran for that but still, its the best map I've ever known.

Assalamu alaikum
This is one of the best advises yet but all has quality. I have been looking at Quor'an only sites and doing more reading. My impression is this concert is as extreme as Salafism> A good analogy would be in politics the extreme right and left, of Fascism and Communism. When you find jargon being used you know all is not well. They talk about being 'God Only' there is many religions that are God Only Judaism and the Walpiri (Indigenous people of Central Australia) the latter probably is more so. Why are they calling themselves 'Submitters' what is wrong with the correct English word 'Muslim'. I defy anyone to so otherwise by showing me an English dictionary that does not have Muslim in it. I would also say to such people, yes the word is Arabic but take out of the non English words and we would not have a workable English language.
Because our awareness of Allah is a personal one we must find that relationship with Allah in our own hearts. When we go to the Mosque to pray, we pray to Allah in the company of our brothers and sisters. I have just prayed Fajr and after the Tasleem the imam chanted all this Sufi stuff that I sat there and ignored but still giving respect.
No trying to form another division within Islam on the idea that this is getting back to the original concept is joining the Salafis who say the same thing.
Finally I am shocked to see some very odd translations of the Qur'an . What is wrong with Abdullah Yusuf Ali and Mohamed Asad.
No Qur'an Only - God Only what every you want to call it is not for me. I wish you well in your search.
Wa salaam

Assalamu alaikum,
Thank you everyone for the welcome and trying to make me feel comfortable. This question of Islam needs more answers and I will try to persue these qestions on this board.
But to be honest I feel as if I was more of a Muslim before I entered organisational Islam. To me I feel that I am trapped in a maze that is blocking my access to Allah. Certainly the Qur'an is the clear path but can I do this with others? Not all the reading I have been doing has made me feel comfortable.

Assalamu alaikum I am new to this forum and I will just outline a littler of where I am coming from as I am now sure how I feel fits in here.

I became a Muslim, that is I recited the shahada about 4 years ago. But for many years I have believed in the Oneness of God absolutely. I also believed that certain humans had their minds opened by God to receive revelations of His existence and purpose for us. But we are humans, a social animal that needs to share everything with our kind. Religion is no different. The only religion that meets this is Islam.

Now up until this time my study was my relationship with God. As the Qur'an tells us that Islam is simple and easy, fair and equitable, that puts no burden of those who follow the Book. I was in for some surprises.

My first shock was the tesbih beads and the chanting that goes along with it. I tried this for about a year but stopped because it did nothing to bring me closer to God. If it works for some then it's OK.

Next I find that there is many versions of Islam all disagreeing with each other. I find practices that I thought should not exist such as Mawlid. Then I found the worst of these in Sufism that best is described as a controlling religious cult.

I have been reading Mohammed Asad and agree with him that we to get back to the beginning and remove the Sheiks as they are the ones that have confounded Islam.

Ahadith? Well is do not reject ahadith I use common sense when reading them. My own approach is to find the answer in the Qur'an first and if I can't get the answer or it is not clear to me I look for a hadith.

Now tell me is this where this group is going or is it trying to form another religion.

Wa salaam