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Originally Posted by Purbasha T
Rifat bhai, are you trying to say if I do follow anything from any other religion as long as it doesn't contradict with the Islamic teachings, that's still wrong? I would disagree to that.
There are many verses in the Qur'an that are specific to certain events and occasions, why cannot this be viewed in the same regard? Why can't we view those verses of ''obeying the messenger'' as specifically directed to the people who were present at the time of the prophet (pbuh)?
For instance, because the prophet's not here today, the ''don't raise your voice in the prophet's presence'' would not apply to us today as if the prophet's not present, raising our voices over his is a non-issue. Most probably (as you've mentioned about late night prayers among others) the prophet had indeed been receiving commandments about many things which were only meant for him. Similarly, he may have also been receving commandments about how to deal with certain situations around him at that time and while he was carrying out those orders, the contemporary believers were ordered to follow the prophet without asking any questions. Isn't that a likelier scenario?
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yes, you are absolutely right.
Brother Purbasha,
What I am trying to say is:
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Rifat bhai, are you trying to say if I do follow anything from any other religion as long as it doesn't contradict with the Islamic teachings, that's still wrong? I would disagree to that.
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of course, you can! No one is forcing you to do (or not do) anything. I am not responsible for your deeds. What my point is that, any deed that is done not for the sake of Allah, don't expect any reward from him; or if you do anything that is not from Islam and doesn't contradict Islam, you can still do(Who am I to tell you what to do and not do or how to live your life, I can only advise and after you listen to my advice it is up to your discretion) as long as you don't promote it as "Islam"...that's all I am trying to say.
About your latter point, there are verses that calls us to obey his commands in the general sense! This is why it is good to read the tafsir because then we know when exactly the Verse was revealed, and the to whom the verse applies to and how is it relevant to us today? There are many verses in the Qur'an Allah talks to the Disbeliever! There are many verses in the Qur'an Allah talks to the people of the book. There are many verses in the Qur'an where Allah talks directly to the Prophet!
There are many verses in the Qur'an where Allah talks directly to the Believers. There are many verses addressing the HumanKind(The verse I quoted started off with Ya Ayyuhallazina Amanu...OH You who Believe!) You don't get any of that when you just read the translation and just by that it is open to your interpretation and understanding which may or may not be correct as we are human.
Forgive me if i come off as condescending, because I am learning each and every single day and I am not posting to hurt you or anyone else's feelings.
Salaam, Rifat