No Extremism

NO EXTREMISM In the Quran, while referring to the People of the Book, this instruction has been given: “Do not go to extremes in your religion” (4:171). The same point appears in a hadith in these words: “Avoid excess in religion, for the earlier communities were destroyed because of excess in religion” (Musnad Ahmad, Hadith No. 1851). Ghulu means excess, that is, going beyond limits. According to the hadith, the correct path in all matters is the path of balance and moderation. Moderation, or the middle course, leads to success, whereas the path of excess leads to loss and failure. This is a law of nature. That is why it has been acknowledged even at the global level. There is an English saying: An excess of everything is bad. Ghulu is related to every sphere of life. For example, firmness in belief is a good quality. But if openly expressing one’s belief involves a risk to life,