LINGERING DOUBTS

The error in this interpretation is that, due to certain reasons previously discussed, it has not understood the true image of Islam. Consequently, the entire nature of the image has shifted in the mind of its adherents. The same structure, which once represented an elephant, now appears as a building due to a difference in perspective. It’s similar to how, in the eyes of a believer, all phenomena of life appear as the creation of the Creator. Yet, within Darwin’s framework, they serve to affirm the theory that plants and animals are not products of creation but merely outcomes of evolutionary processes. I’ll provide an example here. This interpretation, with its revolutionary explanation of Islamic concepts, led followers to conclude that the “ultimate goal of Islam” is to create a righteous society and a divinely-guided government. The natural result of this interpretation was that rituals like prayer and fasting were seen as “training exercises” to prepare individuals as “ideal recruits” for this specific mission (as described in Islamic Ibadah and sermons), while beliefs were viewed as “ideological foundations” for this righteous social and political system. Therefore, elements that Islam directly aims for as ends in themselves were, within this framework, shifted to a secondary, indirect role. When the primary goal of Islam is viewed as