The Error of Political Islam

CONTENTS Arguments from Hadith 399 Argument from Islamic Jurisprudence 408 CONSEQUENCES OF MISINTERPRETATION 420 Difference in Perspective 421 Subconscious Act 424 Drifting from the Quran 430 Shaping Religion to One’s Mind 431 Shift in Focus 434 Effect on the Audience 441 Political Extremism 445 Misinterpretation of Religious Dominance 447 Faith Without Warmth 449 Missing the Real Task 451 Results Reveal Theoretical Flaw 456 LINGERING DOUBTS 461 CORRECT UNDERSTANDING OF RELIGION 489 Requirements of Worship 501 The Essence of Obedience 503 Testimony to the Truth 514 Serving God’s Cause (Nusrat al-dEEn) 526 A COMPARISON 530 Example of Prayer (Salat) 530 The Task at Hand 549 OBSTACLES TO ACCEPTING THE TRUTH 559 FINAL WORDS