CULTURAL VERSION OF ISLAM

The Quran emphasizes several times that believers should “remember God often”. THE QURAN, 33: 41, 62: 10 It means that a believer is so overwhelmed with the concept of God that every moment he is bound to remember God. There is a Hadith (the sayings and deeds of the Prophet) that the Prophet used to remember God on every occasion. It means that he was able to turn every occasion into a point of reference for the remembrance of God. The Prophet was a role model and the same conduct is required by every believer. This is the only sign of a true believer in God. Spiritless form is a common phenomenon that may be observed in every degenerate community. The other sign of cultural Islam is that although in terms of form every Islamic teaching seems to be present among Muslims but it is without the inner content of the teaching. Spiritless form is a common phenomenon that may be observed in every degenerate community. This phenomenon was mentioned as a prediction in a Hadith, in these words: There will come a time when nothing will remain except the name of Islam and the script of the Quran. SHUAB-UL-IMAN, AL-BAIHAQI Another similar Hadith is: Islam began as a stranger. And, finally, it will again become a stranger. Let, then, the strangers be blessed. SAHIH MUSLIM The present Muslim generation all over the world is an example of this Prophetic prediction. When degeneration sets in, Muslims develop the notion that Islam by birth is as good as Islam by choice. But according to the scriptures this definition of Islam is completely wrong. This is mentioned in the Quran in these words: Believers, believe in God and His Messenger and in the Scripture He sent down to His Messenger, as well as what He sent down before. THE QURAN, 4: 136