CULTURAL VERSION OF ISLAM

In other words: ‘O believers, re-discover Islam. If you are Muslim by birth, make your religion your choice.’ The key formula for the right understanding of Islam is to differentiate between Islam and Muslims. One other phenomenon of the degenerate community of Muslims is that they derive their concept of Islam from history rather than the original scriptures—Quran and Hadith. Present Muslims are examples of this kind of deviation. For the present Muslims the immediate reference of Islam is that of later history. They fail to go beyond history and derive Islamic concepts directly from the original scriptures. Islam in its later history emerged as a political empire while during the Prophet’s time there was no such political empire. Due to this change in focus Muslims developed a very curious type of psyche: consciously or unconsciously they feel that Islam and a position of strength are inseparable. If they find themselves in a modest position they feel deprived and frustrated. From the above examples, it is evident that the Islam as portrayed by Muslims nowadays is not the true religion but a version corrupted by Muslim culture. Triumph over negativity The power of positive behaviour can triumph over the power of negativity, while the power of negativity cannot win anything — it can only lead to destruction.