Fundamental Contradictions In Islam
Another thing I’ve gone through the material, but your explanation actually deepens my concerns about the logic being used here: I find the logic here self-contradictory: ​ Dream vs. Law: You state the Mi’raj was a ‘dream’ and ‘anything can happen in a dream.’ If the negotiation was a dream-event, why is the result of that dream (the number 5) treated as an immutable, physical law? Since when does Islamic Jurisprudence derive mandatory rituals from dreams that contradict the All-Knowing nature of God? 2. Internal Consistency You used 17:78 and 11:114 to ‘find’ 5 prayers. But 17:78 refers to a duration (Duluk al-Shams to Ghasaq al-Layl), not a count. If I have to stitch together four different verses and use ‘brain-trick’ interpretations to reach the number 5, doesn’t that prove the Quran did not explicitly mandate it? 3.The ‘Ancestors’ Trap Pointing out that people pray because ‘teachers and parents taught them’ is exactly what the Quran criticizes the Meccans for (2:170). If mass-practice is the proof, then the Jesus Christ is God,or son of God now?_ This is what 99% of Christian’s belief by mass-transmission So obviously it’s Not reliable given the historical evidences of how human civilizations work 4. Brain Tricks vs. History: You suggested my perception might be wrong because ‘minds play tricks.’ If we can’t trust human perception and logic, how can we trust the ‘perception’ of the narrators who wrote the Hadith 200 years after the fact? At least my logic is consistent with God’s perfection; the Hadith you cited requires God to ‘change His mind’ based on a dream. ______ Even if I ignore Zoroastrianism/Persian and Jewish influence in Hadith literature My question remains: If the Quran is ‘fully detailed,’ why must we rely on ‘Common Ground’ with other religions and ‘dreams’ to find the most basic pillar of Islam? It still feels like the ‘Imperfect Bricks’ are being used to justify a tradition that isn’t in the Book. _____ Clarification I didn’t took the position of only following Quran yet, I’m still praying 5 times and according to the traditional method, Because I want to be safe. But The sources in which I am getting these practices are not acceptable in the conditions they are_ I be happy if I get more clarification and perspective on my issue. And I deeply following ghamidi sir and Hassan Ilyas sir, and the opinion of this school of thought is most important for me because “I have nowhere to go or discuss this openly” Main question: If I start to follow “Quran only physically”_ will I remain Muslim or not?
Your questions are serious, and it is evident that you are raising them not out of emotion but with reason, honesty, and consciousness of God. Such questions are not a departure from faith; rather, they are a sign of sincerely seeking faith. Therefore, the first thing that must be stated clearly is that asking questions is not a crime or misguidance in itself.1. “Following only the Qur’an” and remaining MuslimIn Islam, the basic conditions of being Muslim are that a person:Believes in Allah as the One GodBelieves that Muhammad ﷺ is the Messenger of AllahBelieves the Qur’an to be the Book of AllahIf a person holds firmly to these foundations, then they remain Muslim, even if they are struggling with questions regarding religious sources and interpretation.However, it is also true that believing in the Messenger necessarily entails taking his practical guidance seriously, even if understanding it takes time.2. The distinction between Sunnah and Hadith in Ghamidi’s schoolAccording to Javed Ahmad Ghamidi:Sunnah is the practical religion given by the Prophet ﷺ and adopted by the Muslim community as a community (such as prayer, fasting, and Hajj).Hadith are historical reports that explain and describe the Sunnah; they are not religion in themselves.This means that the five daily prayers are established not through Hadith, but through the continuous, mass practice of the Muslim community. Hadith serve a clarifying role, not a foundational one.3. Mi‘raj, dreams, and “law”According to Ghamidi, the Mi‘raj was a true vision (ru’ya).Islamic law is not derived from dreams; rather, the law already existed as part of the living religious practice, and the dream provided spiritual meaning and confirmation, not legislation.In other words, the five daily prayers were not created by the dream; the dream symbolically explained an existing reality.4. What “fully detailed” means in the Qur’anWhen the Qur’an says it is “fully detailed,” it does not mean that it independently lists every ritual detail of worship.The Qur’an:Provides principlesCorrects deviationsReformulates existing religious practicesIt reestablishes known acts of worship within its first audience rather than introducing an entirely new ritual system from zero.5. Similarities with other religionsFrom the Ghamidi perspective, similarities do not indicate borrowing or influence, but rather a shared divine origin.Prayer, purification, accountability, and the afterlife have been part of revealed religion since the time of Adam.Therefore, resemblance to Zoroastrian or Jewish practices is not evidence of adoption, but of continuity.6. Human element and contradictions in HadithIt is valid to acknowledge that Hadith literature:Involves human transmissionReflects historical, political, and social contextsFor this reason, Ghamidi’s approach treats Hadith as:A secondary sourceSubject to evaluation by the Qur’an, reason, and established SunnahThis caution reflects intellectual integrity, not rejection of religion.7. Your present stateThe fact that you continue to pray five times a day:Reflects God-consciousnessShows attachment to religionIn Islam, choosing the safer path during uncertainty is an act of piety, not hypocrisy.Final answer to the main questionIf you:Believe the Qur’an is the Book of AllahBelieve Muhammad ﷺ is the Messenger of AllahIntend to live according to IslamThen passing through this intellectual phase does not remove you from Islam.The long-term resolution lies in:Understanding Sunnah as the living, communal practice of the UmmahStudying Hadith under the authority of the Qur’an and Sunnah, not above themThis is precisely the methodology of Javed Ahmad Ghamidi and the Al-Mawrid school.May Allah grant you not anxiety, but peace of heart through clarity and truth.
Please see Ghamidi sb explanation of hadith of mairaj about 50 prayers, i find it quite reasonable. in episode 4 In no way, I am saying that the number was fixed based on dream. I maintain the position the number of prayers were always same since Hazrat Ibrahim. About prayers timing, i was just making point that you can see different timing for prayers based on context not because Quran is trying to give number of actual prayers. You are right that masses can do mistake but the point was hadith is not the source of the namaz as per your claim.if there was error, you would have found differences in prayers timing or number of rakahs between different sects. However, you wont find it. moreover, if there is any difference, you can trace those difference arising at which point. compilation of hadith was done even in time of Prophet too for details please see Ghamidi sb series on hadiths. Yes correct, we can not be sure about things, what we can do is to reach what is more closer to truth. Regarding your point about being Muslim, this can only be answered by God. If you are sincere and have reached conclusions with sincerity and are open to changer if adequate evidences, i m hopeful you will not be punished but rewarded for your search. But again only God has answer to it.