Where Do We Get Sunnah From?
@Irfan76 sb. some expert opinion needed here. [I know the standard narrative]. Thank you
Then why do we go outside of Quran to understand it’s language? doesn’t this go against Ghamidi sb.’s philosophy of “nothing from the outside of the ‘amali tawatur and the Qur’an is needed to make sense of Islam”. All of this exercise is done in the same way Quran’s linguistics is understood from sources both inside & outside of Quran. The act (sunnah) and words (Quran) have been transmitted to us, but we have to make sense of them both. That’s why people have spent their lifetimes in understanding them and structurally prioritizing them.
Lets assume there is no Meezan (Ghamidi sb’s book), where would a common Muslim go to find out what exactly comes in Sunnah and its details? Sunnah which is required for him to follow, which he will be held accountable for. Can you name some books (for a common man) or will he look at the living tradition of his community or he is supposed to research and trace back tawatur to the Prophet (AS)?
Honestly, for me, a little realization was enough that what I was practicing all along was the mutawatir Sunnah (this is my personal experience). I use the same realization to make others realize about this fact and it has worked most of the times. The only major difference that arises is of Beard, other than that, no one has objected this rationale to me.
Thank you @Irfan76 sb. for your valuable insight as always.
@Sohail bhai! let’s see for how long this “once again” stays for