Religion By Dr. If ideology is seed, the institutions are their physical forms. Ideology is a state of mind while institutions are models on the ground.
Ideology is imagination whereas institutions are practical shape of the ideal one cherishes.
The distance between the ideal and the model is a recognised fact. Ideal is puritanical while the model has to cope with practical difficulties, make compromises, accommodate difference of opinion, shed egotistic tendencies, and sacrifice some of its sheen to be acceptable to the masses. At the end though they may retain much less of their original distinctiveness, they make a huge difference in the lives of the people. Those ideals that refuse to take all these, turn into utopia and ultimately shrink out of the public space and view. All of us cherish the Islamic ideals and wish to see the world turning our way.