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Skepticism about Gurus

firedragon

firedragon

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DharmaCatLamp said:
It is more about the idea of putting Muhammad and his actions on a pedestal. Yes you do not have a literal teacher or guru but the idea of putting Muhammad's behavior as above the behavior for all other men throughout time and something worthy of duplicating is similar to the idea behind a guru. If you want to say that Muhammad was a great man and worth paying attention to that is one thing but I have known various scholars and schools of thought which propose the idea that replicating Muhammad's behavior is the best course of action for all mankind.

Al-Shafi is said to of said that The Quran needs to be interpreted in light of the Hadith and Sunnah for example. One could make an argument that the reliance on hadith is similar in many ways to adopting a guru. If the Quran is the clear word of God then why do I need an outside source to understand it etc? Though I am arguing here for essence over literal meaning in some sense.
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See, Shafii is a little bit of a Mukthalidh, but the school of Medina is not. But I get what you are saying as in you equate Guru worship to following the Sunnah. Which I completely disagree although some muslims will agree.

Anyway, when you quote Asshafi, are you referring to the Risala or a Waarithun?
 
DharmaCatLamp

DharmaCatLamp

Member
firedragon said:
See, Shafii is a little bit of a Mukthalidh, but the school of Medina is not. But I get what you are saying as in you equate Guru worship to following the Sunnah. Which I completely disagree although some muslims will agree.

Anyway, when you quote Asshafi, are you referring to the Risala or a Waarithun?
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If I remember correctly it is the Risala but I can't find it online anywhere to double check.
 
firedragon

firedragon

Veteran Member
DharmaCatLamp said:
If I remember correctly it is the Risala but I can't find it online anywhere to double check.
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In that case, the Risala does not really speak of Hadith and Sunnah like that. Thats because Shafii was a student of the school of Medina. So what you have probably read is a Waarithun.

But I understand your point.
 
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