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I never call myself a sunni in front of people, i use the term sunni in this forum to let people know that my opinions may be different than a non sunni.
A Muslim may have different thought from other Muslims, does it means he should write his school of thought with his name?
For exemple we have in this forum Ahmadi muslims. Well, they believe in another prophet after Muhammad (saw) and also have a different view concerning Jesus than mainstream muslims.
And people we are following are scholars who spent their life studing the Quran and the hadiths.
It's not some people who came like that and started a new sect.
it is common question nowadays in our Muslim society, are you sunni or not? are you wahabi or not?
why not we are proud for being called Muslims?
If any one claims to be Prophet and is still in Islam then all their followers i label them a sect and as such a Kafir.
The above 2 sects are very common in our society and as a Muslim in Islam if we do not take a firm stand against them then they are going to be a danger to our children.These 2 sects are very sweet with their sugar and lies to steal our imaan from us.
My advise is very careful how you thread with them.
Just my 2 cents and i am not going into detail.
Salaam and may the Almighty Allah protect your imaan.
Farouk
O ye who believe! when you go forth in the cause of Allah, make proper investigation and say not to anyone who greets you with the greeting of peace, Thou art not a believer
These views are the very reason why division exists in the Ummah.
Even with few different views we could be far more united. We all believe in the six articles of faith, believe in the Kalimah, pray 5 times a day, fast during the month of Ramadhan, perform Hajj & Umrah.
[4:95]
those that curse the Caliphs and the Companions of our beloved Prophet(PBBUH) are also regarded as sects.These sects are kafirs simply because their teachings are based on kufir.
Peace be upon you too. I would humbly disagree. Muslim to Muslim Violence is rife in the the Muslim world and I believe most analysts would agree with me. Besides the Syrian civil war and the Arab spring, we have had Iran v Iraq, Pakistan v Bangladesh, Iran v Saudi, Egypt v Libya, Malaysia v Indonesia and the list goes on, whether that is in the form of direct combat or a lesser form. Truth be told, the Ummah is anything but united.Peace to you SeekerofGod
I don't see any divisions in the Ummah but what i notice is a lack of total understanding of what the Ummah is comprised off.As a member of the Ummah one is free to follow any madhhabs as one wishes and every madhhab will be accepted by Allah.Note you can only follow one madhhab and not more that one.Futher to be united within this ummah there is absolutey no problem in reading salah with other madhhabs and this is evident at the present time.
At present the Ummah is one body without a leader.
The Ummah awaits their leader,the Madhi,who is going to restore the Caliphate.The only divisions in the Ummah at present are the sects.Those who follow a sheikh who claims to be a Prophet are hence from a sect and those that curse the Caliphs and the Companions of our beloved Prophet(PBBUH) are also regarded as sects.These sects are kafirs simply because their teachings are based on kufir.
Note if you want to debate these 2 sects teachings with me you are most welcome on a seperate thread.
Finally the verse that you quote is from Sura An-Nisa and its 4:94 and not 4:95.Futher you are quoting words from Noble Quraan out of contex.Here is the full verse for your knowledge.
Transliteration
"Ya ayyuha allatheena amanooitha darabtum fee sabeeli Allahifatabayyanoo wala taqooloo liman alqa ilaykumu assalamalasta mu/minan tabtaghoona AAarada alhayatiaddunya faAAinda Allahi maghanimukatheeratun kathalika kuntum min qablu famanna AllahuAAalaykum fatabayyanoo inna Allaha kana bimataAAmaloona khabeera"
Sahih International
"O you who have believed, when you go forth [to fight] in the cause of Allah , investigate; and do not say to one who gives you [a greeting of] peace "You are not a believer," aspiring for the goods of worldly life; for with Allah are many acquisitions. You [yourselves] were like that before; then Allah conferred His favor upon you, so investigate. Indeed Allah is ever, with what you do, Acquainted."
The above sura is very simple to understand.Its referenced for those that are going on Jihad.
Peace
Farouk
PeaceWhoever observes Prayer in the same way as we do, and declares our qibla to be his qibla; one who eats from our dhabiha [i.e., the meat of our slaughtered animals] such a one is a Muslim. To protect such a person is a matter of obligation for God and His Messenger. So,[O ye Muslims!] make sure that you do not violate the obligation from God.
Funny. I feel similar for lovers of hypocrites and killers of ahlul bayt.
Though i wouldn't say kafir. Just simply ignorant and brainwashed.