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[quote=Anonymous]Sorry to tell you but I’m one in the same person – the Muslim you disagree with and the one calling you intolerant. 
 
And here’s the thing.  We are probably much more alike than you think (given some of your off-the-wall personal questions of me).    I too want non-Muslims to understand Islam.   Where we differ is that while I respect your right to practice Islam the way you want, you don’t seem to respect mine.   Just because you disagree me with me doesn’t mean I’m part of the ignorant masses you seem to despise.  Or that “my” Islam is not the “real” Islam.   Islam is Islam.
 
But the reality is that Islam is divided in sects (Sunni and Shia) and further divided in doctrine by major schools of jurisprudence.  This is very similar to Christianity and the schism between Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches, and then the divide among various Christian denominations. 
 
You have decided to practice Islam solely from the Qur’an and this is FINE.  I have no objection to this (not that my opinion matters, but I wonder if you think I’m attacking you somehow, and I’m not).  My concern is that for non-Muslims, this is not a representational view of mainstream Islam.   It would be like a Christian stating she does not belong to any particular denomination – isn’t Catholic or Baptist, etc. – but only follows the Bible.   Again, which is FINE.   But it’s not representative of mainstream Christianity.   That is my only point here.  
 
And finally, the schools of jurisprudence are not inherently evil or wrong.  The way many Muslims deal with them is.   But the answer here is not to throw out the schools of jurisprudence.  Take away fiqh, and you will still have people stoning adulterers to death.   Don’t be fooled.  The enemy isn’t religion.  It’s the gross imbalance of power that makes people’s lust for supremacy so strong, they will trample whomever they need to in order to achieve what they want.  And in many countries, the tool used to oppress is Islam.  In many families, the tool used to oppress is Islam.  The answer, in my opinion, is to make all societies more equal and just.  When this occurs, the power of domination and manipulation falls away.  There is no need to step on people to get what you want, when you already have it. [/quote]

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