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[quote=Muslima][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP, thanks for stating this so eloquently. I was taught as much at university. Islam grew out of an Arabian trading culture and many of the traditions are specific to that culture. The Koran is God's own words, as transmitted to Mohammed. Therefore, every line is perfect. This has created small-scale problems interpreting difficult individual verses. But the real tragedy for Islam is that the inviolability of the Quran has made it (almost) impossible to have the sort of Reformation that Western Europe experienced. [/quote]
Ironically enough, the only place where you will find more critical thinking - not completely, understand that - but to extent, is in Iran.  T[b]his is because in the Sunni tradition, interpretation of religious texts rests on scholarly consensus, and overruling what two hundred turbans said before you is very difficult.  The Shia tradition relies on individual interpretation, and Shia Muslims are free to follow the scholar they like best.  This is why, for instance, IVF clinics in Sunni countries do not allow donation of genetic material extraneous to husband or wife, as traditionally this is tantamount to adultery. [/b] In Iran, though, the Shia scholars found a way to see donation as allowable, and so IVF clinics in Teheran or Beirut accept both sperm and egg donation.[/quote]

False! All Muslims  are free to follow whatever scholar they agree with if there is a difference of opinion. The blessed prophet saw said, "Difference (of opinion) in my Ummah are a blessing." He didn't mean that Muslims should argue about everything or be divided, rather, he was pointing out that it was good for Muslims to think, to reason together, to discuss things and that if they disagreed over something, that it was all in the pursuit of knowledge.  We are blessed as a community in that we have our original book and the complete record of the life of our prophet. If anyone comes and says, "This or that is Islam," we can easily check and verify whether or not it's true. If it doesn't come from the Qur'an or Hadith, then it can't be Islam. So we must use those two sources to explain what Islam really is. Sincere people seek to learn and practice the truth and Allah guides those who seek him. Anything else is opinion.On many occasions Muslims have disagreed over what something means or what to do. The key is to follow the Islamic manners of how to deal with differences. We don't have to agree all the time, but we don't fight over disagreements as if we were enemies. If we have a disagreement, especially between the followers of one Madhab (School of Fiqh) and another, we must respect each other's opinions and present our evidence and each person is free to choose whatever they agree with![/quote]

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