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[Khairan]

<i>Originally posted by Muslimah </i><b>The only evidence one needs of that is to see the vast variation in culture and practice amongst different groups of Muslims, most of whom assume their way is the \"right\" way, period.
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I am not sure I got your point here, excuse me sometimes I am slow:confused:

My point is that you speak very emphatically about there being no doubt concerning what true Islam is -- at least, that is the only way I can interpret your statement regarding "not putting question marks where God puts periods."However, the fact of the matter is that all we have are question marks. It doesn't matter how true or how perfect the Qur'an (or any scripture or revelation for that matter) is, we as human beings must still interpret what is revealed through the imperfect medium of language. Words mean certain things in certain contexts, and those meanings change over time. Regardless, no one's judgement concerning religion can be perfectly correct all of the time. So again I repeat: we have nothing but question marks, and all anyone can do is try to approach their life with honesty and decency and try to interpret the instructions left as best one can. The rigid notion that religion has been "all figured out" interferes with this. In fact, one should challenge religious assumptions constantly and not fall into the complacency of assuming that one understands where all of God's "periods" are placed.

As a final comment, I would remind you that even the Qur'an and oral traditions record moments when the Prophet's religious judgement was not correct, because God had not yet given him guidance. If he can be wrong, surely then so can any other Muslim.