I'm so confused

[IbnAdam77]

assalam 'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh

Alhamdhulillah (praise be to Allah) I am happy for you my dear sister. Indeed I appreciate you to keep doing your own research in this very first stage. Truth is truth and it is clear from Falsehood. Falsehood will jump and run, but it can never beat the Truth.

As per answering their questions, just say simply that you are a Muslim who follows Quran and Sunnah. In short, say you are a Sunni. Thats all. If they keep asking to which school of Fiqh you belong to, tell them that you believe in four schools and will inshaAllah (with the will of God) follow Quran and Sunnah. The four schools of Islam are:

1) Madhab As-Shafi'ee (Named after Imam Shafi'ee)

2) Madhab Al-Hanafee (Named after Imam abu Hanifa)

3) Madhab Al-Hanbalee (Named after Imam Ahmed Ibn Hanbal)

4) Madhab Al-Maalikee (Named after Imam Malik)

All of the four Imams are the Imams of Sunnah. They are the ones who had done the greatest job in taking the Deen of Allah (subuhaanahu wata'aala) to us in its Original form, when there had been a major corruption when different sects came in to existance due to the arrogance and ignorance of People. Imams of Islam did not make any sects.

InshaAllah you will learn about these information in time my dear sister. As my respected sister a_muslimah86 said, keep your focus on Major things for now, and inshaAllah you can learn smaller things later.

SO be a sunni without any hesitation. I told you earlier to be a Hanafi.

Brother please forgime me if I am making any offense here. That is purely not my intention. However, why should we tell a new sister in Islam to follow a perticular Fiqhi School? All the four are based on True Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu 'alaihi wasallam). So let us not point out one School, as it may also lead to division among us.

Once again, please forgive me it is offensive.

wassalam 'alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh

 

[rtbour]

:salam2:
I hope everyone is in good health. I am so confused right now. I've been getting asked about which group of islam i belong to? Same happens when i meet other muslims here. I want to ask? Are they any groups in islam? so confused? i thought this was one and only religion but different groups????
Anyway as i dont know arabic at all i am starting to learn it so that i pray 5 times. And i'm also learning small aaya's of Quran.
But plz tell me about those groups people keep bugging me about?



Amina

Asalaamu alaikum, sister! I don't know about you, but I get annoyed by all these sects, myself. I always just tell people "I am muslim" if they ask. I don't even know the differences between all the sects and divisions, and I don't think one needs to know the differences to be a good muslim. Here is an article I found on the issue. Insha Allah, it will help you out:

http://noman47.wordpress.com/questi...-different-schools-of-thoughts-among-muslims/

"WHY ARE MUSLIMS DIVIDED INTO SECTS / DIFFERENT SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT?

Question:

When all the Muslim follow one and the same Qur’an then why are there so many sects and different schools of thoughts among Muslims?

Answer:

1. Muslims Should be United

It is a fact that Muslims today, are divided amongst themselves. The tragedy is that such divisions are not endorsed by Islam at all. Islam believes in fostering unity amongst its followers.

The Glorious Qur’an says:

“And hold fast,
All together, by the rope
Which Allah (stretches out for you),
and be not divided among yourselves;”
[Al-Qur’an 3:103]

Which is the rope of Allah that is being referred to in this verse? It is the Glorious Qur’an. The Glorious Qur’an is the rope of Allah which all Muslims should hold fast together. There is double emphasis in this verse. Besides saying ‘hold fast all together’ it also says, ‘be not divided’.

Qur’an further says,

“Obey Allah, and obey the Messenger”
[Al-Qur’an 4:59]

All the Muslim should follow the Qur’an and authentic Ahadith and be not divided among themselves.

2. It is Prohibited to make sects and divisions in Islam

The Glorious Qur’an says:

“As for those who divide
Their religion and break up
Into sects, thou hast
No part in them in the least:
Their affair is with Allah:
He will in the end
Tell them the truth
Of all that they did.”
[Al-Qur’an 6:159]

In this verse Allah (swt) says that one should disassociate oneself from those who divide their religion and break it up into sects.

But when one asks a Muslim, “who are you?”, the common answer is either ‘I am a Sunni, or ‘I am a Shia’. Some call themselves Hanafi, or Shafi or Maliki or Humbali. Some say ‘I am a Deobandi’, while some others say ‘I am a Barelvi’.

3. Our Prophet was a Muslim

One may ask such Muslims, “Who was our beloved prophet (pbuh)? Was he a Hanafi or a Shafi, or a Humbali or a Maliki?” No! He was a Muslim, like all the other prophets and messengers of Allah before him.

It is mentioned in chapter 3 verse 52 of Al-Qur’an that Jesus (pbuh) was a Muslim.

Further, in chapter 3 verse 67, Al-Qur’an says that Ibrahim (pbuh) was not a Jew or a Christian but was a Muslim.

4. Qur’an says call yourselves Muslim

If anyone poses a Muslim the question who are you, he should say “I am a MUSLIM, not a Hanafi or a Shafi”. Surah Fussilat chapter 41 verse 33 says
“Who is better in speech
Than one who calls (men)
To Allah, works righteousness,
And says, ‘I am of those
Who bow in Islam (Muslim)?’ “
[Al-Qur’an 41:33]

The Qur’an says “Say I am of those who bow in Islam”. In other words, say, “I am a Muslim”.

The Prophet (pbuh) dictated letters to non-Muslim kings and rulers inviting them to accept Islam. In these letters he mentioned the verse of the Qur’an from Surah Ali Imran chapter 3 verse 64:
Say ye: “Bear witness
That we (at least)
Are Muslims (bowing
To Allah’s Will).”
[Al-Qur’an 3:64]

5. Respect all the Great Scholars of Islam

We must respect all the great scholars of Islam, including the four Imaams, Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam Shafi, Imam Humbal and Imam Malik (may Allah be pleased with them all). They were great scholars and may Allah reward them for their research and hardwork. One can have no objection if someone agrees with the views and research of Imam Abu Hanifa or Imam Shafi, etc. But when posed a question, ‘who are you?’, the reply should only be ‘I am a Muslim’.

Some may argue by quoting the hadith of our beloved Prophet from Sunan Abu Dawood Hadith No. 4579. In this hadith the prophet (pbuh) is reported to have said, “My community will be split up into seventy-three sects.”

This hadith reports that the prophet predicted the emergence of seventy-three sects. He did not say that Muslims should be active in dividing themselves into sects. The Glorious Qur’an commands us not to create sects. Those who follow the teachings of the Qur’an and Sahih Hadith, and do not create sects are the people who are on the true path.

According to Tirmidhi Hadith No. 171, the prophet (pbuh) is reported to have said, “My Ummah will be fragmented into seventy-three sects, and all of them will be in Hell fire except one sect.” The companions asked Allah’s messenger which group that would be. Where upon he replied, “It is the one to which I and my companions belong.”

The Glorious Qur’an mentions in several verses, “Obey Allah and obey His Messenger”. A true Muslim should only follow the Glorious Qur’an and the Sahih Hadith. He can agree with the views of any scholar as long as they conform to the teachings of the Qur’an and Sahih Hadith. If such views go against the Word of Allah, or the Sunnah of His Prophet, then they carry no weight, regardless of how learned the scholar might be.

If only all Muslims read the Qur’an with understanding and adhere to Sahih Hadith, Inshallah most of these differences would be solved and we could be one united Muslim Ummah."

May Allah keep you strong and on the straight path.

 

[Fatima S.Ar]

Ok my dear , our prophet PBUH said what means : this islamic ommah will be divided into more than 60 sections ( groups ) /quote]
the prophet peace be upon him says : 73 sects !

yeah , I forgot the exact number .

but however , I said more than 60 and 73 is more than 60 ^_^

 

[aroojimran]

:salam2:
I hope everyone is in good health. I am so confused right now. I've been getting asked about which group of islam i belong to? Same happens when i meet other muslims here. I want to ask? Are they any groups in islam? so confused? i thought this was one and only religion but different groups????
Anyway as i dont know arabic at all i am starting to learn it so that i pray 5 times. And i'm also learning small aaya's of Quran.
But plz tell me about those groups people keep bugging me about?



Amina

Dear Sister Amina

Salamu'Alykum wrwb

First of all Congartulations for your Reversion.I just read baout it today itself as i wsant well and couldnt log in for some days..

Anyways hope you are fine and so is your Mom..About your getting confused baout various sects amongs muslims,sister I would simply suggest,as mnay others hav already,To STick to Quraan and The Teachings Of Prophet Mohammad(May Peace nad Blessings of AllaH be upon Him)..

Dont brood over the sects in islam..Islam is a unified system;believes in Integrity..So,those who are inclined at making divisions in the form of groups are conforming to the Hadees That such deviated people will go to Hellfire..

Walaykum'Assalam wrwb