Islam is the spiritual force for more than one and a half billion people; But it has been unjustly distorted along the years by forces from within and from without.
One of the major thinkers who examined this case is Mr. Ali Al Shorafa Al Hamadi, a well-respected and accomplished scholar. He spent three decades studying the Islamic history and the narratives that were written over the centuries. He argues in this book that this crisis is caused by the narratives of several interpreters of Islam for several generations. He advocates for religious reform and enlightenment based on reason and logic.
He reviewed the critical stage in which the Islamic world lives today. He examined the reasons for the deviation from the essence of Islam, which led to division and conflict among the Muslims, and even led to the spread of a culture of hate and violence among the misled youth.
Going back to the essence of Islam, the verses of the Holy Quran, to read it with reason and logic, in view of the enlightenment of our age, and to understand how the Quran was addressed to all humanity in an interactive way with our daily life; For the Quran presents the message of peace to all humans and forbids the worship of individuals. For even the prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him), was described in the Quran as a human being, entrusted with the message of peace to all mankind.
The message of the Quran does not call for any kind of discrimination based on race, color, religion, or class. All men and women are equal. The Quran does not condone the use of violence and terror, it calls for the respect of human lives, the most sacred creation of God
There’s interpretations that lead to a major and deep decline in the social fabric of the Muslim society. It created a wide gap between the daily behavior of the Muslims and the true values of Islam. Furthermore, it created a special status for the sheikhs and the preachers, in spite of the fact that Islam does not allow for any kind of priesthood. The dominance of these narratives leads to the focus on the rituals of prayer, hajj, etc., and complete neglect of the values and principles that these rituals are supposed to plant in the behavior of the individual of honesty, truth, respect of life, toleration, and cooperation with all
About the Author
Mr Ali Al shorafa is a scholar and advocate of reform emphazing the need to go back to the essence of Islam. He lunched an the initiative the message of peace. He is apublic figure and former adviser to the ruler of UAE.
About the writer
Dr Hamdi Saleh is a former Ambassador of Egypt and an academic with Ph.D from Harvard University. He wrote several books on the Middle East politics.