All major religions experience the sprouting of sects, either breaking away to form new denominations or religions or staying within the fold but adding an extra handle to the pan or horn to the head.
Christianity has a rich tradition of breakaway groups but Islam too has its share of the history.
On the basis of there being no compulsion in religion, I say leave Al Arqam well alone. Ayah Pin too.
On an individual level, no two persons practise their religions equally alike in every detail and nuance. There are as many sects/mazhabs/religions as there are souls. We have to accept this dichotomy of public practises, private beliefs as part of the existential tension keeping it taut and tingled with its necessary micro adaptations and adjustments to meet life's surprises, apparent contradictions and ironies.
Dung Beetle & Dung Ball As Metaphor of Man & His Consciousness
Just as a dung ball is all the dung beetle has got and needs to sustain him through life, so is consciousness the substance or essence to sustain man through this life and beyond.
The versewriter at 61 in 2007
Blog Agog
Nature Reined, Nurture Reigns
"Ok gang, I'll say it again, rein in your instinct, remember your training!"
Picture Perfect
A Thing Of Beauty Is An Embodiment Of Spirit
About Me
- WordWalker
- Dungun, Terengganu, Malaysia
- I take cognizance that I am a soulseed from the divine nursery sown into the wilds of existence to be subjected to a few human-defining knocks and some soul-shaking falls before being able to sprout spiritual wings. Failure is not an option, all will fly eventually. Just a question of how many lessons it takes before being able to take flight to a fully awakened state. The rest of my life story, and the arguments in my writings, follow from the premise.
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