Religion à la carte
By Hamid Basyaib
Islam claimed and is proud to be religion without priesthood system. In fact, the Muslim leaders used to have similar pretension, they claim of having the right to publish the list of do’s and don’ts for Muslims, based on the authority of holy books and prophet teachings.
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Dear Hamid Basyaib,
I enjoyed the humour in your article and I think you raise an important point about vested interests in religious institutions. I like to think of the world’s great religions as a feast - and they all have one thing in common: they are food! It is a great pity when one thinks only apples can be eaten, for instance, and not very nutritious either! I do agree that in the West there is a tendency to “pick and choose”. I do think that each person must investigate the truth for themself, but I also think that God/Allah/the Great Spirit has given us teachings which we must follow. These core teachings are the same in each of the world’s religions, it is just the material teachings which are different depending on the needs of the people at the time when the Messenger comes (eg. how to dress, marry, how to administer justice, etc). But none of the Prophets say “go and hate everyone and think that you are the best! Go and be greedy and exploit more vulnerable people!” My great hope is that when people of diverse faiths from around the world share their love of Allah/Yaweh/Krishna/God/the Great Cosmos we will become a miraculous source of good and hope in the world. Thank you for your article.
Andria
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