Traditional Islam (TI) is why we’re here. Why we need to create a name to signify our purpose. Why we need to question the authorities which represent Islam. Make no mistake, it is not that following the Quran is dependent upon anything. Rather, following the Quran was what the Prophet taught anyway. The problem …
Tag Archive: Traditional Islam
Apr
13
Quranists: Between Reading and Interpretation
Among Quranists, the question of reading and interpreting the Quran is a relatively subtle issue but nonetheless, very important for us to build a open and accepting association. The question is ever present in Traditional Islam too. Traditional Muslims ask ‘who speaks for Islam’ just as we ask ‘who has the right to speak for …
Apr
13
An Analysis of Quranist Fundamentalism
In Traditional Islam (TI), the Wahabist notion of the ‘firqa najiyya’ (saved sect) has rendered considerable damage to the open and tolerant attitude borne by most Muslims. Wahabis believe in the hadith of the 73 sects in which the Prophet stated that only one of the 73 will be saved and that is the one …











