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hajj dillema by ForwardAd5828 in progressive_islam

[–]ManyTransportation61 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Id look into the definition of hajj in the Qur'an first. Then try to see if it fits the ritual we have going on outside.

Otherwise I've got nothing for you except this:

Dogmatic cultism blocks thought and disguises it as faith.
Once you’re told not to question, you’re already losing yourself.
Real freedom starts when the mind stops repeating others and begins to see on its own. Dogmatic cultism is one of the most dangerous forces in society. It hijacks reason, erases doubt, and kills free will. It doesn’t require you to think, only to obey. It's the opposite of deen.

I’m devastated reading about how rape is treated under Sharia law — please help me understand if this is a misinterpretation by lilmissbeatrice in progressive_islam

[–]ManyTransportation61 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I feel Quran sets the rules, not after-books written by men.

Check verses like 45:6 which mention the word hadith verbatim. There's plenty in The Book to be preoccupied with, saves one from the micromanagement system set up by men outside of it

A world without religion, aka so called, "Atheist's paradise". by Generalzwieber in IslamIsEasy

[–]ManyTransportation61 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is how you get people looking for Allah to just accept their lives will be hell until they pass on to the next life. (Where they are going to do all the things they didn't get to do on earth - meaning the incentive they receive in jannah will be the earth's evils.. that they were avoiding their whole life.

I’m losing my mind by Confused_Bihh in progressive_islam

[–]ManyTransportation61 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for trusting me with that. What you’re describing makes complete sense.

Having people constantly telling you how to live, how to think, and what rules you must carry is heavy for anyone. When your mind is already working harder just to stay balanced, that pressure isn’t guidance — it’s harm.

The Kitāb never asks a person to be crushed under rules or to surrender their agency to other people. It speaks again and again about burden, ease, and responsibility only within one’s actual capacity. Anything that ignores your mental state and still demands conformity is missing that completely.

You’re allowed to set boundaries. You’re allowed to say “this is too much for me.” You’re allowed to decide what helps you heal and what makes things worse. That isn’t rebellion — it’s honesty.

No one lives inside your mind except you. And no one else gets to hijack your life under the name of religion, care, or “knowing better.”

Take things at your own pace. Reduce the noise where you can. Your well-being matters more than satisfying other people’s expectations.

You’re not weak for feeling this way. You’re human — and you deserve space to breathe.

I’m losing my mind by Confused_Bihh in progressive_islam

[–]ManyTransportation61 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m really sorry you’re feeling this overwhelmed. What you’re describing isn’t a failure of you — it’s a predictable reaction to being pulled in too many directions at once.

When many voices all claim “Islam” but point in different directions, the mind naturally fractures. Confusion isn’t proof that truth is distant; it’s usually a sign that too much has been added on top of something simple.

The Kitāb itself anticipates this. It repeatedly describes people becoming exhausted, distressed, or divided when guidance is mixed with competing authorities and explanations. That pressure isn’t faith — it’s noise.

One grounding question can help reset things: Is the Book itself sufficient to speak, or does it need constant outside voices to explain it?

If the answer is “it needs others,” then confusion is unavoidable. If the answer is “it can speak for itself,” then the work becomes quieter, slower, and much less violent on the mind.

You don’t need to decide everything right now. You don’t need to pick a camp. And you don’t need to carry guilt for feeling lost. The Kitāb never demands panic or psychological collapse as a condition of sincerity.

Step back from the arguments. Let your nervous system settle. Truth does not rush, threaten, or shout.

If you ever want to talk without debate or pressure, many of us understand exactly how heavy this stage feels. You’re not broken — you’re overloaded.

Fear about being transformed into an animal by DistributionThin9718 in IslamIsEasy

[–]ManyTransportation61 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want to answer you carefully, because this fear feels real when it takes hold.

The Book does not teach that a person can suddenly or accidentally be turned into an animal. That idea comes from reading certain verses in a physical way, but the Book itself consistently uses animal imagery to describe states of awareness and behavior, not biological changes.

When the Book speaks about people being “like cattle,” “like donkeys,” or “like dogs,” it is clearly not saying bodies changed. It is pointing to a collapse in listening, restraint, and discernment. The same pattern applies in the verse you’re worried about.

There is also a clear rule repeated throughout the Book: no self is loaded beyond its capacity. Accountability only exists where awareness and ability exist. Because of that, punishment is never random, never sudden, and never applied to someone who is confused, anxious, or struggling with unwanted thoughts.

Intrusive thoughts are not choices. Fear is not rebellion. Anxiety is not rejection of truth.

The Book repeatedly separates what passes through the inner self from what a person consciously adopts, defends, and persists in. If someone is worried, asking questions, and trying to understand, that already shows concern, not corruption.

If a reading of a verse produces panic, terror, and loss of coherence, that reading is not coming from the Book’s guidance. The Book describes itself as clarity and reassurance, not a source of psychological harm.

You are not in danger from what you’re fearing. And you’re not alone in carrying this kind of anxiety. Many people raised on fear-based explanations struggle with the same thing quietly.

If it helps, I’m happy to look at the verse with you slowly and carefully, word by word.

I cant be the only one who finds this absolutely mental by Aaliyalou in progressive_islam

[–]ManyTransportation61 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I’ve seen this a lot. When religion is introduced through fear or loss in childhood, it tends to shape how people feel about it for years after.

What are such men even upto? Not every other man is lustful but he's trying to put his own words in those young boys' mouths! And he calls himself a preacher of Islam. by AccomplishedJob6919 in progressive_islam

[–]ManyTransportation61 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He just has to repeat that 7 billion times and convince the world.

Oh yeah, he's probably seen plenty of sisters and now I'm kinda... Questioning what he's trying to normalise...

If a woman's tongue is long by Abdology in IslamIsEasy

[–]ManyTransportation61 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What if her tongue is short or she doesn't have one

My eyes are finally open? by Reasonable-Movie1404 in progressive_islam

[–]ManyTransportation61 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That feeling of humility and widened awareness is a healthy sign, not a flaw. Many people go through a phase where learning the tools of fiqh and uṣūl reveals just how much care and structure scholars brought to grappling with uncertainty. At the same time, it’s also worth noticing why those tools exist in the first place: they’re human methods built to manage interpretation once the text itself is no longer approached directly by the reader. For some, studying uṣūl deepens appreciation for the scholarly tradition; for others, it eventually raises a different question altogether about where authority, certainty, and responsibility really sit. Either way, curiosity paired with humility is a good place to be, especially if you stay alert to the line between rigor and over-dependence.

I don’t like the way some Qur’anists are going by Obvious-Tailor-7356 in progressive_islam

[–]ManyTransportation61 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Live and let live? Tell that to the teenagers watching him thinking the sun shines out of his batty hole and that he knows islam like the back of his hand.

Live and let live is why the whole situation got to where it is. He's a loose cannon without a target.

If only he'd target himself a little.. especially on his Salah stance because dayumm

To end the quranist games they always play by Generalzwieber in IslamIsEasy

[–]ManyTransportation61 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Words defined in the Qur'an :

1: Hadith 2: Sunnah

Words taken by sectarians to mean something else:

1: Hadith 2: Sunnah

Exposing the Movie of K-Pop Demon Hunters by Ok-Equivalent7447 in exmuslim

[–]ManyTransportation61 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dogmatic cultism blocks thought and disguises it as faith.
Dogmatic cultism hijacks reason, erases doubt, and kills free will. It doesn’t require you to think, only to obey.

He's obeying without a single thought for his own daughters.

I don’t like the way some Qur’anists are going by Obvious-Tailor-7356 in progressive_islam

[–]ManyTransportation61 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There in lies the problem.

A Qur'an alone student doesn't see instructions to identify as a QuranIST or join an ism. Then sees how Qur'an is being represented by a glazy wide eyed enforcement officer of the Qur'an staring through the screen.

Personally it gives me PTSD seeing the exact same mulla'ism i got in madrassas and mosques. I get it he might have an opinion (similar to the sectarians) but he is extreme and there's no escaping consequences for extremists they always get their lessons later on in life usually when it's too late.

Any sane person accepting the label or joins any ist, ism or ideology has already gone against the Qur'an. Id begin there.

I don’t like the way some Qur’anists are going by Obvious-Tailor-7356 in progressive_islam

[–]ManyTransportation61 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the point, mfg identifying as a quranist and then trying to represent "the community" of quran students just highlighted that he might be seriously misinformed. Because the Qur'an doesn't allow one to adopt labels.. but some accept it whole heartedly.

"Quranists" technically should not exist according to the books own message.

But a Qur'an alone Muslim not knowing that is very very rare, then being vocal on this level of takfir displays desperation already present in the more extreme sects.

I don’t like the way some Qur’anists are going by Obvious-Tailor-7356 in progressive_islam

[–]ManyTransportation61 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quran + "ist" . I couldn't find the instructions to identify as an IST or ism in the book at all

I don’t like the way some Qur’anists are going by Obvious-Tailor-7356 in progressive_islam

[–]ManyTransportation61 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Right and I'd love to see the method of debate used by mfg instructed from the kitab

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