Saturday, 23 February, 2008
In the Khaleej Times of today, page 4, there is a small article titled "Imam of Kaaba hails efforts to promote learning of Quran". In it, Dr. Abdul Rahman Sudais, Imam of the Holy Kaaba in Makkah, pointed out that a "true Muslim" is someone who "must follow Islamic teachings in all his deeds and at all times and not only when faced by problems as it is the case for many Muslims".
Bravo! It is sad but true that religious polemicists of whatever persuasion are too eager to point out the supposed "inherent faultlines" of a specific religion by drawing attention to those inauthentic examples of faith-practice that clearly defy the essence of religion. A true Muslim, says Dr. Sudais, is someone whose life is infused with the values and teachings of Islam. Islamic principles are relevant to "all deeds" and at "all times". Few statements could be clearer than this one.
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