I'm a Quranist. Ask me anything!

There is the story of Prophet Salih (as) which includes a camel.

So you reject all Hadith and stuff? Surely not all of them can't be unreliable

It does seem as though simply saying "Obey Allah" would have been sufficient. But it is a common stylistic feature of the Qur'an.

For example
Surat al Baqarah -
حَافِظُوا عَلَى الصَّلَوَاتِ وَالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَىٰ
Maintain with care the prayers and the middle prayer.

"Prayers" and "the middle prayer" aren't two separate things. They're the same.

Of course obeying Allah and obeying the messenger aren't different.

The Qur'an outlines the way in which God communicates with us.

"It is not for any human being that Allah should speak to him except by revelation or from behind a partition or that He sends a messenger to reveal"

Prophets are simply mediums through which God communicates. And I think a quick flip through some ahadith speaks for itself, that it is obviously not God's message.

What have you heard?

Ironically, you just rekt a "Quranist".

Ayatollah Khomeini released a book in 1990, detailing etiquette on what one should do after engaging in beastiality.

I think that speaks for itself

Oh the sister I quoted isn't a Quranist. Think you mistook her for the OP

You're right my bad.

Awkward.

Ayatollah Khomeini released a book in 1990, detailing etiquette on what one should do after engaging in beastiality.

I think that speaks for itself

Why does the Qur'an say "maintain with care the prayers and the middle prayer" instead of just saying "maintain with care the prayers"? If it is purely for stylistic reasons,*why would it highlight the middle prayer specifically? Why not the first one, or the last one?

Is it not possible that this is done not just for stylistic reasons, but to emphasis the middle prayer as one of particular importance? I understand that most would interpret this more along the lines of "maintain with care the prayers and in particular, the middle prayer".

Could this not similarly be true for the verse on obeying Allah and, in particular, make no mistake, obeying the Messenger too?

Khomeini died in 1989, so how did he release a book in 1990?

So, do you generalise all findings from one Shia cleric to all Shias around the world?

What do you think of ISIS?

Do you think they're fundamentalists?

Man, I've been wavering between Sunni and Quranist for years now... Sometimes I feel that the Hadiths are just a long game of chinese whispers.

Then I remember the verses in the Quran (which someone posted earlier) stating that Muslims should follow the Prophet's (pbuh) words.

But then I realise I disagree with some of of the hadiths and find they either contradict or are incompatible with the message of the Quran.

Then I remember that the Hadiths teach us how to pray and how to perform Hajj.

But then I realise that by believing in the Hadiths, I'm putting my faith in people long gone, a few of whom may even have been enemies of Islam.

Then I remember that without the Hadith, there is no Sunnah: it's a compilation of all the guidance from the Prophet (pbuh).

But then I realise that some hadiths that could be wrong due to human error could make me unwittingly commit bidah or even shirk.

Then I remember that ignoring the Hadiths and therefore the Sunnah, I'll be committing bidah by filling in all the gaps myself.

But then I realise that I may be committing bidah by even assuming there are gaps in Islam sans Hadith in the first place

So on and so forth. That was an odd stream of consciousness moment but it's usually my train of thought. I currently do believe in the Hadith but I feel I'll be fighting this inner battle my entire life :/

Do you consider yourself Muslim or a Quranist?