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Originally Posted by yaseeen View Post
Muzhab vs Deen



* "Mazhab" is only limited to the individual
* It is spiritual, NOT practical
This is correct, mazhab is limited to individual or we may say, to particular time as some of them are vanished now and, it is only spiritual.
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Now on the other hand, "Deen" is something completely distinctive to Mazhab:

* “Deen” is logical and practical
* “Deen” has set of guide lines and laws based on which it evolves with time
To me, "Deen is logical" is not the suitable wording or phrase rather it is confusing.
Deen is spiritual and practical as it comprises of two thing:
1) Belief (Aqidah) i-e. belief in one Allah, in Prophets, in the day of judgements...etc
2) Laws to regulate human life in complete harmony with this belief (Shariah).
One of the important characteristic of Deen is that, it is not static as it covers and discuss the difficulties of all the time. Hence, the concept of Ijtihad comes into play. Shariah provides only the basic principles and fundamentals and in those fields where the law has to change with the times, it leaves to the scholars of Shariah to expand upon according to their needs and requirements and in the light of Divine Revelation. So this use of human intellect is Ijtihad.
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Islam is the only religion which fits perfectly and truly on this definition where Quran defines all the laws of humanity and is a guidance for the mankind, Islam is a social system and it clearly yet precisly teaches every human being on how this God-gifted life should be led.
Islam is the only RELIGION (again confusing from the linguistic point of view). The word RELIGION to a western person would mean 'a set of belief concerning the spiritual life of man, such as Christianity.This meaning does not apply to Islam because Islam commands not only the spiritual life of man but his worldly life as well. Thus Islam is not a religion in western sense.
Quran used the word DEEN for Islam and 'Religion' can not substitute the word Deen.
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