AmmAn messAge - The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1. How does Islam function?
Islam has no central authority or church. It has been
held together over the centuries and generations, across
geographic, juridical and intellectual diversity, by texts
and by established, authoritative interpretations of
these texts—starting with the Holy Qur’an itself. Misinterpretation
of these texts, and misunderstanding of
the methodologies of their interpretation can have very
dangerous consequences and can lead to an entirely different
civilization from that of traditional orthodox
Islam.
2.What are the greatest challenges facing Islam today?
Islam today as a religion faces many challenges and
problems. Perhaps one of the greatest of these is misunderstanding
and confusion about the true nature of the
religion of Islam amongst Muslims and non-Muslims
alike.This misunderstanding has led to erroneous interpretations
of Islamic texts and thus illegitimate
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