Modernists And Hadith Rejecters by Sajid A. Kayum

v) What is more reliable to determine? The authentic way of Prophet
Muhammad r from the vast volumes of hadeeth literature and
colossal records on hadeeth narrators that exist with us today or
the way of Ibraheem u that has no such records and would be
dependant on the enormously different practices and traditions
that exist amongst various religions that claim Abrahamic
roots!!
Ghulam Parwez's solution to the predicament is the outright
rejection of the well-known understanding of salaat. He claims
that salaat has lost its religious meaning and is merely a national
symbol. According to him, the only reason for not abandoning
salaat outright is "because 'national symbols' like salaat, help
maintain harmony in the society. However, if a government
based on 'Qur'aanic system' comes, it will have the authority to
change the pillars of Islam."
Ghulam Parwez says about individual prayers,
"So far our insight goes we do never find any glimpse of
guidance for the individual Salaat anywhere in the
Qur'aan."
[Various Aspects of Salaat by G. A. Parwez]
and he interpreted the congregational prayer to be,
"time-related congregation where, after God's
appreciation, and adjudication of His obeisance and
subordination, important matters are mutually consulted.
These are called the time-related congregation of Salaat.
That is why the order of 'mutual consultation' and
'establishment of Salaat' have come together. 'Assalaa-tuljaam'ia
(the congregational prayer)', so, hearing these
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