Salaam brother GL
As suggested by you I have opened this thread. Since traditional Islam takes ritual prayer as ibadat so we need to understand root 3bd first and then discuss if ritual prayer is ibadat.
As far as I have known you I like your gentle mannerism and am hopeful that we will in sha's Allah be benefited with this discussion.
Once again my purpose is to learn Quran and not to win or loose.
Lets start with the root 3bd. My understanding so far is that 3bd does not mean worship. It is obeying God by following Quran - not blind following but with understanding and conviction based on thorough reflection and thinking.
As suggested by you I have opened this thread. Since traditional Islam takes ritual prayer as ibadat so we need to understand root 3bd first and then discuss if ritual prayer is ibadat.
As far as I have known you I like your gentle mannerism and am hopeful that we will in sha's Allah be benefited with this discussion.
Once again my purpose is to learn Quran and not to win or loose.
Lets start with the root 3bd. My understanding so far is that 3bd does not mean worship. It is obeying God by following Quran - not blind following but with understanding and conviction based on thorough reflection and thinking.