Dear Brothers,
I seek help and guidance as someone grown up in a Christian context. My only experience with Islam is through the writing of Hazrat Inayat Khan, and I am not sure that is canonically Muslim. This is my current stance:
I believe in God the creator and Father, could this be whom you call Allah?
I believe in the value of the deeds of Jesus and his word, and that of the Christian commandments and all that is taught through the new testament
I neither do nor do not believe about the importance of Jesus death and resurrection as a determining element for the destiny of us humans, but more as a symbol of utter surrender to God's will
I do not understand the worship of the Kaaba (hope I am spelling it wrong) as much as I don't understand that of anything that is not God himself.
I don't understand why Mohammad is considered the main prophet of Islam whereas Jesus is as far as I know considered as minor within the Muslim tradition
So briefly put: I am not fully a Christian, though I love the figure and the teachings of Christ. and I believe I have some elements in common with Islam, perhaps my uncertainty of Jesus divinity and the aniconism
I would like to learn more about Islam and have some discussions about it, in the hope of reaching closer to goodness and get away from the foolishness and error I know I am inevitably currently engaging in. I'd like to get a good, unbiased, primer of sorts.
Also, what would you recommend as reading to introduce me to the foundations of Islam? I am more interested in the spiritual/moral and daily life practical aspects than the history of it
Many thanks!
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