{"_id":"668d9fec0b76658b4c232923","title":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Are members of the Nation of Islam considered Muslim?\"}]}]}}","question":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Are members of the Nation of Islam considered Muslims? Some of their foundational beliefs are contradictory to mainstream Islam.\"}]}]}}","answer":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"You asked me about members of the NOI and, unfortunately, I do not personally know any members of NOI, so I'm not able to answer that question. I lack first-hand knowledge, but I have heard that many of them took their shahada.\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\" It is a well-established Islamic principle that anyone who says the shahada cannot be taken out of Islam by mere speculation or association with a specific group because even though they identify with a group, it does not necessarily mean that they adopted all of the group's beliefs. In Islam, we cannot do group/wholesale takfir of people who say \\\"La Iaha illa Allah\\\".\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Nonetheless, with unwavering certainty, I can assert that anyone embracing the belief that God is a man, as stated in Wikipedia as a tenet of NOI, cannot be considered a Muslim. \"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Please understand that my reluctance to pass direct judgments on NOI members is not rooted in fear, a lack of love for Islam, or political correctness. Rather, I am faithfully adhering to the well-established tradition (sunnah) of our beloved Prophet ﷺ and the scholars who have inherited prophetic knowledge. If you encounter a Muslim scholar or preacher who casually labels people as disbelievers (kuffar), innovators (Bidah), or merely misguided, it would be wise to steer clear, as something has clearly gone amiss.\"}]}]}}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe50b76658b4c232867","tag":"Aqeedah: Sects and Religions","count":70},{"_id":"668d9fe60b76658b4c23287a","tag":"Knowledge: Bidah","count":22}],"createdOn":"2024-07-09T20:39:08.000Z"}