Quote Originally Posted by bilalbasrawi
Asalamu Alaykum,
It is unfortunate that many people do not understand Islam correctly. It is in my intension to inform the Muslim community. People do not interpret the Qur'an through common-sense. The modern Muslims are commiting schism, similar to the Jewish and Christians. The reason why there is division among us is because not every Muslim has the same insight on Islam, but imagine that if common-sense was poured into everyone's mind, how much unity we would be able to establish.
No...the 'common sense' (which differs with every individual btw) is what has caused the divisions. If all were to follow sound scholarship, we'd be united...no common nonsense, but true knowledge verified by hundreds of generations.