Whenever the term ‘Muslim’ is mentioned most people do not take into account the utmost critical requirement for a person to be a Muslim as stipulated in the Quran, i.e.
-to qualify as a Muslim, the person must enter into a personal DIVINE CONTRACT with Allah with the promise to comply with all the terms of the contract in exchange for a promise of salvation to paradise with eternal life.
The terms of the contract are stipulated within the 6236 verses of the Quran -the final authority Islam - and no where else.
To initiate the acceptance of the offer from Allah to formalize the contract, the person must first declare the Shahada.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahada;
The Shahada (“the testimony”)] is an Islamic creed, one of the Five Pillars of Islam, declaring belief in the oneness of God (tawhid) and the acceptance of Muhammad as God’s prophet.
The effective stance is once the contract is formalized, the Muslim is obligated to comply with all the terms within the 6236 verses in the Quran without exception but subject to the best of one’s ability. [e.g. if one is a handicap then one’s physical ability is limited]
Thus if the terms of the contract in the Quran stipulated, do X, then the Muslim has to to X, else he may not receive nor granted the salvation as promised.
My point above is to highlight the element of a personal divine contract with Allah, which in most cases are not mentioned on the subject of Muslims within Islam.
Such an understanding will enable us to understand why Muslims behave as they are whether rightly or wrongly with reference to the terms of the contract.
Agree/ disagree with the above?