I really think one ingredient that is missing today in much of Islamic discourse today is creativity and how to believe and practice Islam as ‘ourselves.’

Of course, this must be done within acceptable bounds of the sharia, but the sharia and the Sunnah of the Prophet (s) and his noble companions offer more room for this flexibility than we may realize, as this article beautifully illustrates.

In a sense, it maybe easier to simply be robots and ‘follow the law’ (or, rather, our specific narrow vision of it). Its more difficult to really think about how we can be the best Muslims we can be, how we can be ourselves, within the boundaries set by the Sharia. This requires creativity, flexibility, and, at times, thinking ‘outside of the box.’

I often have had to make Dua to Allah, Al-Fattah, many times to ‘open up’ a situation for me, to show me the best way I can handle things.

More articles along these lines would be greatly helpful!