Q. Wrong to doubt faith?

For my opinion it's hard to say. Everyone faces differently in life. As a muslim I also grew with many doubts as I grow up. Whether in God, or in faith is all I guess Allah's Will to put us to test the believers.

But it's not the question of doubt that deserves for debate or question, but I guess how religion is potrayed to us and how we perceive it and follow it. When the Quran is revealed to the early Muslims and non-Muslims, the revelations seeks to strengthen the Muslim's belief, and positively argue on His Existence and purpose to non-Muslims to abstain from disbelief. So to say, if doubt is sin, then the purpose of Quran revelation could not make sense as to why there should be a revelation from Allah to every prophet through His Heavenly books. We are told not to despair in this world with the suffering, unfairness and hardship we faced in this world, but rejoice on the effect of the next world, through enjoining for the cause on good and truth, and to abstain from perversion and evil deeds in this world. (

For me as I grew up, I noticed that as a Muslim, I was thought to 'know' Islam through the courses and books they have presented to me. I read hadiths ( Bukhari , Muslim,...) and seerah, but all of those I slowly realized are leaning towards 'certain form of Islamic teachings'. Like they say, there is more than one version to be written for one's history/story. That was my start of finding the beliefs and history of islam and other religions.

I never once doubted that existence of God (Allah) is definite and true. But as humans, we tend to assimilate and add to the teachings of the scripture, and many if not, turn it to something that we want it to our lives. A good exampe is all the customary non-Islamic rites that crept and become part of our islamic culture. I personally felt sick when Muslims reasoned with the excuse to connect the spiritial connection of the rites 'positively' towards Islamic value and teachings. Other religions too, faced the problem, such as Christmans and Easter, and yet alot of people , even Muslims and non-christians are accepting Christmas as part of their customary well wishes. tolerance and respect is a positive and recommending issue, but assimilating our lives and beliefs in it???

I am not promoting division or sentiment towards others, but I feel that in one way, doubt also helps to increase our awareness and strengthen our faith in God. "We affirm, and We obey" (2:285) is the word every Muslim is aware of, but only to Allah, hence to His will and haqq(truth) about His true revelations to mankind, in the Quran or in the previous books to the prophets.