One of the biggest obstacles that Muslims face today is their own ignorance of Islam. Excessive literalism has caused so many problems and misunderstandings that it might have been better than no text was available at all to be misinterpreted. 
For example, the Prophet said, “Whoever says that there is no god but …

             A common misconception among many people is that they believe the texts of the Qur’an and Hadith are intended for all of mankind and are so clear that anyone fairly literate should be able to read them and understand what they mean. The first part of this idea is …