Islam says there is no need for "organized hierarchy religion" so is that a threat to the Religion business ?

Question

No priesthood in Islam

No organized religion in the sense of one "body" collecting money from people all over the world.

No religious hierarchy.

No intercessor that mankind needs to go through to get to God.

Everyone must have an Individual relationship with God and those who work to fulfill his commands automatically congregate together with one purpose and heart to fulfill a certain need.


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Answer 1

No 'Religious' Hierarchy
In Islam, there is no hierarchy of religious leadership such as the people of some other religions may have come to expect. There are no priests, bishops, monks, Popes, ...etc. Muslims define a scholar of Islam as an 'Imam' (not to be confused with the "Imams" of Iran who claim to have boundless supernatural powers and divine attributes). In any given neighborhood, the Imam is the person that a Muslim seeks for religious rulings.

For example, if a Muslim dies and his sons want to distribute his inheritance, they go to the Imam and he presents them with the verses of the Qur'an and the Sunnah which describe the required procedure. This man will also usually give religious lectures to teach the Qur'an and the Sunnah.

The Muslim Imams and scholars have no special divine powers. They cannot forgive sins. They do not receive divine "inspirations." They cannot issue passes to heaven. They do not have knowledge of the unseen. They can not change the law. They are just regular Muslims who have distinguished themselves with their study and their knowledge.

Answer 2

Yet for some reason you have rich Arab oil emirates that live in the lap of luxury and hold totalitarian control while the population lives off their wealth in subject poverty.

Great job there. Truly a model for Islam to follow

Answer 3

Are you saying that incidents like in inquisition, the crusades, witch trials etc etc (to call in undemanding terms a number of the non-contested ones) characterize undesirable end results of Christianity?

Answer 4

Your Hadiths tell something different about intercession.

‘O Muhammad, raise your head and speak, for you will be listened to; and ask, for you will be granted (your request): and intercede, for your intercession will be accepted.’ I will say, ‘O Lord, allow me to intercede for whoever said, ‘None has the right to be worshiped except Allah.’ Then Allah will say, ‘By my Power, and my Majesty, and by My Supremacy, and by My Greatness, I will take out of Hell (Fire) whoever said: ‘None has the right to be worshiped except Allah.’" (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 93, Number 601)

Your relationship with Allah is one of submission and works.

Answer 5

Is that why Islamic countries are so tribal? No offense meant, just an honest question.