AtlasS33, your theory would be credible if Qibla was all different directions. However, the website states that before 107AH 100% of Mosques had Qibla to Petra in Jordan, not Mecca. I really need to buy the book Quranic Geography because it sounds so interesting this.
See here:
http://www.searchformecca.com/qibla.html
Of the Mosques visited, those that were built within 100 years of Hijra were facing the direction of Petra, not Mecca. I do find it curious that the creator of the universes cares in which direction in which a person prays in. This causes all sorts of problems for Astronauts and it's looking like Mars is a real possibility within the next couple of decades.
You fall between Sunni and Shia? I didn't think that was possible. I think the term you're looking for is "Quranist". You either side with Aisha or side with Ali. Ali VS Aisha was the reason for the split. So now I'm confused.
Ibadis were created before Sunni and Shia sand have their own Hadith (e.g. Jami Sahih and Tartib al-Musnad) but you haven't mentioned them. Sunni and Shia are opposed to each other so it sounds as if you're picking the bits you like from different groups of people and dismissing anything you don't like. It's understandable though, and increasingly common, as believers (of all religions) try to reconcile their beliefs with the modern world.
See here:
http://www.searchformecca.com/qibla.html
Of the Mosques visited, those that were built within 100 years of Hijra were facing the direction of Petra, not Mecca. I do find it curious that the creator of the universes cares in which direction in which a person prays in. This causes all sorts of problems for Astronauts and it's looking like Mars is a real possibility within the next couple of decades.
You fall between Sunni and Shia? I didn't think that was possible. I think the term you're looking for is "Quranist". You either side with Aisha or side with Ali. Ali VS Aisha was the reason for the split. So now I'm confused.
Ibadis were created before Sunni and Shia sand have their own Hadith (e.g. Jami Sahih and Tartib al-Musnad) but you haven't mentioned them. Sunni and Shia are opposed to each other so it sounds as if you're picking the bits you like from different groups of people and dismissing anything you don't like. It's understandable though, and increasingly common, as believers (of all religions) try to reconcile their beliefs with the modern world.
