Questions for theists (and ex-theists, too)

[Mystic]

I'm curious, resident theists, what is the base for your beliefs, as in what or who is your personal authority on determining what to believe and why

So here's some questions, with no intent of attacking your beliefs and stuff

1) Are you of the same religion as your parents or that you were born into?
a) If not, what made you change? What was the process of discovery like for you?
b) If so, have you questioned your religion, tried other ones?
c) If so, what made you come back to your original faith and what was interesting about the religions you tried?

1. Yes the general religion is the same, but there is beliefs in it that I changed from my parents.
b) I haven't tried other religions but I was Deist for a while.
c) I had a lot of problems in Quran but I solved them all, and I came to the view that God's nearness and an exalted wisdom is attainable, and that most sincerest people would be guided by God and want to guide others, that God would want to make the best people leaders and guides and that God would communicate through them as there is no way to manifest them as obligatory leaders but through this, and how the family of Mohammad are manifested with sincere reflection in Quran but hidden from those who oppose them, manifesting dark forces that are enemies to Quran and showing wisdom of God in protecting the final revelation from corruption.

2) Do you follow the bible/Quran/Torah?
a) Do you interpret it literally or metaphorically? To what degree?
b) Would you consider the bible/the Quran/Torah to be the base for your beliefs?
c) Would you say that the bible/Quran/Torah is the main source of your morals?

2 Quran, a) some literally and some metaphorically, where spirituality applies more of a majestic meaning or literal meanings seem absurd, I see metaphorically.
b) There are somethings I believe in due to Quran, but I feel the base of my beliefs is through reasoning and the spiritual nature I was created upon.
c) No, I would say most of my morals are from the human nature I am upon, and that only some of the morals are from Quran.

3) Do you follow your religious organisation's doctrine? (please state what your church is, if any)
a) Why/why not?
b) If so, would you say that you do it because it corresponds to your personal beliefs or are your personal beliefs shaped by the doctrine?

I don't follow any religious organization authority for doctrine
a) blindly following others goes against logic and Quran, and I find many of the stuff believed by organizations to be against logic and Quran.

4) Are there any pastors/rabbis/imams/priests/theologians/etc that you follow?
a) If so, what made you follow their teachings?

I only follow the Prophet and the 12 Successors of him, as well as his daughter Fatima. I don't follow scholars. This is because I feel they go against many things that logic and human nature confirm, or are against clear teachings of the Quran and have made religion into a business.

5) What is your train of thought in deciding what to believe?

I showed this in many threads. So I will not elaborate too much. But I feel I have logical reasons to believe in a Creator, to believe it's ultimate greatness, and hence to believe it is One, and to believe in it's grace and way of guiding, and to believe in the utmost sincere servants who he exalts and uses majestically for guidance and reminders.

6) What would it take to make you lose your faith (hypothetically)?

Finding unsolvable problems in the Quran, I did lose faith because I thought I did, however I solved them all.