UDL: Imam Mohammed (ra) on Myth, Logic and Language

Nature over Form

"In the clear focus that religion provides for us we see the importance of nature over form. Many people in religion read the allegorical or symbolic language of scripture and they can't see beneath the surface to read the real message that is in the symbolism or the allegorism. They come to the conclusion that religion is telling us how the sun was put in the sky, how the moon was put in the sky, how the stars were put in the sky, how fish were put in the water, and how trees and other life sprung up from the physical earth. But actually, God is saying to us with scripture — and the great prophets made this knowledge available to us — that the world without is only a sign and a signal that He has made to direct you and your growth." Imam W. D. Mohammed(ra)