Islamic Community Milli Görüş Australia

The ICMG’s interpretation of Islam is based on the teachings of the Qur’an and the Sunnah. It is these two sources which constitute the guiding principles for both the community and its members. Islam is a social and individual way of living, the influence of which certainly does not end at a mosque’s doorstep. Beyond that it entrusts Muslims with moral values and duties and therefore plays a significant role in their everyday lives as well. However, it is not the preservation of specific regional-cultural forms of religiosity which the ICMG aims at, but rather the exercise of a faith based on the Qur’an and the prophetic tradition. In doing so, the ICMG explicitly advocates the cultural diversity sustained by the Qur’an and the Sunnah. The ICMG is convinced that the plurality of religious practises is a positive aspect of social life and that therefore Islam cannot be confined to the culture of a certain region.



The vast majority of the members of the ICMG have come to accept that their stay in the Western-European countries will be permanent. Although they do not question the importance of an ongoing relationship with their countries of origin, they do not feel as “guests” any more, either. Rather they consider themselves to be Muslim citizens and therefore an integral part of the societies they live in. The ICMG is aware of its own responsibilities and it is committed to contribute to the wellbeing of the societies in which it operates. Moreover, the ICMG avows itself to its responsibilities regarding the world wide Muslim community (ummah) and it actively addresses the solution of the ummah’s problems. Being a member of humankind, the ICMG also carries out its duties supporting the socially disadvantaged and oppressed people of the world.



The ICMG encourages a life that is bound to values and principles such as helpfulness, unselfishness, and solidarity. Thus it participates in social discourses that conduce to finding solutions to the society’s economic, political, and social problems. Concerning these topics, the ICMG – while orienting by the Islamic sources – continuously seeks dialogue with political as well as other social groups.



The ICMG and its activities are first of all guided by the following divine principles: “strive together (as in a race) in all virtues and in the fear of Allah”, “make things easy for the people, do not make them difficult”. In its relationship with other groups it is important for the ICMG to focus on common grounds, more so than on differences.



Beside the Islamic commandments which are to be fulfilled individually, there are also many spheres in a Muslim’s life that only unfold their meaning when accomplished in a community, such as congregational prayers, Friday prayers, and pilgrimage. Furthermore, a joint effort and an organised structure are a necessity when protecting the poor and the needy, opposing injustice, disseminating what is good and rejecting what is bad, and establishing justice in social relations. i.e. the ICMG.