The past was consequently shredded into pieces , losing their relevance and being forgotten under new material.
Marshall Hodgson in his Venture of Islam has argued that Islam can be looked upon as a ‘meaningful whole’ based on its capacity as a cultural tradition. Centered around the doctrine of submission to God, are diverse cultural practices. Islam appears to be a web of various cultural traditions and patterns of life which are tied together by a sort of cultural unity. Every aspect of a Muslim’s life is derived from Islam, from the laws he has to obey to the local customs he observes. The propagators of Islam aimed to maintain the unity of the Muslim community . This effort shows in the financial and administrative organisation of Umar, and Muawaiyah, The changes that the tradition went through was actually a process by which it integrated itself in the lives of the Muslim converts in particular regions and periods.The dialogue and the debates were necessary for