[Sundae]

My understanding is that most people rely on the interpetation of the local Imam. In this country certainly there are issues in translation because British Muslims only know enough Arabic to read the Koran - if that.

Also it takes interpretation to understand how the Prophet's teachings apply to modern life. I used to stay up to watch a late night programme called Sharia TV, where a Muslim audience questioned a panel on various questions (for example organ donation). There was often difference of opinion between members of the panel, and even the person asking the question sometimes shrugged off the answer as not being what they believed.