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Brother Caliph,
Suppose I give you a manual for supercomputer then you'll legitimately complain about the absence of a working model.
To live our life according to purpose set forth by our Lord Most High He gave us the master manual-the Holy Qur'an.
The perfect model is our beloved Rasoolallah (PBUH).
We also need immediate models whom we can see and touch and talk to.
These are our Elders. They implemented and are still implementing Islam in their life in changed circumstances.
To implement Islam in our life we need these beacons of light.
So we talk about them-to learn the actual implementation of Islam, to get inspired, to remember Allah (SWT).
That is the way adopted by the Elders of Deoband.
You might find it strange (or may be irritating-that is what I used to feel many years back ). May be it is boring to you. But once you get into it you'll start enjoying it. And after that you'll start finding other things boring-novels, movies, worldly affairs, sports madness and all that.
So, I'll say, keep tugging along.
Wassalam
Wassalam