[seawolferr]

I originally posted on this forum regarding a different issue (questioning the mercy of god). Someone told me that I should just go and look at a mosque if I ever get the courage/desire to do so. However I don't get it there are many type of mosques in my area and how do you know which one is the one to go to? There are people who wear green turbans and then all these thoughts of schools etc how do you know which one you go to is legit?

[Dwencejed]

Bismillah
First: The guidance if from Allah alone. So we turn to Allah to provide a way for us. We muslim continue to seek guidance till we die. Nothing in the world can guidesomeone or missguide someone if the search is sincere inshallah
You can go to any Masjed that call themselve to follow Sunni Islam. The others are offshoot and some are even out of fold of islam.
There are 5 pillars of islam and 6 pillars of belief. If anyone believes that there is no god But Allah & Muhammad (SAW) is the Prophet (last and final prophet/messanger) then they are classed as muslim. The schools of Jurisprudence is all about understanding outwardly relegious practices based on tried and tested scholatic methods. The working of system of schools are of no concern as laymen.

In the mean time, go through the link below to get things started and some basic points to realise.
http://www.sunniforum.com/forum/show...one-help/page2

The other differences you see are based on peoples inclination. Some feel they are doing more virtoues act and some feel abstaining from some acts are virtoues. Some are literalist and some are not. As long as one is classed as sunni muslim with all differnt inclination, it makes little or no different to laymen. You will find you will gravtitate towards one and then to other.

Inorder for us to give you some direction, you need to let us know where about are you in the world?
Allahualam