20. How different is Islam today than what the Prophet Muhammad intended it to be?

There is no difference between what Islam is today and that which was brought by the Prophet Muhammad. Islam is still the same. The difference is only that many present-day Muslims have become misguided. For instance, the Prophet Muhammad had said, as mentioned in the Quran:

I am your sincere and honest adviser. (Quran 7:68)

Despite the clear teaching of Islam that advocates well-wishing for others and a human-friendly behaviour, a large number of present-day Muslims have strayed from this course. It is the spirit of well-wishing which is required to maintain normalcy in a society. All constructive and creative endeavours can be fulfilled only when people engage in human-friendly behaviour and do not follow the policy of antagonism.

This example shows how it is some Muslims who have deviated from the path of Islam.