Photo by: Jean-Léon Gérôme Understanding and interpreting Islam has been varied according to regions, societies, and historical context. The biggest common point among different Muslim communities is Islam. However, the biggest difference is that they have wide various Islamic understandings. Because different places have an impact on how to believe. On one hand, religious beliefs influence and shape every society it enters without exception but more importantly, it is shaped by society/civilization. In this context, religion is both a perpetrator and an object. On the other hand, the differences in understanding and interpretation stem from human nature. These differences stemming from the nature of man have been examined by the anthropologist Clifford Geertz on two Muslim countries, Morocco and Indonesia. The author, who examines the relations of the peoples of Morocco and Indonesia with the sacred, presents a detailed and profound comparison of the interpretati...