The only laypeople who use the Koran and Hadiths as sources for direct personal understanding of Islam  are literalist Salafist&#x2F;Wahhabist types including ISIS and Al-Qaeda.<p>Islamic exegesis, which has led to the day to day <i>fiqh</i> that governs religious life for the vast majority of Moslems is a very complex field that has evolved over more than a 1000 years and takes years of study to master and is not as straightforward as you are portraying it. The &quot;CTRL-F...gotcha!&quot; approach that you seem to be advocating would be  regarded as absurd not only by Moslems, but by anyone who has to deal with the interpretation of complex texts.<p>A layperson with no knowledge of Arabic and lacking the toolkit for understanding is not going to get very far in understanding Islam using Hadiths and the Koran, and you&#x27;d be doubly disadvantaged using an English translation.<p>An analogy would be the average American citizen, unschooled in law, being asked to derive the Miranda Warning from the Bill of Rights, or providing a reasoned opinion about the scope of the Interstate Commerce clause. Sure, it&#x27;s great from a Civics perspective to read the Constitution, but if interpreting it was straightforward we&#x27;d be able to shutter the Supreme Court.