Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Quran Interpretation and the Attack in Brussels

   I was not surprised to hear that the attacks in Brussels were conducted by Muslims. This is an interesting article from USA Today-
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/03/22/radicalization-isil-islam-sacred-texts-literal-interpretation-column/81808560/
  Now Mr. Qureshi (writer of article), what about the doctrine of abrogation in Islam, based on Surah 2:106 which says, "None of Our revelations do we abrogate or cause to be forgotten, but we substitute something better or similar: Knowest thou not that Allah Hath power over all things? (Y. Ali) .  Aren't the more peaceful verses of the Qur'an which conflict with the more violent verses supposed to be abrogated by the more violent verses which conflict with them? There is no way around proper interpretation of the Qur'an as "literal" in regards to the violent verses. (but obviously I'm not agreeing people should follow the violent verses, either. They should receive Jesus in their heart and follow Him as God, Lord, Christ). A realize that Mr. Qureshi is on the same side as me in this, and that his testimony could help take Muslims by the hand and lead them to the Lord.
   Here's a good resource on abrogation in the Qur'an: http://www.jihadwatch.org/2006/10/the-islamic-doctrine-of-abrogation   And another one-  http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Abrogation_(Naskh)
   Trust me, I understand muslims tend to follow the leaders of their mosques and always refer me to them for answers, because they count on their imams for interpretation (or how to deceive unbelievers as to how they're interpreting). I'll be heading over to a mosque one of these days to just ask a few questions.

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