It is my belief that the Quran is the word of God. You do not have to share that Belief. I am not saying that it is SCIENCE. I am saying it is my belief.
The Quran is NOT a cindrella story. It is in Arabic. So I have to look at translations. I have to look at the context under which that paragraph was revealed. Based on this I have to make my interpretations. Are my interpretations going to be perfect ? No. That is why I am saying that Muslims should always challange their interpretation of the Quran.
In the Mahabharat, Sri Krishna tells Arjun to pick up his weapons and fight his own cousins. When he refuses, Sri Krishna says that Arjuns like will be a WASTE. Now does that mean all Hindus need to fight their cousins ? NO. We need interpretation based on context and situation. We do not change the Mahabharat, but we try to challenge our interpretation of that event based on the context. and if we put in context, it makes sense. we realize that it was a fight between good and evil and the lesson was, if we have to fight evil, we should no matter who we have to fight. Always be on the side of Good.
So why can we all not be a bit more alert of context when it comes to Islam ?
