RE: Satanic verses
August 18, 2022 at 5:54 am
(This post was last modified: August 18, 2022 at 5:55 am by BrianSoddingBoru4.)
(August 17, 2022 at 3:05 pm)WinterHold Wrote: To make sure:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-33631745
I’m certain that you either didn’t read that article or didn’t understand it. It points out that there were different versions of the Quran that were eventually codified in to a single, unified text. This was done by a committee (sound familiar at all?).
Further, the article points out that, while the overall message of the Quran is unitary, the nature of Arabic script makes it possible to read (and interpret) the same verse in different - but equally legitimate - ways. This frequently leads to disagreements between Islamic scholars as to what a particular verse means (sound familiar at all?).
In the final analysis, your Book - as far as compilation, editing, and interpretation go - isn’t materially different than the two Testaments.
Boru
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