Believers!! Don't mislead people

[Brian37]

I think the translator added his own words to the interpretation.

وَمَكَرُوا
And they schemed

وَمَكَرَ
and planned

اللَّهُ
Allah

وَاللَّهُ
And Allah

خَيْرُ
best

الْمَاكِرِينَ
the planners

(refer 3:54)

Just noticed what you put as your label next to your avatar. It is possible to like traditions without literally believing in a god. It is possible to be a cultural or "secular" Jew or Christian as well.

But why? If any person coming from a Muslim or Jewish or Christian background says "I love the traditions, but don't buy the god" and also say "People outside my label can be good and do good as well".

Then maybe what should be more important than the tradition itself, is accepting that our ability to be compassionate or cruel is in US, in our evolution and not the tribes we cling to.

Human rights never grew by clinging to the past. It has only been when we challenged social norms that things got better for more people and pluralism and protection of dissent grew.

It is also why I warn atheists never to go around saying "If/or when we become the majority we will treat you better". NO, a mere label does not make any individual automatically good or bad.

I love Malala for her bravery in standing up against sexist bullies, but that does not make Allah a real god. I love Ann Frank's quote "In spite of everything I still believe humans are good at heart", but again, that as well does not make the Hebrew god real.

Traditions are only important in remembering as a point of history, but they must be subject to the same scrutiny that allows us to grow as a species.