(June 17, 2016 at 12:15 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Do you think that Allah as discussed in the quran is particularly about allah? Or is allah used to show something more universal in structure of society?
If God was unrelated to humanity and unrelated to guidance, and was not something universal in humanity, there would no point. The Quran for example briefly mentions Michael. The ahadith tell us exactly who Michael is. Does it matter at the end, if it's Michael, or someone else with a different name?
In the case of God, because he is unique and one, it is about God in particular.
In the case of the Pharaoh or Prophet's evil uncle, they represent instances of the Taghut or branches of the Taghut.
Sometimes the Quran talks in general, and sometimes it brings specific examples to a specific time and place. But the latter can have general implications, and just as the general talk has particular instances in time and place.
