tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596260.post4911981227694595619..comments2023-10-23T12:25:03.006-04:00Comments on Ramblin' with Roger: LINKORAMA: Redacted Koran QUESTIONRoger Owen Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05298172138307632062noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596260.post-28681715669599095722008-04-13T08:44:00.000-04:002008-04-13T08:44:00.000-04:00"know the will of Allah"?One does not, but one can..."know the will of Allah"?<BR/><BR/>One does not, but one can use common sense.<BR/><BR/>"Though, in fact, I suppose most believers pick and choose what part of scripture they accept and what they ignore, don't they?"<BR/><BR/>No. Not in modern Islam.Muslims Against Shariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04035382189817224075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596260.post-11166953755563165102008-04-12T15:12:00.000-04:002008-04-12T15:12:00.000-04:00This reminds me of the Jefferson Bible; Thomas Je...This reminds me of the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Bible" REL="nofollow"> Jefferson Bible</A>; Thomas Jefferson edited the New Testament to remove supernatural material and contradictory content to obtain a text that he felt was more consistent with the humanities; Stephen Mitchell did likewise in the 1990's "Gospel According to Jesus."<BR/><BR/>As far as Anthony's comment about holy texts being divine and authoritative, even if there <I> is</I> some sort of Supernatural Personality "inspiring" or "dictating" these works, they are still being filtered through fallible human beings with pre-established cultural backgrounds, perspectives, and prejudices. They've been translated, commented on, and interpreted. Belief in their unerringly communicating the "Word of God" is just that, belief, and those with differing beliefs will interpret them differently.Uthaclenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065010777540677353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12596260.post-12217031010987380512008-04-12T11:33:00.000-04:002008-04-12T11:33:00.000-04:00Roger - I think your question is my question. How ...Roger - I think your question is my question. How do they know the will of Allah, or on what basis do they discern what is original to the Koran and what is the result of later redaction? Could it be as simple as "we don't like those verses that support violence, misogyny, conquest, etc"? <BR/><BR/>I wonder what the reaction of more traditional Muslims are to this kind of radical editing. <BR/><BR/>I understand the desire to want to edit any kind of sacred scripture that doesn't accord with our perspective or sensibilities, but it leaves a huge problem. In the end, we humans become the final authority, and thus we undermine the idea that such texts are divine and authoritative.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14326165113708749748noreply@blogger.com