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To: Ilaine who wrote (154084)	1/8/2006 10:03:07 AM
From: Alastair McIntosh	of 793900

The interpretation of the Koran (traditionally known as tafsir) is a field of Muslim scholarship which has continued from the time when the text first established itself as scripture for Muslims down to modern times.. Not so for the Koran. It is said to have come directly from God, and to be perfect, flawless, no errors, no interpretation needed or allowed. The tradition of tafsir has often reflected divergences and trends within Islam. Shiite interpretation of particular verses has often differed radically from that of the Sunnis, finding, for instance, references to the special status of Ali ibn Abi Talib and the Imams in the Koranic verses. In recent times both reforming “modernists” and “fundamentalists” have interpreted the text in ways which conform with their own viewpoints. uk.encarta.msn.com OTOH, there is a not insignificant group of Christians who subscribe to the King-James-Only Movement. They believe that the KJV version of the Bible comes directly from God, and to is perfect, flawless, no errors, no interpretation needed or allowed.

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