Dear Mr. Alsuezi:
I thank you for your kind response.
You have indicated in your post that
+++++ Mr. Stevenson, I know and understand the basic teachings of Islam… I do not know the reasons behind all the verses of the Holy Qur’an…
With all due respect, you seem to imply that you do follow every single verse in Quran Eventhough you do not know the reasons behind them. In other words, you have made up your mind about everything there is in the holly Quran even though you may not know the reasons for some of its teachings that may not make sense in this day and age. Therefore what would be the difference between you and the Talibans, or Osama Ben Ladin? If you truly think about it they do also believe in Quran and have followed it as it has told them to do. Except they seem to be selective in following certain verses in Quran as oppose to others (and I agree that they seem to ignore applying the proper context to those verses). However, when you say you do not know the reasons behind every verse in Quran, and yet you believe in them, you are in essence saying that whatever Quran says you will follow blindly without thinking about its consequences for which Quran does have a reason for every verse that is Godly, and therefore it is OK Eventhough you do not know those reasons. I will, with your permission, point out certain verses in the following post. Those verses are taken directly from the valid source links you have provided in your introduction post to this thread.
You have indicated that
++++my goal here is an attempt to clear misrepresentations of Islam by providing links to reliable resources…
With your permission in the next following posts. I will point out some questions/issues I have in studying Islam using the reliable resources you have provided and I appreciate it very much if you would could elaborate on them.
You have indicated that
++++ Mr. Stevenson… I consider myself not to know much about Islam… far less than what would qualify me to mentor others about it… I simply prefer to refer people to what I would consider reliable sources as opposed to getting into answering questions I consider myself not qualified to answer to begin with… I know that certain verses were revealed for specific reasons addressing specific situations… and others are meant to guide a Muslims behavior… that is different than saying how a verse is meant to be used… and no, I did not look into the reasons of every verse of the Holy Qur’an.
As I expressed I have studied the resources you have provided. I will, in the next few posts, point out some questions I have with regard to some specific verses in Quran. I tried very hard to find a reason behind them using the links and resources you have provided, however no success. I would appreciate it greatly if you could refer to the same resources you have provided and investigate if you could elaborate and provide an answer to my questions/issues.
Sincerely,
Mr. S. Stevenson |
