Quran: A Reformist Translation

I know I've mentioned this book before, but it's a must read. I'm currently reading it on PDF format and just made an order for a hard copy.

You can find it here: http://www.irshadmanji.com/reformist-quran

It's a really amazing, no bs reinterpretation. Forget orthodoxies, just pick up this book and a bit of independent thinking. It even argues that nowhere in the Quran is the case for hadith/sunnah made -- the verses that orthodox Muslims claim do have been misinterpreted/mistranslated.

If you read Arabic, checking what the Quran actually says while reading this helps quite a bit.

These are some of the arguments the book makes and strongly supports:

- The Quran doesn't justify hitting women.
- It doesn't justify marrying young girls.
- It doesn't make non-Muslims pay a tax.
- It doesn't justify cutting the hands of thieves.

...and I just started reading it.

It really makes you question yourself and what you have been taught about the Quran/Islam.

Definitely a must-read for all Muslims and anyone interested in reforming Islam.

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Topic: Quran: A Reformist Translation

Absurdist

OP - April 29, 2010, 07:40 AM

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Reply #1 - April 29, 2010, 08:05 AM

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