Re: Quran, cultural Islam, and what is outdated

salaam carl, whitaker

thank you for starting this thread. I was going to 
unsubscribe from this list because of all the idiocies that 
have been posted here in which the guise of 'progressive 
islam' and which make me feel kind of guilty by 
association. I think I will hang around for a little while 
longer, at least.

na'eem

On 10 Feb 2004 at 1:07, [email protected] wrote:

> 
> I think I fall into the same catagory as Carl when it comes to my
> relationship w/ Islam. The Quran & writings by various writers & poets
> such as Rumi & Chittick & others seemed to make sense to me. My
> background is Episcopalian & the whole concept of the Trinity,
> original sin, & the astonement of Christ have never made much sense to
> me. I have heard it said that every verse of the Quran has 7 meanings
> & that you must let it guide you. Some passages I have trouble
> understanding or applying to my life but is that the fault of the
> Quran or of myself? I personally think that although the Quran was
> revieled by God, Mohammad-the vessel by which the Quran was
> reveiled-was a man in a certain time & context. If God chooses to
> communicate w/ us won't time & culture have to be part of it for us to
> understand? I think that we need to approach this stuff w/ the
> attitude of humility-Whitaker.