Boojatta
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Sat Jun-14-08 08:18 AM
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Regarding the words "fundamentalist Muslim"... |
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Edited on Sat Jun-14-08 08:22 AM by Boojatta
Can anyone provide some examples of English translations of excerpts from the Koran that are very likely to be accepted as accurate translations by a randomly chosen "non-fundamentalist" Muslim who speaks English, but that are also very likely to be considered false or evil doctrine by a randomly chosen "non-fundamentalist" Muslim who speaks English?
If the English translations of those excerpts are open to a wide variety of different interpretations, then can anyone provide some information about how one might determine which interpretations are "fundamentalist Muslim" interpretations and which aren't?
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bluerum
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Sat Jun-14-08 08:21 AM
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1. I laughed whe I first heard the term "secular fundamentalist". It seems |
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Edited on Sat Jun-14-08 08:43 AM by bluerum
that any group that the RW wing wants to tar as shady and dangerous gets the word "fundamentalist" tagged onto it.
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Sat Jun-14-08 08:39 AM
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2. fudamentalism is a Christian interpretative frame |
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It makes more sense to use the words muslims use for different interpretative modalities, such as Wahabbism...
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Azooz
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Sat Jun-14-08 06:05 PM
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3. Translation of the meaning of the Arabic words |
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There is no translation of the Quran in any language - it's part of it's "mystery" and ensures that it can not be changed in any way. It's a very harsh book on any translators pride. Scholars of the Quran are all poets and poetry critiques with great knowledge of grammar, this is called "fiqh al-logha" - after that the theology, meaning language knowledge is a must - it makes the verses expose more meaning with each new grammar rule or poetic insight into the meaning of words.
The interpretations of the Quran are called "tafseer" - the best are over 1,000 years old and are child safe - they find it even more interesting than even the 10001 knights - you can find all of them online because they are easy to translate, and you'll find nothing bad in them - but you'll find it hard to believe that the Quran's words contain that much, because many interpretations are 30 volumes or more.
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