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Old 10-29-2007, 11:19 AM
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Default Re: The Qur'an does NOT advise husbands to beat their wives.

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Originally Posted by Revert View Post
This is the danger of Translations and misguided people trying to translate Gods words.
I don't think the danger here is translation. I think the danger is people not acknowledging that every source, no matter how divine or 'clear' - is open to interpretation. Each translation is just the interpretation of another scholar.

People who think they have a monopoly on Quranic understanding, who refuse to be open to the fact that they might be wrong about something - are what come out of this mind set.

That's the danger.
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