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Originally Posted by Jamroll
, maybe we shouldn't say "it is not suitable for a modern context". The Qur'an is relevant for all times until the end.
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I understand what you're saying, but I am not giving out a ruling, nor am I claiming the Quran is wrong (astaghfirullah).
Yes, the Quran is for all time, but you have to admit that as a complex text that was also revealed to a specific people at a specific historic time to deal with their specific problems, there are also some local elements to it. The instructions on polygyny / 'those whom your right hands possess' / the 'wife-beating- verse (for want of a better explanation) are, I think, all examples of these local elements. It doesn't mean that acting upon the verses would be to commit haram in today's world, of course not. But do i think that they should be taken in context and that 9 times out of 10 - if not 10 - that context no longer exists? Yes.