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u/TechnicalHovercraft · 7 pointsr/islam

I don't know anything of him and I'm not defending him. At the same time MBS is a tyrant.

The thing you raise about who goes to jannah is actually a known theology:

>The theologian and mystic Abū Ḥamid al-Ghazzālī (d. 505/1111), in his famous work Fayṣal al-tafriqah, argues that the “Christians of Byzantium” and the “Turks” (still outside the Islamic world at that time) would come under God’s Mercy. Those who know the teachings and virtues of the Prophet and yet still deny him deserve to be called disbelievers, but al-Ghazzālī gives wide latitude in recognizing the obstacles to this knowledge. How could a Turk who had never heard of Muhammad be faulted? Moreover, why should a person who grows up hearing the Prophet Muhammad referred to as “the great liar” investigate his truth claims, since one would not expect the same from a Muslim who hears of someone accused of being a false prophet? Hearing the name Muhammad means nothing if one learns only of the opposite of his true attributes. One could extend this reasoning to point out that one is unlikely to deem a religion good or desire to learn about it, if the only followers one meets are bad. Such mitigating circumstances, namely, that birthplace, upbringing, and social experience mediate one’s knowledge of religion, provide ample space for God’s Mercy to encompass those who believe in Him and in the Hereafter and act righteously.

Nasr SH, Dagli CK, Dakake MM et al. The Study Quran, A New Translation and Commentary. HarperOne; 2017.

u/errdayimshuffln · 4 pointsr/worldpolitics

Seeing some of your responses gives me the impression that you have the intention to argue the case that the violent acts against non-believers for the sole fact that they are not believers is supported by the Quran. It is in fact not supported. I recommend that you get a copy of The Study Quran or Mohammad Asad's The Message of the Quran and look up those verses and read the commentary by the translators and scholars on each of those verse. And if you have doubts on the expertise of the scholars then please read the preludes/prefaces in these texts. If you are wanting a discussion in good faith and on the basis of having read the Quran, then I believe the knowledge therein is a prerequisite.

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This Wikipedia article is a start I guess

Also,
>I would argue that according to the Quran the radical Muslims are the ones actually living out their religion!

So amazing how all of a sudden in the last decade, people in the west are claiming this. This is completely and utterly false; a conclusion that only one who entertains only the ideas of "experts" like Robert Spencer and the like. It's not Islam that keeps arguing for the idea of an inevitable "clash of civilizations" which is essentially a self-fullfilling prophecy.

u/servant_of_the_wolf · 2 pointsr/religion

>Edit: any recommendations for the most "unbiased" versions?

You might consider the New Oxford Annotated Bible. Here’s a bit from the blurb:

>For over 50 years students, professors, clergy, and general readers have relied on The New Oxford Annotated Bible as an unparalleled authority in Study Bibles. This fifth edition of the Annotated remains the best way to study and understand the Bible at home or in the classroom. This thoroughly revised and substantially updated edition contains the best scholarship informed by recent discoveries and anchored in the solid Study Bible tradition.

You might also consider The Study Qur’an. A bit from its blurb:

>Drawn from a wide range of traditional Islamic commentaries, including Sunni and Shia sources, and from legal, theological, and mystical texts, The Study Quran conveys the enduring spiritual power of the Quran and offers a thorough scholarly understanding of this holy text.

u/KaramQa · 1 pointr/religion

The Yusuf Ali Translation of the Quran is the best. I think it best preseves the spirit of the original arabic.

This site is good it allows you to easily switch between translations

http://al-quran.info/#home


As for Tafsirs (commentary) I think the Tafir al Mizan is the best Shia Tafsir.


https://almizan.org/


But since you want something similar to a spoon-feeding I think you should check out the Study Quran. I've heard praise of it but I haven't read it myself.