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[b]- The greatest human achievement has been that the preservation of the Quran[/b]. There are people who have studied 7th century Arabic very well and they need to be involved in the reform/renovation.
-Given the ambiguous nature of the the language of Arabic, it should be understood that verses can be reinterpreted in light of new knowledge. 
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HA!

So, not the polio vaccine? Not airflight? Not space travel? Not eradicating the bubonic plague?

But then of course Yusuf would say that, wouldn't he. That job security thing.   Living in a state with modern healthcare and conveniences would do that.

The Quran could have been less preserved, and the humankind would have trotted on just fine.

Of course, "preservation" doesn't mean "correctness", you know.   One can be 100% authentic and 100% wrong.[/quote]

Maybe for an atheist or nonreligious person those other things are more important, but Yusuf is a shaykh so its understandable he would place importance on the authenticity of the quran. And its correctness is for Muslims to decide, not atheists or nonreligious folks.[/quote]
I have no problem with this as long as Muslims don't put pressure on other people to recognize their book as the direct word of god.

I wonder what Yusuf would say if his child was dying and he had a choice: you can have medicine to restore your child to health, or you can have the preserved Quran. The joys of the first world, I tell ya.[/quote]

I agree, Muslims should not pressure anyone to recognize their book as the direct word of God. No one should, actually.  Given the choice, I think he would put his child's health in Gods hands. He is, after all, a shaykh, and the implication is that he is devout and puts much faith in God. [/quote]

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