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[quote=Anonymous]I don't blame OP for extremist factions of Islam like ISIS either.  It would be nice, however, if she acknowledged in a positive way the diversity of non-extremist Islam, which includes Shi'ites and Sufis.

She seems very stuck on holding up her own version of Islam, which sometimes seem designed specifically to be attractive to untrained non-Muslim ears.  Thus, we get Muhammed as the world's first feminist.  Hadith, many of which are really out there, are rejected, as is Sharia, and only the Quran may be used to understand Islam.

But because much in the Quran is not very clear, or is clear but not in sync with values she says Islam had, she then insists: 1) the Quran must be read in Arabic to understand it and 2) the Quran must be read in historical context.

As for 1) many of her statements or inability to argue against PPs' points seem to indicate that OP's grasp of Quranic Arabic is not very strong, hence her insistence that everyone needs a scholar to guide them in understanding.

As for 2), I don't disagree, but the historical sources here are distinctly non-Quranic.  Pre-Islamic poetry is one source of historical context and the other major source comes from mining hadith, which she rejects. So where does the historical context come from?  OP seems to rely on sweeping statements by various authors (and I agree there is a morbid fascination with those she thinks have a great academic pedigree--instructed at Harvard and the like) for historical context rather than primary source material or studies on tribal customs, which can shed partciular insight into Arabia of the seventh century.

She does seem to get very frustrated that the more trained non-Muslim ears here on DCUM are just not buying her story.[/quote]

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