Oh I know, it is one of those baffling things I came across during the time I spent on reddit. You have this guy just randomly declaring, yes, all of these expert and very clever British scholars ohhh they all just got it wrong! I'm the one who knows the true interpretation of the Qu'ran better than those infidels hurrrr!
You even fucking see it with leftists as well where they tried to pull this shit if anyone remembers that infamous Ben Affleck moment with Sam Harris. It just pisses me off on a bit of a professional level I guess when people try and pull shit like this. If you're somebody who does real research on a topic it's very easy to spot.
Given how people interpret the bible over in the west though, I'd be pretty skeptical of anyone's interpretation of any religious texts except your own interpretation.
I would just emphasize that Muslims are actually the absolute worst authority on Islam unless you are also a Muslim and you learn it from them from within your culture. If you're a westerner trying to understand Islam from scholars then Muslims scholars are you absolute worst source because they cannot be trusted more so than anyone else but frankly, everyone has an agenda so I'd say no one is trustworthy anyway regardless of their religious beliefs.
I have a Quran sitting on my desk and I've read a bit of it because of all the recent talk of Muslims lately. The Quran is 1000x easier to interpret than the bible. The Quran is very straight-forward in how it presents its ideas. There's very little open for interpretation. If you are not Muslim then Muslims are not your friend. It's as clear as day in the Quran.
Oh I know, it is one of those baffling things I came across during the time I spent on reddit. You have this guy just randomly declaring, yes, all of these expert and very clever British scholars ohhh they all just got it wrong! I'm the one who knows the true interpretation of the Qu'ran better than those infidels hurrrr!
You even fucking see it with leftists as well where they tried to pull this shit if anyone remembers that infamous Ben Affleck moment with Sam Harris. It just pisses me off on a bit of a professional level I guess when people try and pull shit like this. If you're somebody who does real research on a topic it's very easy to spot.
Given how people interpret the bible over in the west though, I'd be pretty skeptical of anyone's interpretation of any religious texts except your own interpretation.
I would just emphasize that Muslims are actually the absolute worst authority on Islam unless you are also a Muslim and you learn it from them from within your culture. If you're a westerner trying to understand Islam from scholars then Muslims scholars are you absolute worst source because they cannot be trusted more so than anyone else but frankly, everyone has an agenda so I'd say no one is trustworthy anyway regardless of their religious beliefs.
I have a Quran sitting on my desk and I've read a bit of it because of all the recent talk of Muslims lately. The Quran is 1000x easier to interpret than the bible. The Quran is very straight-forward in how it presents its ideas. There's very little open for interpretation. If you are not Muslim then Muslims are not your friend. It's as clear as day in the Quran.
What is a priest but a story critic who wants to interpret sacred texts for you?