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Monday, October 29, 2007

Grammatical Errors in the Qur'an?

It was always patently obvious to me, even before I became a Muslim, that those who alleged that there are grammatical errors in the Qur'an not only had an ax to grind, but were making a rather objective claim regarding a subject that was at least somewhat subjective. Likewise, not only were they essentially guilty of "putting the cart before the horse", since the agreed upon grammatical rules which they relied upon to uncover alleged errors were largely formulated from Classical Arabic sources (including the Qur'an itself) years after the Qur'an was revealed, but they all seem to have conveniently forgotten that linguistic experts and authorities largely recognize that there is such a thing as "poetic license"—especially in books that claim to be unique and original (as the Qur'an indeed does). Those who are interested in reading a much more detailed discussion of this subject, one that clearly exposes the flawed approach that Orientalists have historically had with the Qur'an, please take a look at:
Orienting the Orientalists
And if you wan to learn even more about the biased and unfair treatment the Qur'an has suffered at the hands of Orientalists over the centuries, please read Method Against Truth: Orientalism and Qur'anic Studies and Orientalism, Misinformation and Islam.

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2 Comments:

At 10/30/2007 10:51:00 AM, Blogger Jonathan Versen said...

hi, it's good to see you posting again.

 
At 12/31/2007 01:43:00 PM, Blogger Sitara said...

Re: Grammatical errors in the Qur'an - thank you so much for this - it is really very help. Jazakallah and Was-salam

 

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