7 Ramadhan, 1442
Many non-Muslims perceive The Qur'an as an extremely dogmatic text. But even a cursory reading quickly points to the questioning nature of the Revelation. The reader is consistently challenged to observe and to consider; there's a sense of being caught in a fascinating debate in which the central issues relate to the deepest human concerns.
Tariq Ramadan is very good at explaining just how threatening this new way of seeing the world was to the establishment of the time. They recognised the questioning spirit of radical liberation, even when it came from one of their own, and they didn't like it at all. In some ways it's easy to understand the Quraysh's opposition to the Prophet - peace be upon him - and the Message. I suppose that at some level even a believer senses that surrender involves radical transformation of a kind that's not easy in a world that's always committed to more of the same.
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