"To think that the original Arabic is the only way to convey the words of the Prophet is fallacy. Allah is above all language. Even in Arabic, the Q'uran is translated from the mind of Allah into the words of men. Everyone should be able to hear the words of Allah in the language he speaks in his own heart." -- Zuqaq
Islam is not alone in being a theocratic institution that twists the Holy Words to their own ends, and the long-held belief that any version of the Q'uran that is not in original Arabic is tainted, is simply foolish.
FWIW: Whether this imam Zuqaq exists or not, I don't know ... I came across this 'accreditation' in one of Orson Scot Card's "Shadow" novels, and it struck a chord.
Let all holy works be available in all languages.
2007-06-06
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