Fascinating. In particular... > More than anyone else, the mufti used his talents as an organizer and > propagandist > to motivate other Muslims to interpret the Koran according to its literal > meaning > as a source book filled with anti-Semitic ( anti-Jewish ) hatred, emphasizing > Muhammad's utter contempt for Jews and his example in murdering as many > as possible as something pleasing to Allah.
Does this imply such an interpretation was controversial or overlooked before then? If so, it does raise the admittedly faint hope that if we understood how and why he succeeded in reframing the Koran, we might be able to undo or redo it ourselves. Or at least help someone else do it... E -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
