[amc] Re: Upcoming Sunday adult discussion on Koran/Islam
- From: Steve Friesen <Friesen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Werner S <wjs3108@xxxxxxxxx>, Austin Mennonite Church <amc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:52:40 -0600
For a podcast by Tariq Ramadan on western Muslims, try:
http://religionmatters.missouri.edu/archive.html (click on third entry from
top)
There's a 55-minute version and a 69-minute version.
Steve
On 1/6/08 2:51 PM, "Werner S" <wjs3108@xxxxxxxxx> held forth:
> As Garland announced Sunday morning, we shall have a
> speaker at the adult discussion group on the Koran in
> early February. The following may be of interest:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/books/review/Ramadan-t.html?_r=1&ref=books&o
> ref=slogin
>
> January 6, 2008
>
> ESSAY
>
> Reading the Koran
>
> By TARIQ RAMADAN
>
> For Muslims the Koran stands as the Text of reference,
> the source and the essence of the message transmitted
> to humanity by the creator. It is the last of a
> lengthy series of revelations addressed to humans down
> through history. It is the Word of God ? but it is not
> God. The Koran makes known, reveals and guides: it is
> a light that responds to the quest for meaning. The
> Koran is remembrance of all previous messages, those
> of Noah and Abraham, of Moses and Jesus. Like them, it
> reminds and instructs our consciousness: life has
> meaning, facts are signs.
>
> It is the Book of all Muslims the world over. But
> paradoxically, it is not the first book someone
> seeking to know Islam should read. (A life of the
> Prophet or any book presenting Islam would be a better
> introduction.) For it is both extremely simple and
> deeply complex. The nature of the spiritual, human,
> historical and social teachings to be drawn from it
> can be understood at different levels. The Text is
> one, but its readings are multiple.
>
> For the woman or the man whose heart has made the
> message of Islam its own, the Koran speaks in a
> singular way. It is both the Voice and the Path. God
> speaks to one¹s innermost being, to his consciousness,
> to his heart, and guides him onto the path that leads
> to knowledge of him, to the meeting with him: ³This is
> the Book, about it there can be no doubt; it is a Path
> for those who are aware of God.² More than a mere
> text, it is a traveling companion to be chanted, to be
> sung or to be heard.
>
> (rest at above URL)
>
> Much of the New York Times Sunday Book Review for
> January 6 is devoted to books about Islam and the
> Koran. The reviews and discussions can be found at:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/index.html
>
>
>
>
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