Quran An Easy Book.
Thank you Faisal bhai for giving your story.. and it is refreshing to see you reject the mainstream Islam preached by various sects and imams. I like Ghamidi saab too because I find many of his explanations good and peaceful. I also like that he, as a scholar, encourages questions and doesn’t believe in some of the regressive practices other scholars believe in. His mannerism and calm personality are appreciable, and also he explains many verses well. Having said that, in my opinion, even he can’t defend some of the immorality and logical flaws in Islam, however good he is. I have raised a few objections to his description of apostasy/wife beating/killing disbelievers etc. In my humble opinion, he tries to save some of the immorality and illogical stuff mentioned in Islamic scriptures, but in the process, he has to compromise on his own dignified approach to justice, and equality which he otherwise professes. It is not easy to defend Islamic scriptures, as they are full of many immoral things, and Ghamidi saab rejects some hadiths but even the ones he accepts are problematic. Thanks once again for taking your time explaining me your journey to Islam. I hope to get my point of view across and hopefully learn something here.
I’m sorry my friend, but that’s a rather simplistic and an unrealistic way to look at the universe. Knowledge goes through a continuous discovery process and gets refined over time. A scientist believes in something and even proves it to the best of his capability, while the next scientist completely topples his theory in the favor of another. Sometimes there is even a gap of thousands of years in the middle, but it really doesn’t matter. What really matters is the attitude towards the truth.