It’s always a pleasure to find you here! Personally, I think it’s as real as this world is, but what do I know, lol. And I’m certain that God will adjust for mental disorders, after all there’s an “us” underneath the mental deformation resulting from trauma, the “us” that regrets our negative actions stemming from these issues in our moments of clarity (or not, hence Hell).
I’m very excited to hear you’re interested in the Qur’an, for whatever reasons, and thankfully I think the Qur’an is very straightforward, not much to really “study” there, it’s not a somewhat philosophically dense read a la Ecclesiastes, for instance. I like “Quran: A Monotheist Translation”, since it’s not influenced by Hadith literature (most of the morally questionable “Muslim” beliefs derive from it, not the Qur’an) and it’s unburned of sectarian doctrines, it’s quite literal (slightly more open for interpretation, which can pose its own problems, but at least it’s not a mistranslation) and says God instead of Allah (I feel like it takes any Western/English-speaking person “out of it”, it creates distance when reading an English translation). And Rumi is wonderful, a great poet inspired by his love of God and his gratefulness for life.
Imo, metaphor, allusion, allegory, etc. are figurative speech that do describe something very real, but not always comprehensible with our physical senses. For example, I can’t see air, but I breathe it. I can’t literally touch love, but I can feel it! Are these things not real?
Thanks also for the share. On the chance the app has intrusive permissions, is there a web version?
Salam my sibling, to you and yours! Blessings of every sort.
Those things are real. And our world (in my understanding) is like the Matrix to God, who’s to say we couldn’t inhabit a Hell as real as this world, right? Regardless, though, it’s a circumstance we’d rather avoid, lol. We are/can be better than that!
Even if we studied it all, who can know for certain? But I believe that, as long as we all see eye to eye on our moral duties (or even just stand by the idea of things being morally right or wrong), the rest is somewhat inconsequential. 😉
Anyway, see you around, stay cool and inquisitive. ✌️
It’s always a pleasure to find you here! Personally, I think it’s as real as this world is, but what do I know, lol. And I’m certain that God will adjust for mental disorders, after all there’s an “us” underneath the mental deformation resulting from trauma, the “us” that regrets our negative actions stemming from these issues in our moments of clarity (or not, hence Hell).
I’m very excited to hear you’re interested in the Qur’an, for whatever reasons, and thankfully I think the Qur’an is very straightforward, not much to really “study” there, it’s not a somewhat philosophically dense read a la Ecclesiastes, for instance. I like “Quran: A Monotheist Translation”, since it’s not influenced by Hadith literature (most of the morally questionable “Muslim” beliefs derive from it, not the Qur’an) and it’s unburned of sectarian doctrines, it’s quite literal (slightly more open for interpretation, which can pose its own problems, but at least it’s not a mistranslation) and says God instead of Allah (I feel like it takes any Western/English-speaking person “out of it”, it creates distance when reading an English translation). And Rumi is wonderful, a great poet inspired by his love of God and his gratefulness for life.
The English Qur’an translation as an app for Android (there should be one for iOS too): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.freeminds.quranapp
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Thank you. I find your company pleasing, as well.
Imo, metaphor, allusion, allegory, etc. are figurative speech that do describe something very real, but not always comprehensible with our physical senses. For example, I can’t see air, but I breathe it. I can’t literally touch love, but I can feel it! Are these things not real?
Thanks also for the share. On the chance the app has intrusive permissions, is there a web version?
Salam my sibling, to you and yours! Blessings of every sort.
Those things are real. And our world (in my understanding) is like the Matrix to God, who’s to say we couldn’t inhabit a Hell as real as this world, right? Regardless, though, it’s a circumstance we’d rather avoid, lol. We are/can be better than that!
And yes, I found an Internet archive link to it: https://archive.org/details/the-great-quran/page/n28/mode/1up 👋
Hmm. We seem to have different views and how can I answer without studying the material, in depth?
Thank you for the link. I’ve got homework to do, so I’d best get to it. I’m sure I’ll be asking plenty of questions.
Even if we studied it all, who can know for certain? But I believe that, as long as we all see eye to eye on our moral duties (or even just stand by the idea of things being morally right or wrong), the rest is somewhat inconsequential. 😉
Anyway, see you around, stay cool and inquisitive. ✌️
A generous reply. I really like and respect you a lot. Blessings to you and your lovely family.