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Richard Laing's avatar

In some of those verses, there seems to be a criticism of those who want the Hour to hurry up and come. For my own part, though I'd be glad for this profane age to be over, I feel I need more time for repentance.

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Sam Gerrans's avatar

I absolutely agree with your sentiment.

In terms of the content: I'm not saying your reading is wrong, but my own take on it is that (at least in places) this wording refers to the fact that the unbelievers would taunt the Messenger to make the end come in order to prove that he was telling the truth.

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Richard Laing's avatar

yes, I'm sure that's the main point and in keeping with other passages about the mockery of the Messenger(s).

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Shariff Adriel Lazarus's avatar

“Yoda”.

Hahahaha 🤣 good one San. That cracked me up.

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Richard Laing's avatar

Dear Sam, when I saw the title of this post I guessed it was one of your teases, and the answer would be "nothing"".

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Sam Gerrans's avatar

Well, the Qur'an says what it says!

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Richard Laing's avatar

yes, Muhammad certainly knew that much. I think we should neither over- nor under-estimate Muhammad's role... he was not a "Yoda" but he accomplished a tremendous and no doubt very trying task on behalf of us all.

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Sam Gerrans's avatar

Of course. The Qur'an contains the record of the example he set and which we, in our respective ways, are meant to strive to follow.

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