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User icon An illustration of a person's head and chest. Sign up Log in. Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book. I am neither a poet nor a mystic. I am not even a Muslim. And yet I feel I have something in common with a Rumi. I do not let the requirements of Islamic tradition, the strict rules of modern scholarship and the taboos of our time constrict my freedom to say what I think and to explain my forbidden views.
I do so however in a friendly manner and without any animosity. My study of the Quran is based on knowledge not on faith. My purpose is not to provide spiritual ammunition to the faith. It is much more prosaic. I propose a new way of reading the Quranic text. Instead of seeing in it a divine revelation, I see in it the work of a man called Muhammad. I do what is forbidden for a believer.
But I recognize the believer's right to see in the Book the very words of God. Score: 4. Regardless of the faith he explores on any given day, each and every day he tries to be a walking embodiment of love, peace, and kindness. He is a student of religion, but it was not always this way. Twenty years ago, as he sought peace through study, he ended up tumbling over life's purpose.
Spiritual Quest of a Baby Yogi is one seeker's search for truth amidst the many religions of the modern world and his eventual realization that all religions lead to one Father of the Universe. No matter the book Quran or Bible and no matter the figure Buddha or Jesus Christ all spiritual striving focuses on the similar foundations of unconditional love, nonviolence, and inner peace.
As human beings, it is important we make an honest attempt to seek God in order to achieve enlightenment. The Arabic NAV, since its full release in , has been one of the most popular contemporary translations in the Middle East, and is similar in translation style to the NIV. It features the Modern Standard dialect of the Arabic Standard language.
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