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I'm not a Muslim but I've read the Quran. I can confirm that there it says not to worship any entity other than Allah and it says nothing about "celebrating" th
by egeozcan 6y ago
I'm not a Muslim but I've read the Quran. I can confirm that there it says not to worship any entity other than Allah and it says nothing about "celebrating" them being prohibited.
It does say a lot of bad things (to put it extremely mildly) about people worshiping other deities, especially idols, though.
- whoisburbansky 6y agoThe Old Testament Bible says similar things about worshipping other deities, idols, etc. The literal first commandment explicitly prohibits it.
- ClumsyPilot 6y agoThe old testament has some pretty crazy, hairy and barbaric stuff in it. Literal taking of religious texts is generally incompatible with moderm civilised society
- whoisburbansky 6y agoI agree wholeheartedly, which is why felt like I had to point this out to someone seemingly taking another religious text quite literally.
- nethunters 6y agoUnderstanding the Quran literally is not the only way Islamic law is derived. According to the four Schools of Jurisprudence in the Sunnis and the Ja'fari Schools of Jurisprudence in the Shias Islamic law is derived from the following sources: - Quran and Quranic exegesis - Ahaadith (prophetic traditions) - Ijmaa' (consensus) - Qiyaas (analogy - limited use cases and remit) This is a ruling that is held by each of the Schools of Jurisprudence in the Sunnis and the Ja'fari School of Jurisprudence of the Shias. As a side note the modern day Salafis/Wahabis/Ahlul Hadith literally interpret the Quran and Ahaadith (Prophetic Traditions) which is how they reach rulings that differ from the accepted Schools of Jurisprudence that have had millions of scholars over centuries work together.