Maulana Tariq Masood's Moment Of 'Correctness'!

By Sumit Paul, New Age Islam

2 October 2024

There're two very meaningful idioms, 'No Se Puede Estar Siempre Mal ' in Spanish and ' Hich Kas Nemitoonad Hamishe Eshtebah Baashad ' in Persian.

Everyone has moments of correctness or insight, and it's impossible to be incorrect all the time.

Though predominantly a moron who's known for his sexist comments and idiotic statements, Pakistan's controversial preacher Tariq Masood has recently conceded that there are grammatical and orthographic errors in the Quran because Muhammad was an Ummi (unlettered) whose 'revelations' were jotted down by his companions. According to Masood, “ Muhammad did not write even a single word in it."

Masood elaborated by saying that Muhammad, being illiterate, relied on others to write the Quran, leading to grammatical mistakes that remain in the text today. He read verses from the Quran, pointing out what he described as errors.

Obviously, he's being accused of blasphemy! Ironically, this man advocated death for blasphemy sometime ago! Poor Tariq! He's hoist with his own petard.

The grammatical errors and discrepancies in the Quran have always baffled the scholars of Arabic as well as the honest exegetes of Al-Furqan. Yet, obdurate Muslims still believe that the Quran is error-free. Sorry, it's not. Unless one's a diehard and deluded crusader of the Quran's correctness and infallibility, errors in it will invariably embarrass many sane and educated Muslims.

Masood should be felicitated for his bold views on the errors in the Quran. Instead, he's being hounded by the fanatics in Pakistan.

Let's see what transpires in the days to come. Will the majority of Muslims in the sub-continent concede that the 'holy' screed is indeed riddled with errors? I see it as Islam's epiphanous moment in the sub-continent.

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A regular columnist for New Age Islam, Sumit Paul is a researcher in comparative religions, with special reference to Islam. He has contributed articles to the world's premier publications in several languages including Persian.

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