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virtue of being different, each person has experiences to
share and learnings to offer to another.
Learning is to be had from everyone, it is not a question
of Muslim or non-Muslim. Just as two stones create
sparking when rubbed against each other, similarly
mutual learning causes brainstorming and leads to
emergence of new ideas.
8 Why is the Quran interpreted
differently, unlike the Bhagwad Gita,
which is inferred the same among
Hindus across the world?
he issue of different interpretations exists everywhere
Tin the religious discipline. This is not simply a matter
of the Quran, rather it is a matter which pertains to all
religious books.
In the Gita, Krishna urges Arjun in these words: ‘O Arjun,
go ahead and fight!’ In these scriptures too, there is an
injunction to engage in battle. When you study different
religions, you will realize that they do speak about war.
You will also realize that every religion is basically a
religion of love, compassion and peace. However, as an
exception, every religion allows for war for the purpose
of defence.
While Gandhi interpreted the words ‘O Arjun, go ahead
and fight’ to mean a peaceful ‘internal struggle’, the same
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