"I also like the attention Mr
Sells gives to the auditory sound and poetry etc."
Dear Ron,
That is what I like about Sells. He has a better appreciation for the beauty
of the Qur'an and is able to convey it better than any translator I know.
"Is the concept of
"Abrogation" of earlier verses by later verses considerd valid? Is it
acceptd orthodoxy in Sunni, Shia and/or Baha'i theology?"
I think it is, but not to abrogate verses like "Let there by no compulsion
in religion." The things that were abrogated were things like the Qiblih
being in Jerusalem.
"Worst case, I am wasting
my time studying the early Meccan suras, if they were mostly abrogated
by later verses (obviously I don't really think so)."
The cases of abrogation are really quite rare. I wouldn't worry about it.
"But Abrogation
worries me. Can someone help me by convincing me that Abrogation is
bogus?"
I don't think it is bogus. Baha'u'llah once revealed obligatory prayers
different from the ones we currently use, so it can happy. What I think you
are having trouble with is those who are using the theory of abrogation to
justify killing, etc.
warmest, Susan
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