The Islamic interpretive laws of abrogation indicate that the Prophet's earlier writings are superseded by anything he wrote after, because they are contradictory. This is confused by the fact that the Qu'ran is ordered by length of chapter, not chronologically.
Deeper studies show the verses of peace to be early in his prophetic career, …
The Islamic interpretive laws of abrogation indicate that the Prophet's earlier writings are superseded by anything he wrote after, because they are contradictory. This is confused by the fact that the Qu'ran is ordered by length of chapter, not chronologically.
Deeper studies show the verses of peace to be early in his prophetic career, and verses of jihad, conquest, slavery & conversion much later, as he discovered that conversion was more successful at sword point.
There may be Islamic scholars who can argue against the way I understand it, but abrogation is important in interpretation of the Qu'ran.
The Islamic interpretive laws of abrogation indicate that the Prophet's earlier writings are superseded by anything he wrote after, because they are contradictory. This is confused by the fact that the Qu'ran is ordered by length of chapter, not chronologically.
Deeper studies show the verses of peace to be early in his prophetic career, and verses of jihad, conquest, slavery & conversion much later, as he discovered that conversion was more successful at sword point.
There may be Islamic scholars who can argue against the way I understand it, but abrogation is important in interpretation of the Qu'ran.