Round Chapatis Are Much More Important Than Futile Discussions On Quranic Flat Or Round Earth

By Sumit Paul, New Age Islam 3 January 2022 " Something unchallenged and unquestioned doesn't mean that it's irreproachable and infallible. Sensible people and even those with a modicum of sanity, don't challenge fools and their asinine theories." -Goethe This refers to a gentleman's much bandied about 5-point summary which he erroneously thinks to be perfect and above scrutiny. Rumi used a Pahlavi word ' Fiqsag ' for such over-confident 'interpreters'. Etymologically, ' Fiq ' is a bone in Pahlavi or archaic Persian and ' Sag ' is a dog in Persian and also in Urdu. You may have noticed that dogs have a habit of chewing dry bones continuously. Those who 'interpret' and waste their time and energy on such useless pursuits are veritable dry-boners. What purpose does it serve for mankind? Do stupid Quranic interpretations or for that matter, such analyses of religions and scriptures can ever get a morsel to a famished person? Our poor brethren need food to survive. This Five-point summary is of no use to them. We often say in Persian, 'Shikam Banda Nader Parastayad Khuda ' (you cannot worship on an empty stomach). We've just entered a new year. It's time to do and decide something that can be helpful to the world and mankind can benefit out of it. Instead of indulging in otiose discussions like whether Quran meant a flat earth or round, it'll be much more prudent and advisable to focus on flat breads and round Chapatis. Have a semblance of rationality and a scintilla of common-sense. There are far more pressing existential issues than the dead-end interpretations of antediluvian verses of the Quran, Bible or Gita. ---- 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. URL: https://newageislam.com/spiritual-meditations/discussions-quranic-flat-round-earth/d/128781 New Age Islam, Islam Online, Islamic Website, African Muslim News, Arab World News, South Asia News, Indian Muslim News, World Muslim News, Women in Islam, Islamic Feminism, Arab Women, Women In Arab, Islamophobia in America, Muslim Women in West, Islam Women and Feminism