Following up on my question of why world religions are so malleable in their interpretations (see my post 'Darwinian selection of religions'), I asked a Muslim why the Qur'an has not been written more clearly and explicitly. She said that the ambiguity in the Qur'an is a test for followers. The way you interpret the text--with love or hate, with a spirit of openness or of exclusion--is a mirror of your soul. The first word of the Qur'an, 'iqra', can be interpreted as 'read!' (with meanings such as 'follow closely [the prescriptions]), or 'instruct yourself!' (which could mean to learn, gather knowledge), or 'search!' (which could mean to search in yourself, or in the scriptures, to understand).
Seek - and you will find... yourself?
Seek - and you will find... yourself?
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