What the Quran meant and what it matters - reading notes

What the Quran meant and why it matters

By Garry Willis

This book provides an entrance into understanding what it is really inside the Quran.

The first part of the book deals with how the western world has misinterpreted the message of Islam to promote an agenda.

Many people talk about Islam without having read the quran

The Quran has many parallels with the Torah and the Gospel

The Quran came after Mohammad, that is after the year 632.

The Quran is a more inclusive book than the Torah and the gospel. 

All believers, this includes Christians and Jews are the sons of god. By believers it is understood, those who believe in one good.

The Quran mentions many prophets: Adam, Jesus, Moses, Mary, Abraham, and of course Muhammad. All have equal importance.

Jihad = Zeal = strive for excellence. It some cases it is confused with fanatic.

The book draw some parallels with the crusades and other extrem interpretations of the law of god under the Christian church.

Shari'ah 

It is only mentioned one in the Quran and it means to travel the Right Path.

The Quran down not call for any laws or gives detail of what this mean.

The book critiques how the USA government tries to prohibit "Shar'iah law" without knowing what really means or is.

The Quran also did not indicate anything about the hijab.

The book does indicate that proper attire has to be worn any mean and women. 

Also westerners misinterpreted a verse about attacking infidels. First, infidels are the ones who do not believe I god, these are not the Christians or Jews, but the ones believing in more than one god. There is no mention of Holy war in the Quran.