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Can Islam be Reformed? Poll!
Islam has the doctrine of abrogation. The Qur'an has Meccan and Medinan verses. The Medinan passages, which are generally violent, were revealed to Muhammad after the Meccan passages. When there is a contradiction, the later fighting passages overrule the earlier more peaceful passages. That is why Islam is radical. If there were a doctrine of supra-abrogation whereby the earlier passages are considerred to overrule the later passages, Islam would be a lot more peaceful. Unfortunately, such a way of understanding the Qur'an could never be mainstreamed.
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