.... Alas, all traditions lose their primal purity and we all fail our founders. But the British Museum's beautiful presentation of the hajj can help us understand how the vast majority of the world's Muslims understand their faith.
Socrates, founder of the western rational tradition, insisted that the exercise of reason required us constantly and stringently to question received ideas and entrenched certainties. The new exhibition can indeed become a journey to the heart of Islam and also, perhaps, to a more authentic and respectful western rational identity.
[COMMENT] ".... respect for other faiths is central to Muslim tradition". Except, historically, that's never been the case, regardless of what the Qu'ran says. …. to pretend that Islam is benevolent and respectful towards other religions is delusional and dangerous. [Guardian Cif] Read more
