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’” Intriguingly, she cites several Qur’anic verses and presents her own understanding of them – an understanding that happens to contrast sharply with the widely accepted narrative of Muslim scholars who base them- selves on the Prophet’s actual practice and understanding.
But the way these activists keep citing the Qur’an to legitimize their arguments and claiming to know better what Muslims should do not only suggests little familiarity with Qur’anic content, but also exposes them to a rigorous and fair criticism from real scholars of the Qur’an and Islam.
Serious research would reveal the following answer: Until all Muslims simultaneously decide to abandon Islam (an impossibility), or until all animals become extinct, this ritual, especially during the hajj, will continue.
The activists’ argument is unsustainable for several reasons: They would be rejecting the Qur’anic verses dealing with the hajj and God’s purpose for creating animals; challenging Abraham’s understanding of his dream, which he thought was a revelation, as well as the Qur’an’s narration of it; and chal- lenging the Prophet’s understanding and practice during the Eid and the hajj.
22:36)3 Even though the next verse states that God does not benefit from the an- imal’s meat or blood, each Muslim must perform this sacrificial act in order for it to be considered done correctly and accepted.
“Should Muslims Reconsider Animal Slaughter on Eid?” http://www.