Irshad Manji: Quotes about thinking

Irshad Manji is Feminist from Canada, author, journalist, activist. Explore interesting quotes on thinking.

Irshad Manji: 18 quotes0 likes

“Most Muslims treat the Quran as a document to imitate rather than interpret, suffocating our capacity to think for ourselves.”

Irshad Manji book The Trouble with Islam Today

Source: The Trouble with Islam Today (2005), Ch. 2: Seventy Virgins?

“Islam was not always so close minded. During the 'Golden age' – between the 9th and 11th century – there existed a tradition of critical thinking in the Muslim world.<!”

“I've read the scholarship that explains these verses 'in their context', and I think there's a fancy dance of evasion going on.”

Irshad Manji book The Trouble with Islam Today

Source: The Trouble with Islam Today (2005), p. 48