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What Use Is the Quran for Us Today? | A Conversation with Farhad Shafti
Sedanet's concluding conversation with Farhad Shafti on the question of what use the Quran is for us today. This is the final session in a series of talks aimed at finding answers to three fundamental questions about the Quran.
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In the final session of Sedanet's series of talks aimed at finding answers to three fundamental questions about the Quran, Mohammad-Kazem Barzegar speaks with Farhad Shafti about the third question: What use is the Quran for us today? This question concerns the relationship between the sacred text and the life of contemporary human beings, and the possibility of meaningfully drawing upon the Quran in new circumstances.
In this conversation, Shafti elucidates the possible functions of the Quran for people today and demonstrates how a balance can be struck between fidelity to the divine message and the needs of the contemporary era. The discussion of the Quran's role in giving meaning to life, moral guidance, intellectual inspiration, and the challenges of a contemporary understanding of the sacred text are among the main themes of this final session.
For those interested in Quranic studies, contemporary religious thought, and the relationship between tradition and the modern world, this conversation offers an opportunity to become acquainted with a summation of three fundamental questions about the Quran and to find a new horizon for a meaningful connection with the sacred text.
