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Quranet project is an attempt to serve political agenda of Israel say Saudi scholars
Israeli 'Quranet' project is aimed at interpreting the Quran to serve the political agenda of Israel, warned Saudi scholars and researchers.
- By Mariam Al Hakkem, Correspondent
- Published: 12:46 August 5, 2008
Riyadh: Israeli ‘Quranet' project is aimed at interpreting the Quran to serve the political agenda of Israel, warned Saudi scholars and researchers.
The scholars expressed doubts about the real objective of the online Quran interpretation project called Quranet, which was recently launched by the Israel's Foreign Affairs Ministry to serve as a “bridge between the Muslim world and the West''.
Dr Abdullah Al Mutlaq, member of the Senior Ulema Board in Saudi Arabia, denounced the project, which was developed by 15 Muslim Bedouin academics in Israel as part of their Masters programme in educational counselling and supervised by Jewish professor Dr Ofer Grosbard and reviewed by three Islamic preachers.
The project was also published in book form by Ben Gurion University Publishing House.
The project, exhibited at the Israeli Presidential Conference in Occupied Jerusalem in May 2008, aroused wide controversy especially after the Israeli Foreign Ministry announced that it was a project to serve as a “bridge between the Muslim world and the West''.
In a statement to Gulf News, Dr. Al Mutlaq stressed that the Israeli Quranet project should not be trusted by Muslims since it is run by Jews who openly show their hatred to Islam and Muslims.
“A Muslim, who wants to abide by Islamic teachings, should not depend on this website for interpretation of the Holy Quran whatever the case,'' he said.
He warned that Muslims should not be deceived by Israeli allegations that “the Quranet transforms the Quran into a unique and useful educational tool for parents and teachers, and thereby renders the beneficial power of the Quran widely accessible''.
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