Try to to understand your own biases as a Christian, American, pro-war, pro-Israel person. All of these affect the way you will read a text. It’s very difficult to read texts with an open mind without that understanding.

As a Muslim I have to be careful of my own attitudes regarding Christianity when I pick up the Bible. I tend to read an dthen ask questions of my practicing Christian friends to clarify much that I don’t understand.

And as I said, most people study with teachers to understand the Qur’an, similar to Bible study groups.

I feel like I made an intense, good-faith effort and I’ll leave it at that.

Good-bye.

Peace,
B

Personally I don’t comment on things I know absolutely nothing about – though I will take this opportunity to look them up now.

Twice you quote verses 4:34 – differently each time and differently from Yusuf Ali in both cases.

And 26:166 is quoted completely wrong as well.

It actually reads as below (I’m including 165 for context since the verse starts in the middle of the sentence):

26:165 “Must you, of all people, [lustfully] approach men,
26:166 keeping yourselves aloof from all the [lawful] spouses whom your Sustainer has created for you? Nay, but you are people who transgress all bounds of what is right!”

I’m not sure where you copied these verses from but it’s a questionable source.