{"id":6145,"date":"2024-07-10T07:42:30","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T07:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/2024\/07\/10\/critique-of-monotheistic-religions-in-the-quran\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T13:27:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T13:27:01","slug":"critique-of-monotheistic-religions-in-the-quran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/critique-of-monotheistic-religions-in-the-quran\/","title":{"rendered":"Critique Of Monotheistic Religions In The Qur&#8217;an"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Question<\/h3>\n<p>Does  Islam provide any critique or appraisal of Monotheistic religions &#8211; or  in other words &#8211; of itself? Is it self-conscious, self-critical and  self-correcting by its very nature? I want to know if Islam has the  ability to evolve from within &#8211; as the world moves forward and realities  change.<\/p>\n<h3>Answer<\/h3>\n<p>The  Quran has asked believers to be true seekers of the truth and this is  the most self-correcting mechanism which one can perhaps come across.  They have to accede to truth wherever and from whomsoever they find it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Answered by:<\/strong> Dr. Shehzad Saleem<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> 2015-01-13<\/p>\n<button class=\"simplefavorite-button\" data-postid=\"6145\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\">Favorite <i class=\"sf-icon-star-empty\"><\/i><\/button>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does  Islam provide any critique or appraisal of Monotheistic religions &#8211; or  in other words &#8211; of itself? Is it self-conscious, self-critical and  self-correcting by its very nature? 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