Mahmoud Mohamad Taha (محمود محمد طه) was a Sudanese thinker who in his book The Second Message of Islam proposed a reinterpretation of the Quran based on the difference between the Meccan and the Medinan verses. In a nutshell, he argued that while Meccan verses represented the true essence of Islam, Medinan verses were revealed to serve the cause and guide the 7th century community that the Prophet lead. Hence, they have a message and meaning that is no longer appropriate for contemporary Muslim communities as we live in a world that is vastly different from the one Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) lived in. Mahmoud Mohamad Taha thus argued for a new a way to approach the Quran that was based on the Meccan verses, which preached the values of equality and tolerance. While his ideas were fairly popular in Sudan, the mainstream religious establishment sought to silence him and eventually Jaafar Nimeiry's regime, under the influence of infamous ideologue Hassan al Turabi, condemned him to death 1985. What does everyone here thinks of Mahmoud Mohamad Taha's ideas? Would also be curious to see if someone can share some refutations
For more info, check out those videos. The first two (in English) discuss his life and ideas, the third is an Al Jazeera documentary on him (in Arabic) https://youtu.be/P02Xkgaqi0c
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