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From: bakken@cs.arizona.edu (Dave Bakken)
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Subject: Re: Good and bad English translations/interpretations of the Qur'an
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Date: 22 Nov 90 18:27:43 GMT
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In article <1990Nov13.161835.517@wpi.WPI.EDU> pur-ee!bdirai@rhino.ecn.purdue.edu (Ilyess B Bdira) writes:
>
>In article <1990Nov8.013556.15190@wpi.WPI.EDU> heru@byron.acs.washington.edu (heru-ra-ha) writes:
>>Rashad Khalifa PhD of Masjid Tucson is a native Arabic speaker (egyptian)
>>who knows western society and culture well. He has prepared a translation
>>of Quran. I am aware he is considered heretical by many Muslims.

>He was either a mad person or a mercenary although the latter is the most 
>probable because of the huge amounts of funds he received from some quarters
>known for their hostility to Islam.

I followed the Khalifa murder, since it happened here in Tucson (I
drive by his masjid on the way home each day; it says "Happiness is
Submission to God").  Yet I have not heard allegations that he
was paid for his views, let alone large sums of money.  That would
be very interesting, indeed!  Can you tell us the amounts he received
(in very general numbers)?  More importantly, who are the "quarters
known for their hostility to Islam" that paid him?  I'm sure that a
lot of people would benefit from knowing this, not just me.
-- 
Dave Bakken, bakken@cs.arizona.edu, uunet!arizona!bakken, +1 602 621 4976
"You don't negociate with someone who marches into another country, devours it,
killing whoever stands in his way.  You get him out, make him pay, and see that
he is never in a position to do these things again." Margaret Thatcher,10-12-90