Reflection 2014.04.09 :

Yesterday I happened to listen to an explanation of one of the chapters of the Quran. ( Surah Alduha). And it struck me today that there are many verses in the Quran, in the Bible as well,  that require one to have a lot of life experience in order to understand what is meant by them. I had read this chapter many times before, and i understood all the words in it, but never reflected on it and never really got the context of it, which is the most important part ( Context ).

Suddenly i came to think of many things that my parents or my teachers used to ask me to do when i was younger. They would ask me to study and do my homework and help at home. But in my then immature mind never did I understand why is studying more important than playing with my friends, or why is helping my mom with cleaning the house more important than playing computer games!

I'm 31 years old now and i'm studying and doing the courses i should have done 14 years ago at school! so i do understand now why was it important to study. And i think this is the case with many verses in the Quran, the Bible or even any other ordinary yet sophisticated book. One needs to go through certain experiences and observe certain phenomenon in life/society/oneself in order to understand the context of them!

The explanation to the verses mentioned above can be watched in this link. Even though my point is more general than these specific verses.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoqhNz7wD3I