It is very interesting to see the notion that there is not one "Sharia" or one true law. If every re-interpretation is valid, then what of the faith is left?
A short reminder: people that ascribed themselves to Islam said that Allah is everywhere, even in the bathroom (wal ciyaadhu billah)! They even have a verse!
وَهُوَ الَّذِي فِي السَّمَاء إِلَهٌ وَفِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَهٌ وَهُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْعَلِيمُ
And it is He [i.e., Allah] who is [the only] deity in the heaven, and on the earth [the only] deity. And He is the Wise, the Knowing.
For someone that believes that the Revelation can be reinterpreted, and that the Salafs interpretation is of no major value, there is no ground to refute this opinion. Even if not agreeing with it, it has to be viewed as a valid difference of opinion. Otherwise, on what basis is it not valid? There is no measuring stock in the absence of an authoritorian guidance of the first generation!
You cannot have your cake and eat it. Either it is a valid opinion islamically to believe Allah is in the...or Sharia is the one of the Prophets time and is not changable.
A short reminder: people that ascribed themselves to Islam said that Allah is everywhere, even in the bathroom (wal ciyaadhu billah)! They even have a verse!
وَهُوَ الَّذِي فِي السَّمَاء إِلَهٌ وَفِي الْأَرْضِ إِلَهٌ وَهُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْعَلِيمُ
And it is He [i.e., Allah] who is [the only] deity in the heaven, and on the earth [the only] deity. And He is the Wise, the Knowing.
For someone that believes that the Revelation can be reinterpreted, and that the Salafs interpretation is of no major value, there is no ground to refute this opinion. Even if not agreeing with it, it has to be viewed as a valid difference of opinion. Otherwise, on what basis is it not valid? There is no measuring stock in the absence of an authoritorian guidance of the first generation!
You cannot have your cake and eat it. Either it is a valid opinion islamically to believe Allah is in the...or Sharia is the one of the Prophets time and is not changable.