A friend of my blog, Ebad, pointed out to me in the comments section of my post below that the verse Obama quoted was probably Surah 33, verse 70, which reads: "O ye who believe! Fear Allah, and (always) say a word directed to the Right" (Yusuf Ali's translation).
This verse seems to be more in line with what Obama quoted, "Be conscious of God and speak always the truth," than what Spencer cited as the verse Obama quoted, "O ye who believe! Be careful of your duty to Allah, and be with the truthful."
The translations are all slightly different, but in either case, as I demonstrated below, it doesn't make much of a difference (because even the verse Spencer claims Obama cited has nothing to do with "jihad warfare") except to show that it was probably Spencer who quoted the Qur'an "out of context" and then blamed Obama for quoting a verse that had to do with "jihad warfare."
Spencer should find out which verse Obama quoted and if Obama did in fact cite to Surah 33, verse 70 as Ebad noted, then he should be very, very quick to offer an apology to the President.
But when has Mr. Spencer ever been willing to admit his guilt in anything?
Saturday, June 6, 2009
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And Thomas Clearly's translation is a little closer with "Be conscious of God, and speak in accurate terms" (33:70)
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