The Qur'an does not confer on any person, whosoever it may be, the sole right to interpret God's word. |
It is saying that the only way in which we, as a group of reasonable people, were able to interpret the provision was in that way. |
To paraphrase Crowley, interpret every event as a dealing of the Infinite with your Soul, a communication from the Absolute. |
The way we choose to interpret and perceive stares will influence our ability to cope with them. |
That view led Gorham to interpret the raising of the age of consent as an effort to constrain modern sexuality. |
When a candidate says he wants to cut taxes, you can interpret that to mean that he wants to hike tax rates up the wazoo. |