Lesley Hazleton maalin bay u fadhiisatay siday Quraanka u akhrin lahayd. Wixii ay heshay—qof Muslima iyadoon ahayn,ahna dalxiise kitaabka barakaysan ee Islaamka—wuxu ahaa waxaanay filanayn.Muxaadaradan ka imanaysa TEDxRainier, Hazleton kaftankeeda iyo dhuuxisteeda cilmi ee la yaabka leh, waxay inagula wadaagaysaa furfurnaantii iyo  cajaaibtii ay la kulantay.

Lesley Hazleton: Akhrinteedi Quraanka

Popular notions like the promise of 72 virgins misrepresent the Koran, which actually describes paradise as gardens watered by running streams, mentioned 36 times. Deep reading reveals a text more subtle and flexible than its reputation, with verses that include both men and women and even environmental stewardship. The original Arabic carries hypnotic rhythms and meaning that get lost in translation. Many supposed certainties, such as the number of virgins, do not appear in the text and result from later interpretation.