I first read the Qur’an (English translation) as a non-believer. I wanted to better understand the religion my wife ascribed to, for even though I was not an adherent myself, I did want to be a good husband, a tolerant husband. One word perhaps best describes the tone I perceived in the Qur’an in my unbelief: anger. The God described in the Qur’an seemed angry, vengeful, full of wrath. God
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