Salaam amin,
Quote from: amin on June 30, 2023, 11:54:28 PM
I see its the story of a Man(possibly a vegetarian) who relocated to the dessert, he struggled and faced extreme hardships for survival, his consciousness and thought its God's will to sacrifice his son as the only option, God blessed him with a new way, with a goat surfaced and he sacrificed that.
Its a belief of Goodness ways. Many animals too kill their off-springs for survival.
never heard such story before. But I do believe, we are forbidden to kill other people except for the reasons explained in the book.
The stories in the Quran are told so that we can take lessons. However, we must be flexible enough to understand the context.
In the case of the murder of a child in the story of the prophet Musa, Prophet Musa reacted exactly according to God's law that he understood, that killing is permissible only to avenge another soul.
But the Quran certainly has deviations for very good reasons. for example,
- When Ibrahim lied about who broke the idols of his people (he lied for good reason)
- When Ibrahim cut four birds into pieces just to satisfy his curiosity how Allah brings the dead back to life, (the birds were not really dead)
- When the fire grew cold when it burned Ibrahim. This is "against God's law" regarding the nature of fire
- When Musa walked in the middle of the sea, so he and his people were safe but not with Pharaoh and his army. This "violates God's law" regarding the nature of water
- and various other examples
does this make God inconsistent with his laws?
Of course not, because these all have good reasons. We can't dictate to God what he can and can't do. Don't be god to God

Even though Prophet Ibrahim was ordered to kill his son, his son did not really die
The child who was killed in the case of Musa, did not violate God's law, because God knew that he would coerce and suppress his parents, a reason where we are allowed to fight and kill.
That is why I wrote earlier about the importance of prioritizing God's revelation over our conscience.
Today very often Quran verses are translated according to human ethical standards.
For example,
Human ethics dictates that a man may not beat a woman, so the Quran must comply with this rule.
I think it's fine, as long as there is no tendency to feel embarrassed seeing that the Quran does not comply with man-made ethical standards.
Peace..