7th Century Q & A

From Arab News Q. May I ask whether it is permissible to read the Qur’an without having performed ablution or wudhu? The answer, whilst putting several scholars points of view, settles on this answer. ….. reading the Qur’an is a more involved task than holding it, and there is no disagreement among scholars that while it is better to have ablution before reading the Qur’an, it is permissible to read it without ablution. Or thinking, as reader HRT suggests. I’m not normally one to denigrate or redicule religion per se but for an article of this nature to be published in a major daily Arabian newspaper is akin to the Australian telling Catholics how to accept the host at Holy Communion. They still have a long way to go.