“The “Timeless Qur’an” Claim Is Not Theology But A Political Strategy To Block Reforms And Silence Dissent”, The Commune, December 07, 2025

“In Indian public life, few assertions are repeated as insistently as the claim that “the Qur’an is eternal, timeless, and valid for all societies and all eras.” The statement is routinely invoked by Islamist groups, conservative clerics, and sympathetic politicians—usually when questions are raised about reform, gender justice, or constitutional supremacy.

It surfaces whenever debates arise about the Uniform Civil Code, Muslim women’s rights, or judicial scrutiny of personal laws. Dissent is dismissed as “interference in religion,” while reform is framed as an “attack on Islam.”

But stripped of theological ornamentation, the claim that the Qur’an is “timeless” functions less as a spiritual belief and more as a political strategy…..”

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