this evening kbm was the last kbm to conclude my tenure in the ddsa office. cant wait to start my research. i was bothered however whether 'sacred texts' would be a worthy subject to embark on. but the thought that how in the first place these sacred texts first came into existence and maintain its authority in matters related to particular religion. why would/should a muslim bother to understand other sacred texts when the Quran make it explicit of their unauthentic character. why would shahrastani or al-biruni be bothered to probe into matters related to other religions? what sort of ijithad we need in the encounter of other religions? so challenging so provoking