Enormiity

Part 2: Your insistence on a God-given physical form in the Quran is weird. Some of the references you gave are taken out of context to fit your narrative. It’s like you’re reading a book and cherry-picking quotes to support your view instead of considering the whole picture. Q5:64 (“Hand of God”) — that’s a metaphor. Q5:41–66 is about Jews, Christians, and Muslims. It says that if they follow God’s commands (since Moses and Jesus are considered prophets in Islam), they’re fine in the afterlife. Q38:75 — this verse is about Iblis refusing to bow to Adam. It’s not about God’s form. Same goes for 75:38. Q52:48 — this refers to Muhammad being watched, meaning God is always watching. It’s not about a physical form. Q55:27 — another metaphor. Q55:1–30 talks about God’s blessings and how humanity often denies them. Verse 26: Everything on Earth will perish. Verse 27: God, glorious and honorable, is eternal. Verse 28: A rhetorical question asking which of God’s gifts you deny. Q68:42 — now this is an interesting one. Q68:1–16 talks about people denying God’s word (like me) and spreading false information (like you). Q68:34–52 is about the difference in treatment between good and bad people. That “shin” in Q68:42 is a metaphor. Most translators agree it represents a tough or overwhelming situation. Based on the surrounding verses, it’s likely referring to how, when judgment comes, the “bad” people won’t even be able to bow to God anymore. I’m not even going to check the one about the “foot,” since it’s from a Hadith and I’m too lazy to look into it right now. But judging from your other examples, it’s probably just another metaphor you’ve taken out of context. Bonus: That comment about Taqiyyah was interesting—I actually learned something new today. But no, I’m just too lazy to legally change my religion.

Part 1: Yeah, the translation changed because language evolves. The brackets are there to provide more context and can change depending on who is translating the verse. Hadith is literally optional. Most of them just give more context to what's already in the Quran. Muslims only follow strong Hadith, like: Qudsi (from God, reported by Muhammad) Marfu (from Muhammad) Mawquf (from Muhammad’s companions) Sahih (reliable in transmission and not contradicting the Quran) Hasan (questionable but still acceptable) You see the keyword here: not contradicting the Quran. If a Hadith goes against the Quran, it's considered weak—or even fake. For example, the command to pray (salat) is clearly stated in the Quran, like in Q:2:43, 2:45, 2:110, 20:14, 29:45, and 17:48. The Quran is the main guideline; Hadith is optional context. The Quran isn’t always “clear” because it was revealed piece by piece over 23 years. There’s even a distinction between verses revealed in Mecca and those in Medina. If you follow Hadith over the Quran—especially if it contradicts the Quran—then you're following the wrong path. Think about it like this: in Genesis 1:27, murder is an offense against God. If the Pope says murder is okay, who’s correct? The direct command from God, or the Pope? In all religions, Holy Scripture > anything else. In Islam: Quran > Hadith.

MC Aura farming in front of his 'girlfriend'; now he's truly acting like an Uchiha. But how strong is the MC right now? I guess he's still weaker than Eto or the old man, since he seems concerned about Eto showing up.

How many more chapters until this boring Jiraiya and Hiruzen arc is finally over? Is this the point in this Chinese fanfic where the story starts going downhill because the original authors just want to milk its former glory before abandoning it entirely and moving on to a new one?

TL;DR: 1/10 — Not worth your time. If you’re just looking to kill time, read something else. Hell, even Chinese fan fiction is at least interesting for the first few story arcs. Review: This story is a mess. The MC is bland and has no personality. The power progression is nonexistent—it feels like a childish argument about whose imaginary power is better. The story development is just as bad: one forced plot point after another. There are practically no real “characters” in this story; everyone is mindless. It’s all about the MC and whoever he’s currently fighting. And the fight scenes? They're not even good. That’s what happens when the human brain tries to imagine cosmic entities battling each other—it becomes so disconnected that, after a while, every fight just turns into: Character A destroys something, then Character B destroys something. Rinse and repeat.

Wasn't nerfed Igris stronger than Jin-Woo? I remember Jin-Woo saying that Shadow Igris was stronger than him. I’m not sure if that’s true though—it’s been a while since I last read the Solo Leveling novel or manhwa. I do remember that in canon, shadows are practically instantly loyal to Jin-Woo the moment they're resurrected. The real issue is whether he successfully extracts their shadow. (Obviously, this is before he gets Ashborn’s inheritance.)

That's a lot better, this story might have a chance to be good after all.

The rewards are incentives; the punishments are not. To put it into perspective: getting extra pay for working overtime is an incentive, while being forced to work overtime or face a pay cut is a threat.

Harsh punishments and a strict system work in Solo Leveling because, without them, Sung Jin-Woo would be dead, he is simply a player in their game. But in this case, it's supposed to be a reward—yet the system feels more like a punishment, since the MC is forced to do whatever it wants.

It's a slave system—because it is. There's a big difference between having the freedom to choose what you want to do and being forced to do something under threat of punishment. Not only that, but it's usually a red flag when a story relies on such a plot device early on. It often means the story isn't strong on its own. If the author uses this kind of system from the beginning, then the main character's decisions become meaningless. Anything the MC does that goes against their principles can just be blamed on them being forced by the system. Even worse, the punishment is usually never carried out, so it wouldn't make a difference if the author removed it entirely. Harsh punishments and a strict system work in Solo Leveling because, without them (The System), Sung Jin-Woo would be dead. But in this case, it's supposed to be a reward—yet the system feels more like a punishment, since the MC is forced to do whatever it wants.