gracias seeker_of_ilm,

you are addressing one of my (long forgotten now) original questions when i joined the webforum. and i think this is kind of progressing towards a more solid answer... but i still do not understand, this seems subjective to me. given the size, complexity, number of: ideas, people, events and places the quran (like most religious texts) addresses i just do not see how one could create a solid and stable criteria for 'alike.' it seems like a very elusive term to me.

que Dios te bendiga