The ethico-legal teachings of the Qur’an interest me and confuse me simultaneously. The confusion springs from the lack and abundance of universality it brings to the table. To explain further, the Qur’an appears to favor men; men financially support their wives, men fight battles, etc. Just as much as it supports men, it seems to look down upon women and lower classes. The Qur’an says that men are allowed to have more than one wife; it also seems to suggest slavery. Based on this, I do not believe the Qur’an is very universal. However, abrogation or nash contradicts my belief that the Qur’an is not for all. It takes into account current social situations when interpreting the word. If something is out of date or inacceptable to do in a current period, it is abrogated and is “replaced with something better or similar (Saeed, 171)”. Overall, I believe that determining if a teaching from the Qur’an is universal is difficult. This is because in the end, individual opinions of credibility are all that matter. Whether someone is in favor of interpretations, or the actual literal verses, depends on someone’s experience and opinion.