Regardless of the number of extracted interpretations, each interpretation will have to pass the test of non-contradiction independently.
Let me lay out the two elements of the non-contradiction. Assuming one has already verified the Quran to be the very word of God, the logic is pretty straightforward.
1. The first rule is that there are no contradictions in the Quran
2. The second rule is that if the Quran was produced by other than God then one would find contradictions in the Quran.
When we apply these two rules simultaneously to any interpretation of the Quran we can make the following conclusion.
If one were to interpret the Quran in a way that was not intended by God then we are likely to introduce a contradiction in the Quran because man is not capable of producing a different version of the Quran without any contradictions. Hence there can only be one correct way to interpret the Quran. Think about it :)
1. The first rule is that there are no contradictions in the Quran
2. The second rule is that if the Quran was produced by other than God then one would find contradictions in the Quran.
When we apply these two rules simultaneously to any interpretation of the Quran we can make the following conclusion.
If one were to interpret the Quran in a way that was not intended by God then we are likely to introduce a contradiction in the Quran because man is not capable of producing a different version of the Quran without any contradictions. Hence there can only be one correct way to interpret the Quran. Think about it :)
I just had an internet text conversation with a Muslim who claimed that since the Quran allegedly has no contradictions, that it must be from God. I found that an interesting statement. I do not know why a contradiction-free book has to be from God. I have since been told a qualifier: that the process of writing the Quran was so complicated that if it has no contradictions then it must be from God. Well, I do not know how anyone can demonstrate that the Quran's authorship was so difficult that it had to be from God. I don't even know how something could be so utterly difficult that God is the only answer. Anyway, point is: the whole argument of "no contradictions" is a pretty hollow one. It might sound good to someone determined to believe that the Quran is the "word of God", but it doesn't hold up under objective scrutiny.
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