The Quran was sent down in the 4th Century?
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Salam Man of Faith
You are not arrogant at all. In fact, its a scholarly reply. Some things you know which I dont. Really appreciate the info.
AQ 3223 And We certainly gave Moses the Book, so do not be in doubt about receiving it. And We made it a guidance for the Children of Israel.
Are you saying what is reflect in the above verse. That is to say, Noah, Abraham, Moses and Esa received what Muhammad received?
Correct me if I am wrong. Thank you.
GOD bless you bro.
Peace brother,
According to my insight into the word ketaab and unbound from a materialistic point of view; the instances with "given the Book" in The Book does not refer to a physical item received but abstract "lore". There is an instance with the word ketaab together with Abraham where the translation is rather dull if you follow a traditional one. See for example this one with Abraham
2129 (Abraham prayed) ?Our Lord, and send among them a messenger from among themselves, that he may recite to them Your revelations and teach them the Book/Lore and the Wisdom, and purify them. You are the Noble, the Wise.?
Red My input within parenthesis due to the verse taken out of context)
Green (wa yuzakkeehim) note that the same word that they leave as zakat in all other instances are translated logically where it is not objectified. I have my theories about the word, but it is not a ritualistic zakat. Cleanse them or bless them could be alternatives too, if you are blessed then you are both cleansed and gaining something in the same time while cleanse or purify you only get rid of something.
Purple Alternative from my part is also Knowledge. But most important is to see that it is something abstract.Let us try an entirely experimental translation of the above using a logical approach
2129 ?Our Lord, and send among them a messenger from among themselves, that he may recite to them Your signs and teach them the Knowledge and the Wisdom, and bless them. You are the Noble, the Wise.?
Green The word bless is almost a magical yet not so when it comes to God, but it is a common choice of words for this phenomenon when you receive something that makes a change in someone, a reward for a certain behavior, but which can also disappear at any time in case of misbehavior. If you are blessed you are in "God's favor".
Interestingly if we apply the logic to establish assalat and azzakat = establish mindfulness and blessings. Also humans are able to bless other humans, if it is according to God's will and so on. Someone in "God's favor" is able to bless other people just as The Book (Qur'an) says that Muhammad can bless them (because this is what purify in the context means). This could be the confusion that people think that zakat means charity because to bless someone can be a blessing indeed but they have made the word materialistic. Bless is something accomplished by someone strong in the Holy Spirit as well as God Himself. Also when Jesus healed the lepers then Jesus blessed them, utilizing the Spirit. In human lore it would modernly be referred to as magic; even many people in the past were afraid that these Messengers of God played by magic rather than the force of God. But this kind of "magic" is only possible to practice by the leave of God which is also made clear in The Book.
Which book does Abraham refer to? Could the man read the future? It sounds like Abraham was a semi-god in the case he did. But if you talk about "the Lore of God" then obviously it makes it more sensible. This is not something I have been looking into over a night but I have investigated a logical pattern throughout the whole discourse that it disregarding linguistic viewpoint cannot mean a physical book as the literal meaning of the text without any linguistic barrier does not add up. It becomes illogical on a very fundamental level.
Also know that if you, if you were God, wrote a definite al-ketaab THE book, then you would obviously not refer to multiple books but you would refer to THAT book and no other books. This causes the whole concept of book as a translation and understanding of ketaab to be completely illogical. From a logical point of view then 'people of the book' would appear pretty dull to say the least, but when you replace the traditional view then Followers of the Lore, or Followers of the Message, or Followers of the (divine) Information becomes more fluent in the text.
AL-KETAAB = THE LORE or THE KNOWLEDGE or THE INFORMATION but not THE BOOK (physical item)
Know that this has been abused by many to make them think that the Torah or Injeel are separate books, but they are many different books combined into one that were originally stored on a lot of different scrolls of parchment, hides or whatever the likes, and additionally separated from each other and it was first when people combined them that they were sort of canonized as a scripture. Strangely enough there are books that should in that case be part of the Torah/Bible/Gospel such as Book of Jasher which is referred to by the Bible and also exists as a separate book but somehow never bundled with the official Bible/Tanakh. Interestingly 'Book of Jasher' is more true to the Truth than many parts of the Bible/Tanakh.
Furthermore, see to that the word torah literally means teaching and Bible does not teach much except narrating ancient stories. It would be odd if God would teach all the atrocities taught in these books. No they are exaggerated stories written down by people who heard the stories as hearsay that was spread among the tribes of Israel. Qur'an even breaks the error in narration of the Bible where it is incorrect.
The real torah is the moral standards or teachings of Moses when it comes to judgment and obedience to God. Those who upheld the torah of Moses were the ones that followed what was taught to Moses in a succession. None changed it except slight corruption over time and additional rules but Jesus came afterwards with authority to teach something new (Injeel) and elaborated and showed that the real Message did not rest in the literal interpretation of the very words of Moses but often the intention with what they meant. People repeat the same mistake as the people of old by lens-reading The Book (Qur'an) without considering its comprehensive meaning. Many people witnessed Jesus and he himself never wrote any book but was unfortunately an object of idolatry for a long time to come due to his authority. Humans tend to make heroes into divinities, or sons of God. Why do you think there are so many "Injeels" and none of them are accurate? Do you think all his followers will go to Heaven? And some of them went into hiding with the Truth of those who were truthful. Part of the Truth died with Jesus. Many people were killed afterwards because of Jesus. Those who were told to uphold the torah by Jesus failed to do so, they never used the judgment that Moses knew. Hypocrites were exposed. If someone came to explain Qur'an the history would repeat itself in a new manner. Imagine if a Messenger of God stood up for the teachings of The Lore (from Qur'an) in front of the contemporary Arabian clergy and even if he spoke the Truth they would turn violent and aggressive. They would not be receptive to the Truth because they have indulged in such falsehood and believe so strongly in it and arrogance would let them continue to do so as well as the curse of God. They would live up to the exact phenomenon that is in the narration of it without perceiving themselves. There is no religion, only the Truth. The Truth is the religion. The Truth as a translation and wording is frequently repeated in The Book. Even so many sectarians turn aggressive when you tell them that salat does not directly translate into "contact prayer".
Are you saying what is reflect in the above verse. That is to say, Noah, Abraham, Moses and Esa received what Muhammad received?
Yes. Because the Book in most translations out there with refers to the "Grand Message" or the "Great Lore" and not any physical book. I think also other members have touched the surface of this problem previously on this forum after reading old posts. People have suspected that al-ketaab does not mean book due to the linguistic formula. And I supported their discoveries and I continued where they had only suspected something "fishy" about the word itself.
Same goes for salah, zakah and all the traditional ritualistic words with a lot of mystery surrounding the words despite that they can never mean anything sophisticated based on a three letter basis (as roots). It goes against reasonable logic that a man is expected by God to be able to extract such a sophisticated meaning out of a simple yet important word. But if you cut the conjectural phenomenon from salah it does not mean much more than connection, contact, communion or . I have also tried with mindfulness which seems to fit in well with its meaning. Establish mindfulness or a link in the morning and evening; it does not sound illogical or wrong in any way, and it does not rhyme bad with prayer either but giving a more accurate and base meaning, as the root implies. Prayer tends to "ritualize" the word. It honestly feels like you make injustice towards the little word salat by translating it into "contact prayer"; it simply does not mean that. I have also tried to experiment with the word in ALL instances and it does indeed seem a bit lame that birds are contact praying, does it not? If they link or bond with God and His system then it turns relatively clear.
Ironically, it is generally accepted that the Arabic word "Qur'an" means recitation and this renders it as a non-object too but rather an abstract recitation as it clearly reads out. In summary you can say that there are no books at all in God's domain but a Great Message. The recitation of 1400-1600 years ago is a detailed revelation, but it is given in verbal form for a HUMAN to write it down on paper. Muhammad (or whatever his name was you criticizers) was not infallible and a discourse was narrated to him. Qur'ans have been altered literally even if minor modifications such as different letters and if God protected it with such precision no error at all would enter it. Rather what God means when He speaks that no falsehood can ever enter it is into the 'Great Message', the abstract Message ever there and not a physical item. God will never let falsehood enter the Truth, but the wise men or women will understand the Truth even if kufrs want to twist the Message with their tongues.
I am sad and not intending to be arrogant by saying this, but people have fallen for the trap of treating Qur'an as an idol and idolized the Arabic language instead of God and His cause. Qur'an is not a mysterious book with near-magical meanings but is simply a written book, likely the most exact written testimony to God's existence, but it is no more than that. I do not doubt that whoever wrote it down wrote down the exact wordings of God but so did probably a bunch of followers of Jesus too even though the Messengers himself did not write anything and the result of that you probably already know. Moses also received exact wordings of God although in shorter form, the statutes were given quite literally on stone tablets. The Covenant stems from that time; Qur'an is a reminder and another sign of God also with some news and modifications such as God lifting certain prohibitions that were imposed on the tribes of Israel.
Examine Qur'an again and look at all instances of "qul" (say) and see that it was revealed as instructions for someone to say something to a crowd. It is like a manuscript so that someone could respond to tricky questions. This is an odd instance for a written book as if it really is a recitation and not a physical book. Qur'an is not a poetical beauty but it written down by a human who tried his best to record what God says. It is fair towards the original sayings and I suppose no one dared to change anything throughout history. I have been afraid that it has been tampered with, but my critical approach has not been able to find anything that is against the Message. Things that were controversial, such as wife beating or polygamy, have been errors in translation/interpretation and not literal Arabic errors.
Critics of the Qur'an say it contains grammatical errors and other imperfections and it is no wonder as a human being wrote the book down through inspiration. I know people here might hate me for this expression but they have to face it. It does not render the revelation false regardless. The Message of God in The Book (or recitation) is so darn simple that it could contain dozens of additional spelling and grammatical errors and yet be recognizable to have been inspired by God.
Fundamentally all you have to remember from The Message is
• Believe in God alone
• Do good
It is as simple as that. But if you want to complicate things then check the famous Ten Commandments and complementary rules such as "eye of an eye, tooth for a tooth", and if you want to complicate it further then open Qur'an. Why do they ask about the Qur'an when they have the Torah to judge with?
AQ 3223 And We certainly gave Moses the Lore, so do not be in doubt about receiving it. And We made it a Guidance for the Children of Israel.
"The Lore" in this case was the torat or teachings of the Truth. The subsequent phrase says that the Lore/Knowledge was used as a Guidance for the tribes of Israel. Because they used the torat in their life situations and they judged by it. However, there were also people who did not uphold the torah of Moses and God explains this phenomenon clearly within The Book. These people are attacked in the recitation revealed to Muhammad and they asked him to judge for them while they had the teachings of Moses already within the Wisdom of their people, but they had thrown this knowledge behind their backs. It is also easy for the observant to see that no one is necessarily needing any Qur'an if they have the teachings of Moses. Same goes for those who know what was revealed to Jesus, they have their injeel or gospel Knowledge to judge by. Mind you please check the definition of "Christian values" which most Christians say to live by but few uphold truly. Those that read Qur'an are basically told to uphold the same kind of fairness and judgment. Same system, the same God. None is new in Qur'an, it reminds and it is a blessing to those able to comprehend and those that understand will see that they actually have a few less rules as than the people of the past.
Who was the better Prophet or Messenger? They are indistinct from each other and each delivered their Message and were part of the Lore. All were signs for mankind both in what they delivered and in themselves. Of course a trap is that they were heroic so it lures out the bad side of humans to idolize their "victims". If they were powerful it was all due to God and to Him they all returned. They were His servants. I promise thee; anyone can be as powerful, or humble and devout depending on how you see it, as Muhammad or Jesus if they only sought the Truth and the blessings of God, and the Knowledge and Wisdom. It is completely independent of who you are or whenever in history it is, anyone can become blessed and anyone could turn into a Messenger of God, or Mouth of God.
God bless you
And if look superior in anything I say it is not the words of my own. And if I am wrong in something it is due to my own shortcomings. I try not to lie to myself and I am careful with my studies. And if you do not believe me then turn to my Lord and your Lord and ask Him to curse the one who spreads falsehood.
Good night
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I believe what you mean is the true Torah still existed during Mohammad era.
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279 So woe to those who write the Book with their hands then say?This is from God,? so that they can purchase with it a cheap
price! Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they gained.If yes, the fabrication of Torah happened during and after the Muhammad era.
Yes this is make sense, because the Hebrew language actually more younger than Arabic language and I believe in before centuries, the language mostly spoken in that area is Aramaic not Hebrew.Brothe Pazuzu gave the interesting remark http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9606056.msg348256#msg348256
But it still ALLAH KNOW BEST
Peace
This thread is not about what language but plausible that the Quran was sent down in the 4th Century in order to deterred the distortion of the former Book.
AQ 0378 "There is among them (the People of the Book) "a party" (fariq) who (in reading) twist their tongues with the Book so that you will think it from the Book and it is not from the Book. And they say it is from God and it is not from God. And they say a lie against God and they know (it)."
The verbs is in PRESENT TENSE. It can also be FUTURE TENSE as the twisting and distortion was an ongoing process. This one verse in the Qur'an where the People of the Book were accused of twisting their tongues when they read and claim that it is from GOD.
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AQ 0515 O People of the Book, there has come to you Our Messenger making clear to you much of what you conceal of the Book and obliterate much. There has come to you from Allah a light and a clear Book.
Again the verbs underline is in PRESENT TENSE. The hidings and obliteration of the Book is being carried at the time when the Quran is present.
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AQ 0691 And they did not appraise ALLAH with true appraisal when they said, " ALLAH did not reveal to a human being anything." Say, "Who revealed the Book that Moses brought as light and guidance to the people? You make it into parchments, separate it and conceal much. And you were taught that which you knew not - neither you nor your fathers." Say, " Allah ." Then leave them in their discourse, amusing themselves.
Underline verbs in PRESENT TENSE. This sentence in green is a future matter where it shows the Jews and Christians made their Bible into separate writings consisting of 66 Books.
If we believe the traditional believe that the Quran was sent down in the 6th / 7th Century, 3 CENTURIES AFTER NICAEA, the verbs should be in PAST TENSE.
ALLAH KNOWS BEST
Peace
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Salam MOF
My apologies for the late reply...
- PROPHET MUHAMMAD WAS AN UMMIYYUNA
AQ. 7156-157 "And I will write down (my mercy) for those who are righteous and give alms and who believe in our signs; who follow the Prophet - who have no knowledge of the Book , whom they find written in the Taurat AND the Injeel that IS WITH THEM."
The rendering of the word ?UMMIYYUN? from the Quranic perspective is
AQ. 0278 - And among them are ?UMMIYYUNA? ?WHO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE of THE BOOK, except in wishful thinking, but they are only assuming.
The word ?UMMIYYUNA? from the Quranic rendering ?WHO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE BOOK?, shows that the last Prophet had no knowledge of the previous ?BOOK? given to the People of the Book! This particular Book was the Book that was given to the 18 prophets mentioned in 0683 to 86. This is the reason why the LORD commands him, that is, if he is in doubt, checked with the learned men of the People of the Book?
AQ. 1094 - If thou wert in doubt as to what We have revealed unto thee, then ask those who have been reading the Book from before thee the Truth hath indeed come to thee from thy Lord so be in no wise of those in doubt."
The above verse also proofs that the former Book was not corrupted at the time of the Prophet and it is from ALLAH. This can only be in the 4th Century CE!
- THE REVELATION OF BOOKS
The Quran does not just refer to the Book of ALLAH, but refers to the BOOKS of ALLAH and makes it mandatory for Muslims to believe in all of them
AQ. 2285 "The Messenger believeth in what hath been revealed to him from his Lord, as do the men of faith. Each one (of them) believeth in ALLAH, HIS councillors, HIS BOOKS (kutubihi), and HIS messengers. ?We make no distinction between one and another of His messengers.? And they say ?We hear, and we obey (we seek) Thy forgiveness, our Lord, and to Thee is the end of all journeys.?"
AQ.4136 "O ye who believe! Believe in Allah and His Messenger, and the Book which He hath sent to His Messenger and the scripture which He sent to those before (him). Any who denieth ALLAH, HIScouncellors, HIS BOOKS (Kutubihi), HIS Messenger, and the Day of Judgment, hath gone far, far astray."
AQ. 3444 "But We had given them Books (Kutub) which they could study and sent messengers to them before thee as Warners."
AQ. 6612 "And Mary, the daughter of Imran, who guarded her chastity, so We breathed into her of Our Spirit and she accepted the truth of the words of her Lord and HIS BOOKS (Kutubihi), and she was of, the obedient ones."
These verses explicitly demonstrate that the Quran acknowledges that ALLAH has revealed more than one Book. In fact, there are / were two.
AQ 2849 - Say ?Bring a Book of, when ALLAH, HE presented of them to follow it, if you are truthful.
- TAURAT REVEALED TO MOSES?
The Quran never says that the Taurat was given to Moses. The Taurat were with the Bani Israel and the Jews during Pro Muhammad's time, and that this particular section of the Book had something to do with the Jews only although the Taurat, refers to a body of legislation that was given to both the Israelites and the Jews. Prophet Musa was not only sent to the Bani Israel but also to the people of Fir3aun, who were non Israelites ? . This Taurat is not identical to the so called first five books of the Old Testament called the Pentateuch. In fact, there are no such things as the 5 books of Moses. A fallacy created by the devils. There is just one Taurat!
Exodus 1249 One Torah shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.
Numbers 1516 One Torah and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourneth with you
Numbers 1529 Ye shall have one Torah for him that sinneth through ignorance, both for him that is born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them.
The one Taurat that was given to the home born meaning the Ismaelites, those who were Jews, and the stranger that sojourneth, that is, referring to the Israelites,
So what were the Taurat and injeel?
AQ. 0303 "We sent down to thee the Book in truth, attesting to what IS BETWEEN, SUPPORT IT and I sent down the Taurat AND the Injeel."
This verse states that the Quran confirms the Taurat and Injeel which were revealed before Prophet Muhammad and that these ?entities? were in Pro Muhammad's possession, or at least in the possession of the Jews at the time of Pro Muhammad.
AQ 0323 Do you not consider, , those who were given a Section of the Book? They are invited to the Book of ALLAH that it should arbitrate between them; then a party of them turns away, and they are refusing.
AQ 0451"Hast thou not turned thy vision to those who were given a Section of the Book? they believe in sorcery and Taghut (Evil), and say to the Unbelievers that they are better guided in the (right) way than the believers!"
AQ 0460 Have you not seen those who claim to have believed in what was revealed to you, , and what was revealed before you? They wish to refer legislation to Taghut, while they were commanded to reject it; and Satan wishes to lead them far astray.
If we read the above verses, we will find that this particular section of the Book was given to-
A. The Jews only ?
B. They believe in Taghut
C. They requested judgement from the Prophet.Read the Quran, verse 0323 AND 0451 to 60, it tells us what the section of the Book is; who was the recipient of the section of the Book, and of the verses mentioned which is in conjunction with verses 0541 to 44.
AQ.0541 - O Messenger, let them not grieve you who hasten into disbelief of those who say, "We believe" with their mouths, but their hearts believe not, and from among the Jews. avid listeners to falsehood, listening to another people who have not come to you. They distort words beyond their usages, saying "If you are given this, take it; but if you are not given it, then beware." But he for whom Allah intends fitnah ? never will you possesses for him a thing against Allah. Those are the ones for whom Allah does not intend to purify their hearts. For them in this world is disgrace, and for them in the Hereafter is a great punishment.
AQ.0542 - Avid listeners to falsehood, devourers of unlawful. So if they come to you, , judge between them or turn away from them. And if you turn away from them ? never will they harm you at all. And if you judge, judge between them with justice. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly.
AQ 0543 - "But why do they come to thee for JUDGEMENT, WHEN THEY HAVE THE TAURAT IN WHICH IS THE COMMAND OF ALLAH......
AQ.0544 - I, We sent down the Taurat, in which was guidance and light. The prophets who submitted judged by it for the Jews, as did the scholars and rabbis by that with which they were entrusted of the Book of ALLAH, and they were witnesses thereto. So do not fear the people but fear ME, and do not exchange MY verses for a small price. And whoever does not judge by what ALLAH has revealed ? then it is those who are the disbelievers.
There you are! The Taurat, is the Section of the Book. In fact, it is a ZABUR! The exact meaning of ZABUR is precisely a ?Section?. The Taurat which is a zabur was the section of the Book given to the Jews! From the Quranic rendering of the word zabur -
AQ 1898 - Bring me SECTIONS / PARTS of iron
AQ 2353 - But the people divided their religion among them into SECTS / SECTIONS / GROUPS
The verse 0544, refers to the people before Musa, that is, the Jews and 0545, refers both to the people before and after Musa, that is the Jews and Israelites. Both kitab and zabur are nouns and it can be singular or plural unlike Taurat and Injeel, which are both proper nouns.
- THE TAURAT AND INJEEL ARE TWO SECTIONS OF THE BOOK GIVEN TO THE BANI ISRAEL
The Quran affirms that the Taurat and the Injeel were different ?entities? and circulated separately. Also nowhere in the Quran specify that the Taurat and Injeel are Books. It is claimed that the Quran acknowledges the Psalms given to David. This is another fallacy created by those who corrupt the Book and those who support the devils plan. The Prophets Dawood and Esa, happened to be of the Bani Israel , received a complete set of the Book, which comprises of the two SECTIONS . A careful examination of the scriptures that ALLAH entrusted to the Children of Israel shows that what was in their possession was none other than the Taurat and Injeel.
AQ. 26196 - "Without doubt it is (announced) IN the revealed Sections of the earliest two ."
AQ. 26197 - And has it not been a sign to them that it is recognized by the scholars of the Children of Israel?
The Taurat and the Injeel were with the Bani Israel during Prophet Muhammad's time, and that these Sections of the Book were given to Dawood and Esa respectively, during their ministries. The Bani Israel was the only nation who received a complete set of Book AND that was during the ministry of Esa.
AQ. 348-50 - "And HE will teach him (Esa) THE BOOK AND the Judgement AND the Taurat AND the Injeel. And a Messenger to the children of Israel - That I have come to you with a sign from your Lord, that I determine for you out of dust like the form of a bird, then I breathe into it and it becomes a bird with Allah's permission and I heal the blind and the leprous, and bring the dead to life with Allah's permission and I inform you of what you should eat and what you should store in your houses; most surely there is a sign in this for you, if you are believers. And a verifier of that which IS BETWEEN, SUPPORTS IT of the Taurat and that I may allow you part of that which has been forbidden to you, and I have come to you with a sign from your Lord therefore be careful of (your duty to) Allah and obey me."
AQ. 0546 And in their footsteps (the prophets) We sent Esa the son of Mary, verifying the Taurat which WAS BETWEEN, SUPPORTS IT; and We gave him the lnjeel. Therein is guidance and light and verifying the Taurat which IS BETWEEN, SUPPORTS IT, guidance and an admonition to the righteous.
AQ. 05110 - "When Allah said O Esa son of Maryam! Remember My favor on you and on your mother, when I strengthened you with the holy Spirit, you spoke to the people in the cradle and when of old age, and when I taught you the Book AND the Judgement AND the Taurat AND the lnjeel; and when you determined out of clay a thing like the form of a bird by My permission, then you breathed into it and it became a bird by My permission, and you healed the blind and the leprous by My permission; and when you brought forth the dead by My permission; and when I withheld the children of Israel from you when you came to them with clear arguments, but those who disbelieved among them said This is nothing but clear enchantment."
AQ. 616 "And remember, Esa, the son of Maryam, said ?Oh Children of Israel! I am the apostle of God to you, confirming that which IS BETWEEN, SUPPORTS IT of the Taurat and giving the good news of a Messenger who will come after me, his name being Ahmad, but when he came to them with clear arguments they said This is clear magic.?"
The above verses shows that the Bani Israel received a complete set of the Book which include the two zubur .
Peace Bro
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Salam Hizbullah,
You said,
The sleepers, a chosen group of pious people, slept for 300 years. GOD wants to protect them from persecution by the unbelievers and to show those who will found them HIS signs, that is, HE has the capability of resurrection. 300 years later, exactly the time when persecution stops, they woke up. There were historical evidence of persecution to the so called Christians, who are actually believers. They believe in the ONENESS OF GOD. In fact, Christianity officially comes into being in the 4th Century!
I am interested in what you are proposing but i cannot accept that some people could survive in a cave for 300 years. If you are saying that Allah made a miracle or did an exception in His laws, then, it contradicts the Qur'an that asserts Allah never changes His words nor His Laws 4823 This is God's law that has been in force since older times. And you will never find any change in God's laws.
The story of the People of the Cave is a mysterious allegory and I am not aware of any historical evidence suggesting that some people were sleeping there for 300+ years and then resurrected back to consciousness again. (If someone truly understands those verses without resorting to unnatural phenomena I would appreciate it if he helps me obtain a better picture!)
Regarding your main theory that the Qur'an must have belonged to another century (and possibly another place other than Mecca), I am highly acceptance.
Also you said,
For example, there were no archaeological or historical proof of a prophet in the 6th and 7th Century CE but there was proof of a prophet in the 3rd Century, who
A, proclaiming himself to be the prophesied Paraclete, the divine helper of mankind, and the last of the great prophets.
B, That when he was twelve years old, he experienced a vision in which an Angel instructed him to withdraw and begin to purify himself with ascetic practices. The Angel this second time, called upon him to preach a new religion.
C, He was not, at first, well received, and was forced to flee the country.
Would you please elaborate further?!
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Peace,
There are no books! rotfl
Only a decree and recited information.
God bless you
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Salam virtueorvice
I am interested in what you are proposing but i cannot accept that some people could survive in a cave for 300 years. If you are saying that Allah made a miracle or did an exception in His laws, then, it contradicts the Qur'an that asserts Allah never changes His words nor His Laws 4823 This is God's law that has been in force since older times. And you will never find any change in God's laws.
The rendering of "sunnah" from the Quranic perspective is not LAW but SYSTEM / METHOD. If you read before and after the verse you quoted, you will find that it is about a conflict that did not physically occurred and that the Prophet and his followers attained a victory over the unbelievers. ALLAH will not change his system, that is, as believers and those who do righteous, will be protected and succored.
This is HIS system.The story of the People of the Cave is a mysterious allegory and I am not aware of any historical evidence suggesting that some people were sleeping there for 300+ years and then resurrected back to consciousness again. (If someone truly understands those verses without resorting to unnatural phenomena I would appreciate it if he helps me obtain a better picture!)
There are many examples in the Quran where ALLAH resurrected the dead, please read 0255-56; 02259; 05110. These events are not allegory. If it is, than, ALLAH will have say so as HE is never short of words.
Further, the event of the Sleepers were an example to the people that ALLAH has the power of resurrect. AQ 1821
And similarly, We caused them to be found that they would know that the promise of Allah is truth and that of the Hour there is no doubt. when they disputed among themselves about their affair and said, "Construct over them a structure. Their Lord is most knowing about them." Said those who prevailed in the matter, "We will surely take over them a masjid."
Would you please elaborate further?!
Historical evidence suggest that there was a prophet in the 3rd Century CE who -
A. Proclaim himself to be the prophesied Paraclete, the divine helper of mankind, and the last of the great prophets.
B. That when he was twelve years old, he experienced a vision in which an Angel instructed him to withdraw and begin to purify himself with ascetic practices. The Angel this second time, called upon him to preach a new religion.
C. He was not, at first, well received, and was forced to flee the country.
D. Wrote 7 books
E. He was not an Arab
Quranic evidence of Prophet Muhammad is
A. Last Prophet - 3340
B. Met Jibril 2 times - 5304 -13
C. Migrated - 0940
D. Given 7 of the second one - and the Grand Quran - 1587
E. Prophet Muhammad was not an Arab. Descended from the Prophetic lineage of Ishaq of the family of Abraham - 1206; 2927
From the above Quranic evidence and Historical evidence and further, from the Quranic evidence which shows that the Bible was written at the time when the Quran was sent down to the Prophet, it is plausible that, that prophet was Muhammad and that the event happened in the 4th Century,
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Salam to you brother,
There are many examples in the Quran where ALLAH resurrected the dead, please read 0255-56; 02259; 05110. These events are not allegory. If it is, than, ALLAH will have say so as HE is never short of words.
The verses you have mentioned are not examples of physical resurrections. We know that the Qur'an is an allegorical book in many places. Raising from the dead doesn't necessarily mean bringing someone who is dead, back to life. It is an idiom for raising someone who is intellectually dead back to a flourishing and vibrant state of conscious and understanding.
When the Qur'an says 2171 The likeness of such blind followers is that (of a herd of sheep) which hear the shepherd's call, but hear in it nothing more than a sound and a shout. Deaf, dumb, blind, for they do not use their reason.
Deaf, dumb, blind are not physical states but intellectual/psychological states. So we know that the Qur'an uses Mathals (Examples and Allegories) for conveying the meaning better. 2943 Such are the examples We cite for mankind, but only men and women with knowledge of sciences will make best use of their intellect.
Without applying science to the Qur'an, we cannot fully comprehend it. As you are trying to apply historical and archaeological sciences to the Qur'an, we need to consider physical sciences as well. From the laws of physics and thermodynamics we know that no biological system can survive death. So before the Day of Judgment, which is a firm promise from Allah, no human being should be able to come from a disintegrated state back to life. For a person to become alive again (after being dead for some time), we need a change in physical laws and that's not possible. So that I prefer to understand those verses by understanding allegories.
Regarding the 3rd century prophet, would you please quote some references?!
I cannot understand how Muhammad (S) was not an Arab but the Qur'an is in Arabic?! 4458 (O Prophet) We have made this Qur'an easy in your tongue, in order that they may take it to heart.
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Salam Brother.
The verses you have mentioned are not examples of physical resurrections. We know that the Qur'an is an allegorical book in many places. Raising from the dead doesn't necessarily mean bringing someone who is dead, back to life. It is an idiom for raising someone who is intellectually dead back to a flourishing and vibrant state of conscious and understanding.
When the Qur'an says 2171 The likeness of such blind followers is that (of a herd of sheep) which hear the shepherd's call, but hear in it nothing more than a sound and a shout. Deaf, dumb, blind, for they do not use their reason.
Deaf, dumb, blind are not physical states but intellectual/psychological states. So we know that the Qur'an uses Mathals (Examples and Allegories) for conveying the meaning better. 2943 Such are the examples We cite for mankind, but only men and women with knowledge of sciences will make best use of their intellect.
Without applying science to the Qur'an, we cannot fully comprehend it. As you are trying to apply historical and archaeological sciences to the Qur'an, we need to consider physical sciences as well. From the laws of physics and thermodynamics we know that no biological system can survive death. So before the Day of Judgment, which is a firm promise from Allah, no human being should be able to come from a disintegrated state back to life. For a person to become alive again (after being dead for some time), we need a change in physical laws and that's not possible. So that I prefer to understand those verses by understanding allegories.
Very good explanation, I concur with you. As for the 7 sleepers, they did not die but slept for 300 years and thereafter, ALLAH woke them up. No where in the Quran that say they were raised from the dead! Can you explain and I thank you in advance.
Regarding the 3rd century prophet, would you please quote some references?!
Please google Prophet Mani.
I cannot understand how Muhammad (S) was not an Arab but the Qur'an is in Arabic?! 4458 (O Prophet) We have made this Qur'an easy in your tongue, in order that they may take it to heart.
In the Quran 1206 and 2927, tells us that Prophet Muhammad was descended from Prophet Ishaq. It proofs that the Prophet was not an Arab nor an Israelite and that he was not first sent to the Arabs. In fact, the Quranic language which is of his tongue, proofs that he was from Levant. Quranic language does not come with the Quran, in fact, the Quranic language were the language of the Prophets from the family of Abraham. It is also a lingua franca of the Middle East including Persia . As for Aramaic / Syriac, they were dialects of the Levant as Sabaic and Thalmudic were to Southern Arabia.
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I agree that resurrection should be understood as language.
Resurrection is a very powerful language to explain espiritual raising. Great writer Lev Tolstoi, a spiritual christian, so understood it in his novel Resurrection. It means to raise from the dead, from the spiritually dead, no physical resurrection which in fact nobody believes in. If somebody who was thought to be dead turn out later to be living, nobody thinks he or hse has resurrected but rather that they were not really dead. No resurrection is ever acknowledged by those around the "resurrected".
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Salam,
Very good explanation, I concur with you. As for the 7 sleepers, they did not die but slept for 300 years and thereafter, ALLAH woke them up. No where in the Quran that say they were raised from the dead! Can you explain and I thank you in advance.
People cannot survive 300 years in sleep. Biological processes need energy and we need to ingest food and water that provide for us the energy to survive. Even those patients with brain death take their required energy through devices.
Very interestingly, the Qur'an asserts that death is like a prolonged state of sleep
3942 (Only the living of the mind and heart can make choices in this world.) It is God Who takes their consciousness upon death, and of the living during their sleep. He withholds it for those upon whom He has passed the decree of death, and restores the others until an appointed time (according to His laws). Herein are signs for people who think.
660 He suspends your consciousness during sleep at night, and knows what you do by day, when awake. He resurrects you every morning until your life span is completed. Death is, likewise, a temporary suspension of consciousness and afterward to Him is your return (3942). Then, He will inform you of what you really accomplished.
3651 And when the Trumpet is blown, out of their disintegrated states to their Lord they will run.
3652 They will say, ?Oh, woe to us! Who has awakened us from our beds of sleep? This is what the Beneficent promised, and the Messengers spoke the truth.?
Regarding the chain of messengers, I would suggest you read brother Pazuzu's posts on this forum as he claims that all the prophets mentioned in the Qur'an must have come from a same place which is probably Yemen and South Western Arabia.
All the prophets named in the Qur'an, spoke languages that were related to the Arabic of the Qur'an.
Persian is an Endo-European language different from Arabic that is an Afro-Asiatic language.
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To my knowledge, with regard to people of the cave there is no mention of 300 years in Quran.
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Fa darabna AAala athanihim fee al kahfi sineena AAadadan = So We sealed/covered on/over their ears in the cave some yearsThe verse is literally saying the effect of "DRB on/over their ears in the cave" lasted several years. This seems to suggest God kept them isolated in the cave, when they were hiding out, thus cut off from the outside world. Mustansir Mir in "Verbal Idioms of The Qur'an" says it is an idiom meaning to prevent someone from hearing something, sealing off, or put to sleep. The only other related example in which DRB with something is done on/over something else is 2431, when covers are cast over chests.
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Salam
People cannot survive 300 years in sleep. Biological processes need energy and we need to ingest food and water that provide for us the energy to survive. Even those patients with brain death take their required energy through devices.
Very interestingly, the Qur'an asserts that death is like a prolonged state of sleep
3942 (Only the living of the mind and heart can make choices in this world.) It is God Who takes their consciousness upon death, and of the living during their sleep. He withholds it for those upon whom He has passed the decree of death, and restores the others until an appointed time (according to His laws). Herein are signs for people who think.
660 He suspends your consciousness during sleep at night, and knows what you do by day, when awake. He resurrects you every morning until your life span is completed. Death is, likewise, a temporary suspension of consciousness and afterward to Him is your return (3942). Then, He will inform you of what you really accomplished.
3651 And when the Trumpet is blown, out of their disintegrated states to their Lord they will run.
3652 They will say, ?Oh, woe to us! Who has awakened us from our beds of sleep? This is what the Beneficent promised, and the Messengers spoke the truth.?
AQ.1818 - And you would think them awake, while they were asleep. And We turned them to the right and to the left, while their dog stretched his forelegs at the entrance. If you had looked at them, you would have turned from them in flight and been filled by them with terror.
These are not signs of dead men but men who slept and unknowingly turn their bodies to the right and left - ALLAH suspend their conscientiousness during sleep for 300 years. ALLAH CAN DO WONDERS.
AQ.4506 - These are the verses of ALLAH which We recite to you in truth. Then in what statement after Allah and His verses will they believe?
Regarding the chain of messengers, I would suggest you read brother Pazuzu's posts on this forum as he claims that all the prophets mentioned in the Qur'an must have come from a same place which is probably Yemen and South Western Arabia.
I have read his works and respect them. In fact, it was Pazuzu who provide me very important information to my research pertaining to the migration of the Prophet, which is actually to Yemen and not as what the Hadith said. But I do not agreed with him pertaining to the abovementioned. The Quran stated 3775 to 138, where we are told that the Prophet passed by the sites, of where the prophets mentioned in these said verses, resided. These prophets were Nuh, Abraham, Ishaq, Musa, Harun, Alyasin and Lut. Why only some of the said prophets mentioned in 0683 to 86, where were the others, 11 prophets? I did ask him but no response!
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Salam,
ALLAH CAN DO WONDERS.
Dear brother,
Of course, Allah can do wonders. But Allah has established Himself upon the Laws He has applied to the current Universe. He is not going to violate those laws in order for some foolish people to believe in Him.
Please reflect on these Qur'anic verses
10101 Say, ?Look and ponder what is in the heavens and earth! No miracles and no warnings will help those people who have chosen to disbelieve.
6109 They swear by God that if a miracle comes to them, they would believe in it (the Book). Say, ?All miracles are with God (if you reflect on the Universe). What can make you understand that even if a physical miracle came to them, they would find other excuses and still not believe?
6110 Our law keeps their hearts and their eyes turned away from the truth. Since they have preemptively rejected it (the Qur'an), We let them wander blindly in their rebellious attitude.
6111 Even if We caused the angels to descend to them, and the dead to speak to them, and lined up all the miracles before them, they would not believe. People can be guided only according to God's laws, but most of them choose the way of ignorance.
What we deem as miracles (supernatural events) in the Qur'an are either our misunderstanding, lack of knowledge or our blind insistence on the Biblical teachings.
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Peace Virtuorvice
I am curious how you explain for example
1--The birth of Jesus?
2- The parting of the sea for Moses?...
GOD bless you.
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Peace Virtuorvice
I am curious how you explain for example
1--The birth of Jesus?
2- The parting of the sea for Moses?...
GOD bless you.
Peace.Salam,
There was no sea and there was no parting of the sea. Moses managed to find a way to cross a river while Pharaoh and his companions failed to do so.
Isa was born like all the other humans combination of a male and female gamete- which means Isa has a biological father and mother like every other human being on this planet.
As I mentioned in my previous post, many of our misconceptions about the messengers before Muhammad (S) originate from the Bible. There's no mention of miracles and supernatural phenomena in the Qur'an while the Bible is full of miracles and supernatural phenomena.
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peace all,
Re The birth of Jesus?
This could be explained by the hermaphrodite theory - search forum for further info.Re The parting of the sea for Moses?
This could be explained by the phenomenon of pre-tsunami whereupon water recedes rapidly then rushes in rapidly, or a phenomenon called wind set-down.Or something else, obviously. Since we don't know everything. Just some thoughts.
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Peace Virtueorvice.
"Isa was born like all the other humans combination of a male and female gamete- which means Isa has a biological father and mother like every other human being on this planet".
How about
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She said, "How can I have a son, when no man has touched me; I have never been unchaste."There was no male combination?
GOD bless you.
Peace.
