How can we prove that the Quran is the word of GOD and not Muhammad??
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How can we prove that The Qur'an is the word of God?
The amount of people who have believed in the Divine authorship of the Qur?an since its revelation 14 centuries ago amounts to billions. In the face of such a consensus, especially when considered that each affirmation corroborates the others while negations or denials add nothing to each other, it falls upon those who reject the Divine authorship of the Qur?an to prove their negation, which is impossible. However, in order to remove the dust of doubt that may come to the hearts and minds of some believers under the influence of both modern trends of scepticism and atheism and followers of other religions, we shall mention only a few of the evidences to establish that the Qur?an is a word of God.
The Qur?an is completely different from all the other books in the world.
When we study the Qur?an even superficially from the viewpoint of its wording, styles, and meaning, we will certainly conclude that it is completely different from all the other books in the world. So, in rank and worth it is either below all of them?even Satan cannot claim this, nor does he conceive of it?or above them. Since it is above all of them, it must be the Word of God.
The Qur?an, which he brought, has challenged all mankind with all their literary geniuses and scientists, from the first day of its revelation to the Last Day, to produce a like of it or even a single chapter of it
The Qur?an openly declares
You (O Muhammad) was not a reader of any Scripture before it, nor did you write (such a Scripture) with your right hand, for then those who follow falsehood might (have a right) to doubt it. (al-Ankabut, 29.4
It is an established, undeniable fact that the Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, was unlettered. Whereas the Qur?an, which he brought, has challenged all mankind with all their literary geniuses and scientists, from the first day of its revelation to the Last Day, to produce a like of it or even a single chapter of it
If you are in doubt concerning that which We have sent down onto Our servant (Muhammad), then produce a chapter of the like thereof, and call your witnesses, supporters, who are apart from God, if you are truthful. (al-Baqara, 2.23)
Mankind have since been unable to produce a like of only one of its chapters, including, of course, its shortest ones like sura al-Ikhlas or sura al-Kawthar; those who have ventured to do that have all laid themselves open to ridicule. This is a clear proof for the Divine authorship of the Qur?an.
The Qur?an was revealed in 23 years, yet there are not any contradictory points in it.
The revelation of the Qur?an lasted 23 years. It is inconceivable that any book written by a mortal being in 23 years, one which is a book of Divine truths, metaphysics, religious beliefs and worship, prayer, law and morality, a book fully describing the other life, a book of psychology, sociology, epistemology, and history, and a book containing scientific facts and the principles of a happy life, does not have any contradictory points. Whereas, the Qur?an openly declares that it has no contradictions at all and therefore is a Divine Book
Will they not then ponder on the Qur?an? If it had been from other than God they would have found therein much contradiction and incongruity. (al-Nisa?, 4.82)
The Qur?an is beyond compare from the viewpoint of its styles and eloquence.
The Qur?an is beyond compare from the viewpoint of its styles and eloquence. All the sentences, words and even letters used in the Qur?an form such a miraculous harmony that, with respect to rhythm, music, and even geometric proportions and mathematical measures, and with respect to how many times each is used in the whole of the Qur?an, each is in the exact place it must be and interwoven and interrelated with others. The literary masterpiece of no one, including the sayings of the Prophet himself, upon him be peace and blessings, cannot compete with the Qur?an.
Prophet Muhammad was unlettered and no one had heard him say even a couple of poetry. However, the Qur?an also challenged the known experts in poetry and oratory and forced them to surrender.
In the period when the Qur?an was revealed, in addition to eloquence, poetry and oratory enjoyed great prestige in the Arabian peninsula. They used to hold poetry competitions and the poems of the winners write in gold and hang on the wall of the Ka?ba. The Prophet Muhammad was, as everybody knows, unlettered and no one had heard him say even a couple of poetry. However, the Qur?an also challenged the known experts in these fields and forced them to surrender. When those who persisted in unbelief heard the Qur?an, they were captivated by it. Nevertheless, in order to prevent the spread of Islam, they labelled it as something magical and advised people not to listen to it. But when those, like Hansa and Lebid, who believed in the Qur?an, gave up inventing poetry after the Qur?an?s revelation in respect for and awe of its styles and eloquence, the unbelievers had to confess ?If we call it a piece of poetry, it is not. If we designate it a piece of rhymed prose, it is not. If we describe it as the word of a soothsayer, it is not.? At times, they could not help listening to the Prophet?s recitation secretly at night but they could not overcome their arrogance and so believe in its Divine origin.
Arabic became so rich through the Qur?an and attained such a high level that it developed as the language of the most magnificent civilization of world history with all its scientific, religious, metaphysical, literary, economic, juridical, social and political aspects.
Despite the high level poetry reached at that time, the vocabulary of Arabic was not as advanced as the same degree. It was difficult, even impossible, to express in it metaphysical ideas or scientific, religious and philosophical concepts. Restricted to the words and expressions to explain the thoughts and feelings of desert men and the simple life they led, this language became so rich through the Qur?an and attained such a high level that it developed as the language of the most magnificent civilization of world history with all its scientific, religious, metaphysical, literary, economic, juridical, social and political aspects. It is impossible for an unlettered one to prepare the ground for and give way to such a philological revolution unparalleled in human history.
Despite its apparent simplicity, the Qur?an has such depths of meaning that everyone from the commonest of people to the most high-ranking scholar, scientist and literary man, finds his share in it.
Despite its apparent simplicity, the Qur?an has such depths of meaning that everyone from the commonest of people to the most high-ranking scholar, scientist and literary man, finds his share in it. The Qur?an is such a book that it illuminates the ways of both poets, musicians and orators, sociologists, psychologists, scientists, economists and jurists. Also, the founders of all the true spiritual orders and the schools of law and conduct found in it the principles of their orders and schools. The Qur?an has shown everybody the ways to solve their problems. It also satisfies everyone in his spiritual quests. Is there another book of the same character, quality and level next to the Qur?an?
No one has ever been heard to be bored with the recitation of the Qur?an.
However beautiful and interesting, we can read a book at most two or three times and then are bored with it. However, no one has ever been heard to be bored with the recitation of the Qur?an. Hundreds of millions of Muslims recite portions from it in their five daily prayers and most of them recite it from beginning to end at least once a year. There have been hundreds of thousands of people reciting it from the beginning to the end once or twice or even three times a month. The more frequently one recites it, the more one benefits from it and the more desire one feels to recite it. One never gets tired of it, its wording, meaning and content, nor does the Qur?an lose anything of its originality and freshness. As time passes, it breathes into minds and souls new truths and meanings, thus increasing them in activity and liveliness.
The Qur?an describes man with all his physical and spiritual aspects and contains principles to solve all the problems that may appear at any time and in any place concerning all the social, economic, juridical, political and administrative fields of life. Furthermore, it satisfies both the mind and spirit at the same time and guarantees happiness in both worlds.
The Qur?an describes man with all his physical and spiritual aspects and contains principles to solve all the problems that may appear at any time and in any place concerning all the social, economic, juridical, political and administrative fields of life. Furthermore, it satisfies both the mind and spirit at the same time and guarantees happiness in both worlds.
However great a genius one may be, it is impossible for one to establish rules to solve all kinds of problems that mankind may encounter until the Last Day. Even the best of systems that do not originate in the Qur?an or the Divine Revelation cannot last without undergoing revisions at least every 50 years. More important than this, none of those systems can promise man eternal happiness; the principles of all of them are restricted to the worldly life, which is transient and infinitely short when compared to the afterlife. By contrast, none of the principles which the Qur?an laid down centuries ago has become outmoded and worn-out with the passage of time, nor do they have any defects or shortcomings. For example, the Qur?an enjoins that wealth should not become a means of prosperity circulated only among the rich (al-Hashr, 59.7); that government offices should be entrusted to competent persons qualified for them and absolute justice should be the rule in public administration and judging between people (al-Nisa?, 4.5, and it lays down that a man has only that for which he makes effort (al-Najm, 53.39) and that whoever kills a human being unjustly is as if he had killed all mankind (al-Ma?ida, 5.32). All such eternal, golden principles and many others like the prohibition of usury, gambling, alcohol and all kinds of illicit intercourse, and the injunctions with respect to praying, fasting, alms-giving and good conduct?principles strengthened through love and fear of God and through the promise of an eternal, happy life and fear of the eternal punishment of Hell?constitute another undeniable proof for the Divine authorship of the Qur?an.
The Qur?an unveils the mystery of man, creation and the universe.
Also, the Qur?an unveils the mystery of man, creation and the universe. These three creatures of God, that is, man, the Qur?an and the universe, are the three ?books? which make the Creator known to us. They are the three versions or expressions of the same truth. Therefore, the One Who has created man and the universe is He Who has revealed the Qur?an.
The Qur?an is the embodiment of Muhammad in words or Muhammad is the embodiment of the Qur?an in belief and conduct
You cannot find one who does exactly what he tells others to do or one whose work exactly reflects himself. However, the Qur?an is exactly identical with the Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, who received it from God and designed his life according to it. It may be said that the Qur?an is the embodiment of Muhammad in words or Muhammad is the embodiment of the Qur?an in belief and conduct. They are the two expressions of the same truth. When asked about the conduct of Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, ?A?isha Siddiqa answered ?Don?t you read the Qur?an? The conduct of Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, consisted in the Qur?an.? This clearly shows that both the Qur?an and Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, are the works of God Almighty.
Even though revealed in parts on certain occasions, the Qur?an is equally universal and objective where it deals with particular issues as it is exact and precise where it deals with universal matters.
A writer usually writes under the influence of the conditions surrounding him. It is almost impossible to find a writer, whether he be a realist or idealist or even a science-fiction writer, who can write completely detached from the conditions surrounding him. By contrast, even though revealed in parts on certain occasions, the Qur?an is equally universal and objective where it deals with particular issues as it is exact and precise where it deals with universal matters. It uses precise expressions even while describing the beginning of creation and end of time and the creation of man and his future life in the other world. Also, just as it sometimes draws universal conclusions from particular events, so too it sometimes goes from universal principles to particular events. This is typical of the Qur?anic style, which is impossible to find in any human work and is, therefore, another sign of its Divine origin.
The Qur?an contains at least the principles of all the branches of knowledge either in summary or detail and not even a single piece of the knowledge it contains has ever been contradicted.
There has been no one in human history who has written books accurate to the same degree on both religion and law and sociology and psychology and eschatology and morality and history and literature and so on. However, the Qur?an contains at least the principles of all the branches of knowledge either in summary or detail and not even a single piece of the knowledge it contains has ever been contradicted. Must this not be enough for one unprejudiced to acknowledge its Divine origin?
?As time passes, the Qur?an grows ever younger.?
Which writer can claim that whatever he writes is absolutely correct and cannot be contradicted until the Last Day? At a time when the conclusions of science soon become ?outmoded? and worn-out and even the previous Divine Scriptures such as the Torah and Gospels undergo continuous alterations?even a superficial study of the issues of the Bible published in different times and in different languages will be enough to see the great alterations it has undergone?the truths of the Qur?an retain their freshness or, in the words of Said Nursi, ?as time passes, the Qur?an grows ever younger.? Despite all the efforts to find mistakes and contradictions in it exerted since the beginning of its revelation, it has remained unchanged and displayed its uniqueness, conquering every day new hearts and its hidden unlimited treasures being discovered one by one or growing to full bloom like a heavenly rose with countless petals.
The Qur?an addresses and legislates for all in all times.
However knowledgeable you are and if you are famous for your truthfulness, can you speak on behalf of the president, the prime minister and all of the ministers, and also on behalf of the associations of literary men, lawyers and craftsmen, and the board of university lecturers and scientists? If you can, can you claim that you represented them all as perfectly as each would want you to? If you can, can you legislate for all the affairs of the country? This is just what the Prophet achieved through the Qur?an. Now, how can you claim that an unlettered one, who had had nothing to do with any such affairs until his fortieth year, achieved this without Divine inspiration and support?
If Prophet Muhammad had written the Qur?an by himself, he should never have mentioned some incidents concerning him.
However slight, there are some admonitions for the Prophet in the Qur?an.
No one, especially if that one claims Prophethood, mentions a grave slander against his wife in the book he writes by himself. Whereas, the Qur?an gives an important place to the slander hypocrites uttered against ?A?isha, the Prophet?s wife.
In order to show practically that Islam does not allow any racial discrimination and that superiority is only by piety and righteousness, not by birth, color, race, wealth or position, the Prophet married Zaynab, a noble woman from the Hashimites, to Zayd, an emancipated black slave. However, verses revealed later ordered that, in order to put an end to an established false tradition?namely, neither adoption nor any other way of declaring someone a son can create a legal relationship comparable to the relationship of children and natural parents, and there is no difficulty and sin for believers in marriage with the divorced wives of those whom they once adopted as sons?the Prophet should marry Zaynab. This marriage was very difficult for God?s Messenger to enter into, but since it was ordered by God, he had no way out other than fulfilling it. As ?A?isha would later say, if the Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings, would have concealed something of the Qur?an, he would have concealed this order and would not have married Zaynab. Also, if he had written the Qur?an by himself, he would never have mentioned this incident.
Abu Talib, the Prophet?s uncle to whose safeguarding ?Abd al-Muttalib entrusted him, undertook the Prophet?s maintenance when he was yet eight years old and, after his declaration of Prophethood, protected him against the Quraysh for ten years. The Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings, loved his uncle very deeply and desired his conversion very much. However, a verse came and admonished the Prophet against this desire of his which nearly drove him to death You guide not whom you love, but God guides whom He wills. He is best aware of those who are guided (al-Qasas, 28.56). What would have prevented the Prophet, if he were the author of the Qur?an, from falsely declaring that his uncle had accepted Islam?
There are answers to many such questions in the Qur?an that one who does not have an all-encompassing knowledge could not have answered them.There are many verses in the Qur?an beginning with ?They ask you? and continue with ?Say (in answer)?. These verses were revealed to answer the questions put to the Prophet by Muslims and non-Muslims, including especially the Jews of Madina. The questions asked were about lawful or unlawful things, the distribution of war spoils, the mansions of the moon, the Judgment Day, Dhu?l-Qarnayn (one of the ancient kings who made great conquests in Asia and Africa), the spirit and so on. One who does not have an all-encompassing knowledge cannot answer such questions. But the answers given by the unlettered Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings, satisfied everybody and no one could object to him. This shows that he was taught by God, the All-Knowing.
To claim that Muhammad?God forbid such a thought!? invented the Qur?an means that Muhammad, who was known as Muhammad the Trustworthy, was?we beg forgiveness for having to narrate such a false claim?the greatest liar and cheat history has ever known.
As was explained earlier, the Prophet lived a very austere life and never pursued any worldly gains or aims like fame, rulership, wealth and having beautiful women. Furthermore, he had to resist hardships and persecutions of the severest kind. To claim that Muhammad?God forbid such a thought!? invented the Qur?an means that Muhammad, who was known as Muhammad the Trustworthy, was?we beg forgiveness for having to narrate such a false claim? the greatest liar and cheat history has ever known. What might have caused him to falsely claim Prophethood despite the severest of deprivations and persecutions? To accuse the Prophet Muhammad of falsely claiming Prophethood and attribute the Qur?an to him, is the most groundless and the most degrading and meanest of accusations.
Although other Prophets like Moses and Jesus are mentioned many times in the Qur?an despite the Jews? and Christians? denial of Muhammad, we come across the name Muhammad only four times
The Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, saw much resistance from the Jews and Christians. He had to fight against the Jews of Madina several times and expel them from the city. Despite this, the Qur?an mentions the Prophet Moses, the Prophet sent to the Israelites, about 500 times, while the name of Muhammad is mentioned in the Qur?an only four times. The Qur?an also mentions the Prophet Jesus many times. Is it conceivable that one who falsely claims Prophethood ever mentions the Prophets of the peoples who show him great hostility?
The Qur?an?s mention of previous Prophets, including especially Moses and Jesus, upon them be peace, and the Christians? and Jews? denial of Muhammad?s Prophethood and the Divine authorship of the Qur?an, is an undeniable proof of the Prophethood of Muhammad and the Divine authorship of the Qur?an and that the Christians? and Jews? denial comes from purely false reasons like jealousy, prejudice and selfishness.
It is another argument for the Divine authorship of the Qur?an that it refers to certain facts of creation recently established by modern scientific methods.
It is another argument for the Divine authorship of the Qur?an that it refers to certain facts of creation recently established by modern scientific methods. How, except on account of its Divine authorship, is it possible for the Qur?an to be literally true on matters of which people had not the least inkling at the time when it was revealed? For example, if the Qur?an were not a Divine Revelation, would it have been possible for it to contain such a verse as this Do not the unbelievers realize that the heavens and the earth were one unit of creation before we split them asunder? (al-Anbiya?, 21.20).
Whether the Qur?an really does refer, explicitly or implicitly, to the kinds of facts the sciences deal with, and the relationship between the Qur?an and modern sciences, are matters of considerable controversy among Muslim intellectuals. We should therefore treat the subject at length.
Conclusion
All of the six sides or aspects of the Qur?an are luminous and demonstrate its truth. From below, it is supported upon the pillars of proofs and evidences (rational, scientific, historical, and those pertaining to conscience and sound judgment, and so on); above it, are gleams of the seal of miraculousness it aims at happiness in both worlds; and behind it are, another point of support, the truths of the Divine Revelation. To its right is the unanimous confirmation of guided reasons based on proofs; and to its left are the intellectual and spiritual contentment of those with sound heart and conscience, and their sincere attachment and submission to it. All these together bear witness that the Qur?an is an absolutely formidable, extraordinary and unconquerable stronghold which the hand of heaven established on the earth, and set their seal of admission of it as a faultless, true Word of God. The Administrator of the universe, Who always acts in a way to manifest unity, protect virtuousness and goodness, and extirpate falsehood and slander, has given the Qur?an the most acceptable, high and dominant rank of respect and success, and thereby confirmed its truth.
Also, the person who is the interpreter of the Qur?an, upon him be peace and blessings, believed in it and respected it more than anything and anybody else. He went into a sleep-like state during the revelation of its verses and confirmed and preached all of its decrees and commandments with utmost conviction and without exhibiting any deception and error to eyes wide open always to catch him, and without anything to shake him. Despite being unlettered, having founded on the Qur?an, he gave, without hesitation, news and information about the past and future and about the facts of creation and operation of the universe. Other sayings of his do not resemble the Qur?an and are inferior to it in certain respects. All this together proves that the Qur?an is the true, heavenly and blessed Word of that person?s Merciful Creator.
The fifth of mankind or even the majority of them in certain cases have always had an ecstatic and religious devotion to the Qur?an and listened to it lovingly and in adoration of truth, and as is testified to by numerous observations, signs, and events, as moths fly round a light, angels, believing jinn and other spirit beings gather together around it during its recitation. This also confirms that the Qur?an is accepted by almost all the beings in the universe and is of the highest rank.
Also, all the groups of mankind with different levels of understanding and learning, from the commonest to the most intelligent and learned, derive their share from the teaching of the Qur?an, and all the greatest scholars in Islamic sciences such as jurisprudence, theology, and religious methodology, have found in the Qur?an the answers to all of their questions and based their conclusions upon it. This is another evidence that the Qur?an is the source of truths, the mine of all true knowledge.
Furthermore, although among the unbelieving Arab literary men those who have been the most advanced in literature, have always felt much need to dispute with the Qur?an, they have been unable to do that even in eloquence, which is only one of the seven major aspects of the Qur?an?s miraculousness, and have not dared to produce the like of even one of its suras. The others, geniuses of learning and eloquence, who by disputing with it in eloquence have sought fame, have been compelled to refrain from doing so. This clearly shows that the Qur?an is a miracle, beyond the capacity of mankind.
Indeed, in order to judge the value, sublimity, and eloquence of a word it is asked ?Who has spoken it? To whom has it been spoken? Why has it been spoken?? When considered from the perspective of these questions, again the Qur?an has no equal. For the Qur?an is the Word of the Lord of all beings and the Speech of the Creator of the whole of the universe which bears no signs to suggest that it is a book of imitation, one fabricated by someone and then falsely attributed to God. God revealed the Qur?an to the one whom He chose as the representative of all the creatures, one who is His most famous and renowned addressee, and the extent and strength of whose faith embraced the comprehensive religion of Islam and caused its owner to rise to the rank of the distance of two bows? length, and being honored with direct conversation with the Eternally Besought-of-All, after which he turned back to the world to convey to people the principles of happiness in both worlds. The Qur?an explains the principles of happiness in both worlds and the results of, and the Divine purpose in, the creation of the universe, and expounds the Prophet?s most comprehensive faith, which sustains all the truths of Islam it shows and describes the huge universe like a map or a clock or a house and teaches about the Artist Who made it. Certainly it is impossible to produce a like of it or to match the degree of its eloquence.
In addition, numerous collections of books on the interpretation of the Qur?an, some of which cover as many as forty or even seventy volumes?written by meticulous scholars of the highest intelligence and learning?expound with proofs countless virtues of the Qur?an and its subtleties and mysteries, and disclose and affirm its numerous predictions. Among them, the one hundred and thirty treatises of the Risale-i Nur explain each virtue and subtlety of the Qur?an, such as its allusions to the scientific and technical wonders of modern civilization like trains and aircrafts and electricity, and its indirect references to future victories of Muslims and the history of the Companions after the Prophet, and the meaningful and mysterious design of its letters. All this means setting a seal on the fact that the Qur?an is a miracle with no equals and the Word of the Knower of the Unseen, which is the tongue of the world of the Unseen in this visible world of corporeality.
It is because of such virtues of the Qur?an that its magnificent spiritual dominion and its majestic sacred rule has been continuing for centuries to illuminate the earth and the ages, time and space, and more and more people have been embracing it with perfect respect. It is because of the same virtues, that each letter of the Qur?an yields at least the merits, ten rewards, and ten fruits pertaining to the eternal world, and that the letters of certain verses and suras, each give hundreds or even thousands of merits, and when recited on certain blessed occasions, the light and merits of each of its letters multiply by tens or hundreds. The world-traveller came to understand this and said to himself ?Based on the consensus of its lights and mysteries, and the concord of its fruits and results, this Qur?an, miraculous in every respect, proves and testifies to the existence, unity, attributes, and Names of a single Necessarily Existent One in such a manner that the testimonies of innumerable believers have their sources from that testimony.?
In a brief reference to the instruction which that traveller has taken from the Qur?an about faith and the Unity of God, we say
There is no god but God?the Necessarily Existent One, the One, the Single?the necessity of Whose existence in His Oneness the Qur?an of miraculous exposition decisively proves, which is accepted and sought for by the species of angels, human beings and jinn; all of whose verses are recited in every minute with perfect respect by the tongues of millions of human beings; whose sacred rule in the regions of the earth and the realms of space and on the faces of ages and time; whose enlightened spiritual dominion has prevailed with perfect splendor over half of the globe and a fifth of humankind for fourteen centuries... Likewise, with the consensus of its heavenly and sacred suras, and the agreement of its luminous Divine verses, and the correspondence of its mysteries and lights, and the concord of its truths, and results, it manifestly attests, and is a clear proof of, this same truth.
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THE AMAZING QUR'AAN THE WORD OF ALLAH
Allah advises us to use our minds and reason and knowledge to find the truth and not to follow our desires
1024 It is such that We clarify the revelations to a people who think (yatafakkaroona).
3028 It is such that We clarify the revelations for a people who have sense (ya'aqiloona).
3029 No, those who were wrong followed their desires without knowledge. So who can guide one whom God misguides? And they will have no victors.He also advises us not to follow/cause to follow what we have no knowledge of
1736 And do not follow/cause to follow what you have no knowledge of. For the hearing, eyesight, and mind, all these you are responsible for.
In the case of whether the qur'aan is the word of Allah or not, we need to do the same use our mind, reason, and knowledge to find the truth.
The qur'aan is an amazing book full of amazing signs. To find out who authored the qur'aan, we have to take a look at the contents of the book. Let us consider some facts and aspects of the qur'aan
- THE QUR'AAN SAYS ALLAH AUTHORED IT
Allah clearly says that the qur'aan is from Him in the qur'aan, thus claiming authorship of the book
4105 We have revealed to you the Scripture with truth that you may judge between the people by that which God has shown you, and do not be an advocate for the treacherous.
619 Say "Which is the greatest testimony?" Say "God is witness between me and you, and He has inspired to me this Quran that I may warn you with it and whomever it reaches, that you bear witness that along with God are other gods!" Say "I do not bear witness!" Say "He is only One god, and I am innocent of what you set up!"
276 And you are receiving the Quran from One who is Wise, Knowledgeable.
7623 We have sent down to you the Quran in stages.
1037 This Quran could not have been produced without God, but it is to authenticate what is already present, and to give detail to the Scripture in which there is no doubt, from the Lord of the worlds.
1587 And We have given you seven of the pairs and the great Quran.
1015 And when Our clear revelations are recited to them, those who do not wish to meet Us said "Bring a Quran other than this, or change it!" Say "It is not for me to change it from my own accord, I merely follow what is inspired to me. I fear if I disobey my Lord the retribution of a great day!"
123 We relate to you the best stories through what We have inspired to you in this Quran; and before it you were of those who were unaware.
1782 And We send down from the Quran what is a healing and mercy to the believers. And it only increases the wicked in their loss.
1827 And recite what has been inspired to you from your Lord's Scripture, there is no changing His words, and you will not find besides Him any refuge.
3531 And what We inspired to you from the Scripture, it is the truth, authenticating what is present. God is Expert of His servants, Seer.
2951 Is it not enough for them that We have sent down to you the Scripture, being recited to them? In that is a mercy and a reminder for people who believe.
1644 With clarity and the Psalms. And We sent down to you the Reminder to make clear to the people what was sent to them, and perhaps they will think.
2150 And this is a blessed reminder which We have sent down. Will you be deniers of it?
Now the question is, if the qur'aan is not the word of Allah, and instead it is the word of a man or group of men or jinn or malaika, then how come in 1400 years no one has come forward claiming to be the author of such an amazing book ?
- QUR'AAN'S MESSAGE NOT CORRUPTED
One of the miraculous aspects of the qur'aan is that its message has not been corrupted at all in 1400 years and has been preserved in the original language
159 Indeed it is We who have sent down the Reminder, and indeed it is We who will preserve it.
- QUR'AAN REVEALED IN COMMON MAN'S LANGUAGE
Another amazing aspect of the qur'aan is that Allah revealed it in the Arabic language which at that time was the language of the common people and not the elite in power.
122 We have sent it down an Arabic compilation, perhaps you will comprehend.
427 And thus We have inspired to you an Arabic compilation, so that you may warn the capital town and all around it, and to warn about the Day of Gathering that is inevitable.
That is amazing, that a book of such high quality and containing amazing information was not sent down in the developed language of its time, which was the language of the elite and the ones in power (the Nabatean language) but in a developing language spoken by the common man which was used for common day to day matters. That itself is one of the proofs of the qur'aan's divine origin
16103 And We are aware that they Say "A human is teaching him." The language of the one they refer to is foreign, while this is a clear Arabic language.
4331 And they said "If only this Quran was sent down to a great man from the two towns!"
- LITERARY QUALITY OF THE QUR'AAN
It is a well known fact that the arabic qur'aan is a book of literary excellence. Many scholars worldwide, including non-muslims as well, regard the qur'aan to be of superior quality in language, style, eloquence etc.
The following is what some of the scholars had to say about the qur'aan's literary excellence
"The above observation makes the hypothesis advanced by those who see Muhammad as the author of the Qur'an untenable. How could a man, from being illiterate, become the most important author, in terms of literary merits, in the whole of Arabic literature? How could he then pronounce truths of a scientific nature that no other human being could possibly have developed at that time, and all this without once making the slightest error in his pronouncement on the subject?" --Maurice Bucaille, THE BIBLE, THE QUR'AN AND SCIENCE, 1978, p. 125.
"Here, therefore, its merits as a literary production should perhaps not be measured by some preconceived maxims of subjective and aesthetic taste, but by the effects which it produced in Muhammad's contemporaries and fellow countrymen. If it spoke so powerfully and convincingly to the hearts of his hearers as to weld hitherto centrifugal and antagonistic elements into one compact and well-organized body, animated by ideas far beyond those which had until now ruled the Arabian mind, then its eloquence was perfect, simply because it created a civilized nation out of savage tribes, and shot a fresh woof into the old warp of history." --Dr. Steingass, quoted in T.P. Hughes' DICTIONARY OF ISLAM, p. 528.
"In making the present attempt to improve on the performance of my predecessors, and to produce something which might be accepted as echoing however faintly the sublime rhetoric of the Arabic Koran, I have been at pains to study the intricate and richly varied rhythms which - apart from the message itself - constitute the Koran's undeniable claim to rank amongst the greatest literary masterpieces of mankind... This very characteristic feature - 'that inimitable symphony,' as the believing Pickthall described his Holy Book, 'the very sounds of which move men to tears and ecstasy' - has been almost totally ignored by previous translators; it is therefore not surprising that what they have wrought sounds dull and flat indeed in comparison with the splendidly decorated original." --Arthur J. Arberry, THE KORAN INTERPRETED, London Oxford University Press, 1964, p. x.
?It is by far the finest work of Arabic prose in existence.? -- Alan Jones (The Oriental Institute, Oxford)
- SCIENTIFIC FACTS IN THE QUR'AAN
The qur'aan contains a lot of scientific facts that have never contradicted the proven scientific facts and have never been proven incorrect. It contains some scientific facts that were revealed in it 1400 years ago which have been discovered or proven to be correct only recently. How can someone 1400 years ago mention numerous scientific facts, which are very radical for the time, but prove to be correct over 1400 years after ? No human being is capable of such a feat.
For further information one can read the book by Maurice Bucaille "The Bible, The Koran and Science", and check the following links for articles on the amazing scientific facts contained in the qur'aan, some of which have been discovered in just the last 50 years
http//asadi.95mb.com/koranfiles/
http//rationalreality.50webs.com/sci.htm
http//rationalreality.50webs.com/bio.htm- LACK OF A SINGLE CONTRADICTION
The qur'aan does not contain any literary, logical, scientific or any kind of contradiction in it which is extremely amazing. It has a lot of scientific facts, none of which contradict the known proven scientific facts. It has no contradictions of logic, examples of which can be seen at the following links
http//rationalreality.50webs.com/godel.htm
http//free-minds.org/articles/gods_system/freechoice.htm- PROPHECIES THAT HAVE COME TRUE
The qur'aan foretells some events in the future that have come true; these are more commonly known as ?prophecies?.
One of the famous prophecies is that Prophet Muhammad's uncle Abu Lahab would be condemned to Hell
1111 Condemned is the hand of Abu-Lahab; condemned indeed.
1112 His money will not avail him, nor what he has earned.
1113 He will be sent to a flaming Fire.Abu Lahab supposedly lived for 11 years after the revelation of this verse. All he had to do to prove this verse wrong was to repent and become a submitter/believer but he did not do so.
Some of the other prohecies in the qur'aan which have come true are
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The qur'aan's message will remain preserved and intact over time (159)
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No one will be able to find any contradictions or discrepancies in the qur'aan (482)
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Defeat of the Romans (302-4)
For details about other prophecies of the qur'aan please check out brother Wakas's article at the following link, which also contains details about the scientific facts in qur'aan and the literary quality of the qur'aan
http//think786.cjb.net/ (click on "articles", then on "Does God Exist", and then on "Introduction"
- CHALLENGE BY ALLAH TO BRING A QUR'AAN LIKE IT
Allah has challenged all creation to bring a qur'aan like it, or even a chapter like it. The smallest chapter in the qur'aan comprises of 3 verses only, and so far no one in 1400 years has been able to meet that challenge
1788 Say "If all the humans and the Jinn were to gather to bring a Quran like this, they could not come with its like, even if they were helping one another."
223 And if you are in doubt as to what We have sent down to Our servant, then bring a chapter like this, and call upon your witnesses other than God if you are truthful.
1038 Or do they say he invented it? Say "Then bring a chapter like it, and call upon whoever you can besides God if you are truthful!"
1113 Or do they Say "He invented it!" Say "Bring ten invented chapters like it, and call on whom you can besides God if you are truthful."
- PROBABILITY ASSESSMENT
The probability of each of the above mentioned aspects of the qur'aan to have happened by chance is remote, about 1 in a billion, and the combined probability of ALL those aspects to have happened by chance alone is so remote that it is almost zero.
- THE QUR'AAN CAN ONLY BE THE WORD OF ALLAH
When we use our minds, reason, and knowledge and think and reflect on all these amazing aspects of the qur'aan, the inescapable conclusion we arrive at is that the qur'aan can only be the word of Allah and it is impossible for it to be the word of anyone other than Allah.
Thus it becomes very easy for us to believe that ALL of the qur'aan is from Allah
37 He is the One who sent down to you the Scripture, from which there are governing verses; they are the essence of the Scripture; and others which are similar. As for those who have disease in their hearts, they will follow what is similar from it seeking to confuse, and seeking to derive an interpretation. But none know its interpretation except God and those who are well founded in knowledge, they Say "We believe in it, all is from our Lord." And none will remember except the people of understanding.
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the mathematical miracle of the quran was sent down by GOD as a proof and a beacon after a long time without messengers
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Peace brothers...
Another great article Alhamdoulillah... bravoPrace
Please read this booklet by Ahmed Deedat although he changed his mind and nobody knows why. But those are truth and fact. God made Quran easy to understand please do not make it difficult.
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Peace,
Respectfully.I believe and think that since no human, no jinn, not angel not even satan has ever claimed to be the author of The Quran, that not only God exists, but God is Truly AllPowerful that if any human, jinn, angel or satan tried to claim that he or she wrote The Quran, helped, s/he or it would be punished.
God knows best.
Glory be to our God,
God bless you all.
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How can we prove that The Qur'an is the word of God?
The amount of people who have believed in the Divine authorship of the Qur?an since its revelation 14 centuries ago amounts to billions. In the face of such a consensus, especially when considered that each affirmation corroborates the others while negations or denials add nothing to each other, it falls upon those who reject the Divine authorship of the Qur?an to prove their negation, which is impossible. However, in order to remove the dust of doubt that may come to the hearts and minds of some believers under the influence of both modern trends of scepticism and atheism and followers of other religions, we shall mention only a few of the evidences to establish that the Qur?an is a word of God.
I find it amusing that the large number of followers of Islam is used as evidence for the Quran. The fact that there are more Christians in the world than Muslims should then mean that the Bible is the inspired word of God until proven otherwise. I don't think the number of fallible humans who believe something makes their belief anymore likely. There was a time when the majority believed that the earth was flat.
The Qur?an is completely different from all the other books in the world.
When we study the Qur?an even superficially from the viewpoint of its wording, styles, and meaning, we will certainly conclude that it is completely different from all the other books in the world. So, in rank and worth it is either below all of them?even Satan cannot claim this, nor does he conceive of it?or above them. Since it is above all of them, it must be the Word of God.
The Qur?an, which he brought, has challenged all mankind with all their literary geniuses and scientists, from the first day of its revelation to the Last Day, to produce a like of it or even a single chapter of it
The Qur?an openly declares
You (O Muhammad) was not a reader of any Scripture before it, nor did you write (such a Scripture) with your right hand, for then those who follow falsehood might (have a right) to doubt it. (al-Ankabut, 29.4
It is an established, undeniable fact that the Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, was unlettered. Whereas the Qur?an, which he brought, has challenged all mankind with all their literary geniuses and scientists, from the first day of its revelation to the Last Day, to produce a like of it or even a single chapter of it
If you are in doubt concerning that which We have sent down onto Our servant (Muhammad), then produce a chapter of the like thereof, and call your witnesses, supporters, who are apart from God, if you are truthful. (al-Baqara, 2.23)
Mankind have since been unable to produce a like of only one of its chapters, including, of course, its shortest ones like sura al-Ikhlas or sura al-Kawthar; those who have ventured to do that have all laid themselves open to ridicule. This is a clear proof for the Divine authorship of the Qur?an.
This is one of the reason I believe the Quran is the work of a rather simple minded individual. I wouldn't expect God to use such flawed arguments in support of the book he has supposedly authored. What does it mean exactly when the Quran says "a surah like it"? The author of the Quran fails to provide the conditions of the challenge, and a means to judge whether the challenge has been met. In the end all it comes down to is subjective opinion on whether the challenger had been able to produce "a surah like it". If the author is really God he should be able to come up with a better argument for the Quran's authenticity.
The Qur?an was revealed in 23 years, yet there are not any contradictory points in it.
The revelation of the Qur?an lasted 23 years. It is inconceivable that any book written by a mortal being in 23 years, one which is a book of Divine truths, metaphysics, religious beliefs and worship, prayer, law and morality, a book fully describing the other life, a book of psychology, sociology, epistemology, and history, and a book containing scientific facts and the principles of a happy life, does not have any contradictory points. Whereas, the Qur?an openly declares that it has no contradictions at all and therefore is a Divine Book
Will they not then ponder on the Qur?an? If it had been from other than God they would have found therein much contradiction and incongruity. (al-Nisa?, 4.82)There are verses in the Quran that can be interpreted as contradicting others.
The Qur?an is beyond compare from the viewpoint of its styles and eloquence.
The Qur?an is beyond compare from the viewpoint of its styles and eloquence. All the sentences, words and even letters used in the Qur?an form such a miraculous harmony that, with respect to rhythm, music, and even geometric proportions and mathematical measures, and with respect to how many times each is used in the whole of the Qur?an, each is in the exact place it must be and interwoven and interrelated with others. The literary masterpiece of no one, including the sayings of the Prophet himself, upon him be peace and blessings, cannot compete with the Qur?an.
Prophet Muhammad was unlettered and no one had heard him say even a couple of poetry. However, the Qur?an also challenged the known experts in poetry and oratory and forced them to surrender.
I don't quite understand why being unable to read or write makes it so difficult for an individual to come up with descent poetry. All you need is an ability to speak the language well, the scribes can do the writing for you.
No one has ever been heard to be bored with the recitation of the Qur?an.
I found this bit quite funny. I suppose thats why a lot of young Muslims have the latests songs downloaded onto their MP3s, but not the Quran.
To claim that Muhammad?God forbid such a thought!? invented the Qur?an means that Muhammad, who was known as Muhammad the Trustworthy, was?we beg forgiveness for having to narrate such a false claim?the greatest liar and cheat history has ever known.
As was explained earlier, the Prophet lived a very austere life and never pursued any worldly gains or aims like fame, rulership, wealth and having beautiful women. Furthermore, he had to resist hardships and persecutions of the severest kind. To claim that Muhammad?God forbid such a thought!? invented the Qur?an means that Muhammad, who was known as Muhammad the Trustworthy, was?we beg forgiveness for having to narrate such a false claim? the greatest liar and cheat history has ever known. What might have caused him to falsely claim Prophethood despite the severest of deprivations and persecutions? To accuse the Prophet Muhammad of falsely claiming Prophethood and attribute the Qur?an to him, is the most groundless and the most degrading and meanest of accusations.
I'm sure their have been greater liars or maybe he was just deluded. People before and after Muhammed have claimed to be prophets; Joseph Smith, Guru Nanak, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, etc. All three of them have millions of followers yet teach contradicting doctrines, which goes to show that human beings are capable of believing anything.
Although other Prophets like Moses and Jesus are mentioned many times in the Qur?an despite the Jews? and Christians? denial of Muhammad, we come across the name Muhammad only four times
The Prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, saw much resistance from the Jews and Christians. He had to fight against the Jews of Madina several times and expel them from the city. Despite this, the Qur?an mentions the Prophet Moses, the Prophet sent to the Israelites, about 500 times, while the name of Muhammad is mentioned in the Qur?an only four times. The Qur?an also mentions the Prophet Jesus many times. Is it conceivable that one who falsely claims Prophethood ever mentions the Prophets of the peoples who show him great hostility?
Or maybe he name dropped Moses and Jesus a lot to make his new religion more attractive to Jews and Christians.
The Qur?an?s mention of previous Prophets, including especially Moses and Jesus, upon them be peace, and the Christians? and Jews? denial of Muhammad?s Prophethood and the Divine authorship of the Qur?an, is an undeniable proof of the Prophethood of Muhammad and the Divine authorship of the Qur?an and that the Christians? and Jews? denial comes from purely false reasons like jealousy, prejudice and selfishness.
I highly doubt Christians and Jews actually want to go to hell. They sincerely believe that their religion is true just like Muslims do. Saying that they're jealous or whatever is just plain stupid.
It is another argument for the Divine authorship of the Qur?an that it refers to certain facts of creation recently established by modern scientific methods. How, except on account of its Divine authorship, is it possible for the Qur?an to be literally true on matters of which people had not the least inkling at the time when it was revealed? For example, if the Qur?an were not a Divine Revelation, would it have been possible for it to contain such a verse as this Do not the unbelievers realize that the heavens and the earth were one unit of creation before we split them asunder? (al-Anbiya?, 21.20).
Whether the Qur?an really does refer, explicitly or implicitly, to the kinds of facts the sciences deal with, and the relationship between the Qur?an and modern sciences, are matters of considerable controversy among Muslim intellectuals. We should therefore treat the subject at length.
That verse is far too vague and tells us nothing.
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I find it amusing that the large number of followers of Islam is used as evidence for the Quran. The fact that there are more Christians in the world than Muslims should then mean that the Bible is the inspired word of God until proven otherwise.
Islam is the largest religion in the world not Christianity.
http//news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/03/080331-AP-islam-largest.html
http//www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article3653800.ecealso just google largest religion in the world
Salam,
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Islam is the largest religion in the world not Christianity.
http//news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/03/080331-AP-islam-largest.html
http//www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/article3653800.ecealso just google largest religion in the world
Salam,
ArnabIslam has overtaken Catholicism, not Christianity.
From your second link
However Christians as a whole, including Catholics, Orthodox, Protestants and Anglicans make up 33 per cent of the world population.
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I wouldn't expect God to use such flawed arguments in support of the book he has supposedly authored. What does it mean exactly when the Quran says "a surah like it"? The author of the Quran fails to provide the conditions of the challenge, and a means to judge whether the challenge has been met. In the end all it comes down to is subjective opinion on whether the challenger had been able to produce "a surah like it". If the author is really God he should be able to come up with a better argument for the Quran's authenticity.
You expect God to explain to you in detail what each and every surah stands for and then explain how it?s been relevant throughout all times then how its stands out from the rest of the words and then ask you to believe in Him ) Why don?t you explain to God what better ideas He could have used ! maybe this will help you to expose more of the tricks used in the Qur'an hmm
I don't quite understand why being unable to read or write makes it so difficult for an individual to come up with descent poetry. All you need is an ability to speak the language well, the scribes can do the writing for you.
I am sure you have all that's required to come up with a "decent poetry", then you too can join the ranks of the gurus sun
Or may be he name dropped Moses and Jesus a lot to make his new religion more attractive to Jews and Christians.
Or maybe you did not bother to find out that Mohammad never wanted the Jews or the Christians to abandon their faith.
Finally btw. even if it?s the quality rather than the quantity that counts in Islam this is still the fasted growing religion of the modern world despite all the negative publicity thrown at it.voodoo
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You expect God to explain to you in detail what each and every surah stands for and then explain how it?s been relevant throughout all times then how its stands out from the rest of the words and then ask you to believe in Him ) Why don?t you explain to God what better ideas He could have used ! maybe this will help you to expose more of the tricks used in the Qur'an hmm
Actually yes I would like god if he exists to explain all these things in detail to me, preferably in person. Back when I prayed I did ask for explanations, but got nothing.
I am sure you have all that's required to come up with a "decent poetry", then you too can join the ranks of the gurus sun
I don't think I'm any good at writing poetry or good prose, but I have read plays and poetry written by other individuals and I preferred it to the Quran.
Or maybe you did not bother to find out that Mohammad never wanted the Jews or the Christians to abandon their faith.
He defiantly wanted them to accept the Quran though didn't he and by default that he was prophet of god. He probably realised that mentioning individuals like Moses would make his new religion more appealing to Jews and Christians.
Finally btw. even if it?s the quality rather than the quantity that counts in Islam this is still the fasted growing religion of the modern world despite all the negative publicity thrown at it.voodoo
Mostly due to the large numbers of children Muslims tend to have.
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Peace WayFinder,
You are falling in a logical fallacy! The burden of proof is on the one making a positive claim, and not proving its negative.
Even in al-qur'an, God does not ask us to "know"/"3lima" that God exists, but to "believe/trust"/"aamana" in God. This is part of the test. If God had given concrete proof of His existence in this life, then there would be no test anymore! There are however hints and signs all over the universe that point to the fact that God exists and that there can only be one God. Suggested starting point would be study of particle physics and quantum mechanics, human anatomy and physiology and biochemistry, and a solid understanding of statistics and laws of probability
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Peace WayFinder,
You are falling in a logical fallacy! The burden of proof is on the one making a positive claim, and not proving its negative.
Even in al-qur'an, God does not ask us to "know"/"3lima" that God exists, but to "believe/trust"/"aamana" in God. This is part of the test. If God had given concrete proof of His existence in this life, then there would be no test anymore! There are however hints and signs all over the universe that point to the fact that God exists and that there can only be one God. Suggested starting point would be study of particle physics and quantum mechanics, human anatomy and physiology and biochemistry, and a solid understanding of statistics and laws of probability )
bravo
Thanks bro for the tip...
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Peace WayFinder,
Just to add to what I said above, whenever confronted with someone who does not believe in existence of God, ask him/her how the universe came to existence, i.e. make a positive statement, and then ask for proof of that positive statement because then the burden of proof is on him/her. That will be the proper way to do it and this way of thinking will eventually lead that person to the truth. For example, if someone says the universe came into existence by random chance, then the burden of proof is on that person to prove that it occurred by random chance. When that person will try to get a proof of that positive statement, he/she will not be able to find any proof of that positive statement and will eventually conclude that it is not true. Then he/she will be forced to make another positive hypothesis, for example the universe was created by multiple gods, and then the burden of proof will be again on that person to prove that positive hypothesis. Eventually all the possibilities other than one God will be ruled out and the eventual conclusion will be that the universe could only have been created by One Higher Power.
The other avenue of thinking is that believing in God is less risky than not believing in God. The prudent logical person will come to the conclusion that if there is no God and the person dies then nothing to worry about but if there is a God then there is a problem! So it is less risky to believe in a God than not to believe in God.
When pursuing these avenues of thought the sincere person will study everything out there including the words of God and science etc. and will eventually be forced to conclude that there is one God and that it is safer to believe in God!
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Peace WayFinder,
Just to add to what I said above, whenever confronted with someone who does not believe in existence of God, ask him/her how the universe came to existence, i.e. make a positive statement, and then ask for proof of that positive statement because then the burden of proof is on him/her. That will be the proper way to do it and this way of thinking will eventually lead that person to the truth. For example, if someone says the universe came into existence by random chance, then the burden of proof is on that person to prove that it occurred by random chance. When that person will try to get a proof of that positive statement, he/she will not be able to find any proof of that positive statement and will eventually conclude that it is not true. Then he/she will be forced to make another positive hypothesis, for example the universe was created by multiple gods, and then the burden of proof will be again on that person to prove that positive hypothesis. Eventually all the possibilities other than one God will be ruled out and the eventual conclusion will be that the universe could only have been created by One Higher Power.
The other avenue of thinking is that believing in God is less risky than not believing in God. The prudent logical person will come to the conclusion that if there is no God and the person dies then nothing to worry about but if there is a God then there is a problem! So it is less risky to believe in a God than not to believe in God.
When pursuing these avenues of thought the sincere person will study everything out there including the words of God and science etc. and will eventually be forced to conclude that there is one God and that it is safer to believe in God!
Salaam,
Thanks for the tips. They are really helpful. May I ask what a positive statement is? This is the definition I got on the internet
Positive statements are statements of facts based on data which can be proved right or wrong.But I don't get how does that place the burden of proof on the other person?
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Actually yes I would like god if he exists to explain all these things in detail to me, preferably in person. Back when I prayed I did ask for explanations, but got nothing.
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Salaam
Well I see someone seeking explanations in search of God and, if you are seriously looking for God, you would find all your answers including why back when you asked for an "explanation" you did not get it then and there ...Patience is one requirement and if you lack patience you cannot expect God to be patient with you.
I don't think I'm any good at writing poetry or good prose, but I have read plays and poetry written by other individuals and I preferred it to the Quran.
It?s good to know you enjoy plays and poetry; I would say life itself is a big play on a bigger stage. It may be good to sit back and see your part in your own life play itself out and then assess what role you would like to play. This may help you to come up with a plan of your own and then you would not say I am no good at writing and maybe then you would think differently.
He defiantly wanted them to accept the Quran though didn't he and by default that he was prophet of god. He probably realised that mentioning individuals like Moses would make his new religion more appealing to Jews and Christians.
What is wrong with saying positive things about others people?s faith? Making positive remarks about others does not necessarily mean you have an ulterior motive to force your views on others ...Start thinking in a positive manner and you may see things from a different point of view.
Mostly due to the large numbers of children Muslims tend to have.
This is one factor but I was talking about ?fastest growing religion? in terms of the number of reverts attracted to the teaching of Qur?an. Most converts were taken aback by the beauty of the Qur?an, whereas many born Muslims, who have lots of Muslim relatives, including lots of children, have been unable to grasp the teachings of the Qur?an. With those Islam has shrunk rather than grown.
Good luck sun
