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Qur'an in your DNA! Paid Members Public
Some Muslims want to convince themselves and others of the miraculous nature of the Qur'an by pointing to the discovery that the Qur'an has been found coded into the human DNA structure. This is a particularly interesting and illuminating claim, since it is propagated by several
DISTORTION IN THE KORAN Paid Members Public
The stage of collecting the Koran into a book was one of the most serious stages the Koranic text ever was subjected to. The Koran was revealed in seven ways (or dialects). Muslims sanctioned reciting it by the meaning and not necessarily verbatim. "Companions" at first were opposed
Qur'an Error: Israel's Response to the Covenant Paid Members Public
Qur'an Error: Israels Response to the Covenant The Quran erroneously states that when God made a covenant with Israel through Moses, the people responded by saying that they disobey: There came to you Moses with clear (Signs); yet ye worshipped the calf (Even) after that, and ye did
Dishonest? Paid Members Public
May 18, 1999 his newsgroup statement here June 4, 1998 smaller font October 28, 1996 The formulation on the original Qur'an contradictions page was: A red star * after the title indicates that a Muslim response to this topic is available or included. I said "available" not
Quran Difficulty: Should Muslims Show Kindness to Parents? Paid Members Public
Quran Difficulty Should Muslims Show Kindness to Parents? The Quran exhorts believers, in fact mankind in general, to be kind to parents: Say: Come, I will tell you what your Lord has made binding on you: that you shall serve no other gods besides Him; that you shall show kindness
The descent of the Quran -- Verses in conflict with the piecemeal theory Paid Members Public
Is half the Qur'an already fully detailed? Verses in conflict with the theory of a piecemeal descent of the Qur'an The Qur'an contains contradictory statements about how the Qur'an was supposedly revealed: Was it at one time as one complete book or
Qur'an Contradiction: The descent of the Quran -- piecemeal or all at once? Paid Members Public
Quran Contradiction The descent of the Quran Piecemeal or all at once? Sam Shamoun In several places, the Quran implies that it was sent down all at once on a specific night. Ramadhan is the (month) in which was sent down (onzila) the Qur'an, as a guide to
Quran Difficulty: Examining the inherent problems with the descent of the Quran Paid Members Public
Quran Difficulty Examining the inherent problems with the descent of the Quran Sam Shamoun According to the traditional, orthodox Sunni view the Quran was "sent down" in its entirety in the month of Ramadan: Ramadhan is the (month) in which was sent down the Qur'an, as