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Is the Qur'an Miraculous? - The "prophecy" about Abu Lahab Members Public

The Argument about Abu Lahab A new argument for the divine origin of the Qur'an has recently come to be presented by increasing numbers of Muslims. For our response we will quote from the end of the article Qur'an: Is it the Truth? at the Khalifornia

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Contradictions in the Qur'an : What about Jonah? Members Public

Qur'an Contradiction: What about Jonah? The Quran claims that messengers were sent to their own people proclaiming the Message in their native tongue: "Then after him (Noah) We sent (many) messengers to their peoples: they brought them Clear Signs, but they would not believe what they had

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Qur'an Contradiction: Israel, the Quran and the Promised Land Members Public

Qur'an Contradiction: Israel, the Quran and the Promised Land Sam Shamoun & Jochen Katz The Holy Bible in many places speaks of God giving Israel the land of Canaan as their everlasting and cherished possession: "The whole land of Canaan, where you are now an alien, I

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Qur'an Contradiction: Did the Jews kill prophets who brought a sacrifice devoured by fire? Members Public

Divinely Inspired Ignorance? How Muhammad failed the "test of a prophet" again and again Jochen Katz The Qur'an speaks of a certain encounter that Muhammad had with some Jews, and their arguments by which they resisted and rejected Muhammad and his message. In this passage (S.

Jochen Katz
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Were they utterly destroyed? Members Public

Surah al-Furqan 25:35-38 (Shakir's translation): And certainly We gave Musa the Book and We appointed with him his brother Haroun an aider. Then We said: Go you both to the people who rejected Our communications; so We destroyed them with utter destruction. And the people of Nuh,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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John Burton and the Mushaf of Muhammad Members Public

Sometimes Muslims make the following appeal: * The famous orientalist John Burton had stated in the conclusions of his book "The Collection of The Quraan": "What we have today in our hands is the Mushaf of Muhammad." ["The Collection of The Quraan", 1979, John Burton,

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Quran Contradiction: A Messenger from among the Beasts? Members Public

Quran Contradiction A Messenger From Among the Beasts? Sam Shamoun The Quran expressly proclaims that all of Allahs messengers and prophets were humans: And We sent not before you (as Messengers) ANY BUT MEN, whom We inspired from among the people of townships. Have they not travelled through the earth

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Sam Shamoun
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Is the Qur'an Miraculous? Members Public

PS: Here's the favorite sura of a cancer survivor: Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, For the first heaven And the first earth Had passed away.... And I heard a loud voice from the throne Saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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