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Verse 4:11 gives 2/3 of the estate to the female inheritors of the man.
These include the wife and the daughters. Here is 4:11
[4:11] (Khalifa's
translation)
GOD decrees a will for the benefit of your children; the male gets twice the
share of the female. If the inheritors are only women,
more than two, they get two-thirds of what is bequeathed......
Here is the false claim again :
<<When a man dies, and is leaving behind three daughters, his two parents
and his wife, they will receive the respective shares of 2/3 for the 3
daughters together, 1/3 for the parents together [both according to verse
4:11] and 1/8 for the wife [4:12] which adds up to more than the available
estate.>>
According to the Quran, 4:11, the wife and the daughters (who are the
primary inheritor of a man) will get 2/3 of his estate and the parents will
get 1/3 and this adds up to a perfect ONE.
4:12 details that the wife will get 1/8 of the estate but this is not a
separate portion of the total of 2/3 that all the females will inherit from
the man's estate in case a man dies leaving behind more than two female
inheritors.
There is no contradiction here and the numbers do add PERFECTLY.
Here is the 2 nd false claim :
<<A second example: A man leaves only his mother, his wife and two
sisters, then they receive 1/3 [mother, 4:11], 1/4 [wife, 4:12] and 2/3 [the
two sisters, 4:176], which again adds up to 15/12 of the available property.
>>
Here again is a deliberate distortion of the laws in the verses. Each
portion of the inheritance in the above example is taken from and applied to
a different circumstance which is obviously wrong
God in 4:11 gives the mother of the deceased person 1/3 of the estate if
there was no one else (including a wife) to inherit his estate. The mother
would get 1/6 if he has siblings. The law described in this example above,
for two sisters , in 4:176, is given in case the deceased has no mother,
father or children and you cannot add a portion assigned to a mother to a
portion assigned to sisters in case of a deceased mother. You cannot add a
portion for the wife in this case either as the portion used for the mother
is ONLY given if the deceased left no wife or sisters. The claimer is trying
to fool the reader here.
Adding what the wife gets to what the siblings get to what the mother
gets (in this case) is a clear distortion and misrepresentation as the law
gives the mother the wife and the siblings different portions under
different circumstances. In all these cases and when the law is applied as
indicated without mixing the laws they still all add up perfectly. In the
example of the claimer, the wife will get 1/4 (verse 4:12), the mother will
get 1/6 (4:11) and the two sisters each gets 1/6 (4:12). this adds up to 1/4
+ 1/6+ 1/3 = 3/4 . In this case 1/4 of the estate is left out deliberately
for the inheritors to split it as they see fit for their own circumstances
and after fulfilling God's law and requirements.
Quran strongly recommends in 2:180 that a will shall be left to conform
with the specific circumstances of the deceased. For example, if the son is
rich and the daughter is poor, one may leave a will giving the daughter
everything, or twice as much as the son.
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It is true that verses 3:42-45 speak of several
angels, while 19:17-21 speak of only one (Gabriel), however by reading these
verses carefully we note that they speak of different events that took place
at different times.
A- We read in 3:44:
"
..when they drew their raffles to select
Mary's guardian. You were not present when they argued with one another."
These words confirm that the timing of verses 3:42-45 is related to
the time when a guardian was being chosen to look after Mary, and thus a
time when Mary was still young and in need of a guardian. Consequently, this
also indicates that the timing of these verses was before the actual
conception and birth of Jesus.
At that time, we are told that the angels (in plural) foretold Mary
the good news about the coming of Jesus but did not give the specific time
of that event which was left for Gabriel in a future presentation to Mary.
"The angels said, "O Mary, GOD gives you good
news: a Word from Him whose name is `The Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary. He
will be prominent in this life and in the Hereafter, and one of those
closest to Me." 3:45
However, in 19:17-21 , we are told of the specific time of the
conception of Jesus inside Mary's womb.
At that time Mary was a grown up woman. That mission was given
specifically to Gabriel, thus we read in 19:19 how Gabriel told Mary that he
was sent specifically by Almighty God to grant her a pure child:
"He (Gabriel) said, "I am the messenger of your
Lord, to grant you a pure son."
After reading these verses it becomes evident that the assumed
contradiction is a direct result of the author's poor understanding of the
Quran.
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This claim is based on poor understanding of
6:22-24
.. these 2 verses say:
"On the day (Day of Judgment) when we summon
them all, we will ask the idol worshipers, "Where are the idols you set up?"
Their disastrous response will be, "By GOD our
Lord, we never were idol worshipers."
Note how they lied to themselves, and how the
idols they had invented have abandoned them." 6:22-24.
The words "By GOD our Lord, we never were idol
worshipers" and also the words "Note how they
lied to themselves" are of great significance to the meaning of these
verses. These words do not mean that the idol worshippers are hiding their
sin from God! These words confirm that the idol worshippers, now and
forever, will genuinely and vehemently deny that they are idol
worshippers!!! They are entrapped in their sin to the extent that they
cannot see that they have committed idol worship! They are not at all hiding
anything, they are actually ignorant that they are committing any sin!
Having made this point, reading 4:42 does not present any
contradiction.
"On that day, those who disbelieved and
disobeyed the messenger will wish that they were level with the ground; not
a single utterance will they be able to hide from GOD." 4:42
There is no doubt that the idol worshippers are not able to hide
anything from God on Judgment Day, for everything they have done and every
"single utterance" is recorded and written.
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To expose this false claim it is necessary first to
state that the name of Muhammad is not mentioned in this Surah at all. How
the inventors of this claim related the matter to times before and after
Muhammad is unjustified.
These verses (from 7 to 56) state that on Judgment Day people will be
stratified into three groups.
A- The Elite
. Who are many of the early generations, and few from
the later generations, (verses 13-14).
This verse confirms that the early generations who are the
contemporary followers and supporters of every messenger (not only Muhammad)
have a special place reserved for them in heaven, that is because they are
the ones who suffered persecution from the traditionalists and adherents of
the corrupted religion.
B- Those of the right side
.. the rest of the believers who could be
from any era, thus their distribution is evenly spread over all eras. In
(verses 39-40) we are told that they are many of the early generations as
well as of later generations.
C- Those of the left
disbelievers and idol worshippers who will
dwell in hell.
The assumed contradiction between verses 13-14 and between 39-40 is
non existent since these two pairs of verses speak of different groups of
people.
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To demonstrate this naive claim of the author,
consider the following example:
Suppose we are given some information in two sentences:
1st Sentence : There are three cars in the garage, one on the right,
one on the left and one in the front.
2nd Sentence: The one on the right is green, the one on the left is
black.
Can we say that since the 2nd sentence speaks only of two cars , then
there is only 2 cars in the garage? Can we say that there is a contradiction
between the 2 sentences? Obviously not
When we examine the verses in the Quran that are subject to this false
claim, we read a similar example to that of the three cars. First we read
56:7-10
7. You will be stratified into three kinds.
8. Those who deserved bliss will be in bliss
(described in verse 27 as the ones on the right)
9. Those who deserved misery will be in misery
(described in verse 41 as the ones on the left)
10. Then there is the elite of the elite.
Now when we read 90:17-19:
17. And being one of those who believe, and
exhorting one another to be steadfast, and exhorting one another to be kind.
18. These have deserved bliss.
19. As for those who disbelieved in our
revelations, they have incurred misery.
20. They will be confined in the Hellfire.
We note that verse 18 here speaks of the group described in
56:8
.while verse 19 speaks of those described in 56:9
Nowhere do we read in this Surah that these two groups will be the
only groups on the day.
Furthermore, when we read to the other verses that are referred to and
are supposed to be in contradiction to 56:7 , and they are 99:7-8 , we see
that they do not talk of any groups as such. These are the words:
7. Whoever does an atom's weight of good will
see it.
8. And whoever does an atom's weight of evil
will see it.
These words say on Judgment Day we will be accountable for everything
that we have done, there is no mention of any groups of people here.
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Let us first read 4:18
"Not acceptable is the repentance of those who
commit sins until death comes to them, then say, "Now I repent."
4:18
In other words, if one repents just because one feels that he/she is
dying it will not be acceptable of them. We are given a whole life time to
submit to God Almighty. Repentance at the time of death is nothing more than
fear, for at death we are made to know instinctively that God ALONE is Lord.
But by then it is too late!
Consequently, when Pharaoh was drowning and he repented, it was not
accepted from him.
The claim of the author that in verses 10:90-92 Pharaoh was forgiven
is again based on very poor understanding of Arabic, or due to the
acquisition of a poor translation. Let us read these verses:
"We delivered the Children of Israel across the
sea. Pharaoh and his troops pursued them, aggressively and sinfully. When
drowning became a reality for him, he said, "I believe that there is no god
except the One in whom the Children of Israel have believed; I am a
submitter."
"What! Now ? For you have rebelled already, and
chose to be a transgressor.
"Today, we will preserve your body, to set you
up as a lesson for future generations." Unfortunately, many people are
totally oblivious to our signs."
Here God asserts that the body of Pharaoh (and not his life) was
preserved to be set as an example for future generations. We do know that at
that time, the Egyptians were endowed with the exclusive knowledge of
mummification. Today, Pharaoh's mummified body is on display at the Cairo
Museum.
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When we read 2:69 and also 5:69 we see that only
the Christians who believe in God are saved. Here, it must be stressed that
belief in God means very clearly belief in the ONE God who is not a third of
a trinity and who is not Jesus Christ. Therefore, whoever believes that
Jesus is God in the flesh does not really believe in the real God who
created the heavens and the earth, and who incidentally created Jesus as
well. Whoever believes that God is a Tri figure-head, as per the trinity,
does not believe in the ONE God either.
This is exactly what 5:72-73 states,
"Pagans indeed are those who say that GOD is the
Messiah, son of Mary. The Messiah himself said, "O Children of Israel, you
shall worship GOD; my Lord and your Lord." Anyone who sets up any idol
beside GOD, GOD has forbidden Paradise for him, and his destiny is Hell. The
wicked have no helpers.
Pagans indeed are those who say that GOD is a
third of a trinity. There is no god except the one god. Unless they refrain
from saying this, those who disbelieve among them will incur a painful
retribution."
According the Quran God is ONE not three in one. Jesus is the
messenger of God and not His son. Therefore those among the Christians who
worship God ALONE and are certain that He ALONE is the true God will be in
heaven.
We are asserted in the Bible, as well as the Quran that God Alone is
the true God:
"And this is eternal life, that they may know
you, the ONLY TRUE GOD, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent."
(John 17:3)
These words of Jesus make a very clear distinction between God, the
ONLY TRUE GOD, and between himself, plus the
fact that he was sent by God.
We also read the words of Jesus that confirm that it is written that
we should all worship God ALONE:
"You shall worship the Lord your God, and HIM
ALONE you shall serve" Luke 4:8
Now let us read the second verse quoted by the author:
"Anyone who accepts other than Submission as his
religion, it will not be accepted from him, and in the Hereafter, he will be
with the losers." 3:85
Submission to Almighty God and obeying His Law is the teaching of all
Scripture and not only the Quran. The Old Testament, New Testament, and the
Quran all confirm this truth. Those who have reduced Submission to be the
religion of the Quran only have not grasped the message of truth from God
Almighty.
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We read in 21:98:
"You and the idols you worship besides GOD will
be fuel for Hell; this is your inevitable destiny."
This has prompted the author, in haste, to claim that since Jesus is
worshipped by millions of Christians, therefore according to the Quran all
those millions, plus Jesus will burn in hell! What a miserable man this
author is!! For had he read only three verses later he would have realized
that his claim is hasty and false. Verse 101 reads:
"As for those who deserved our magnificent
rewards, they will be protected from it (hell)."
In other words, all the good servants of God, who were worshipped
against their wishes (like Jesus and Mary
etc), are protected from hell
fire, for they have already earned God's magnificent reward and thus abide
forever in heaven.
In essence, verse 98 speaks of the idols who misled the people into
corrupt religion. To quote examples from every religion, we have the case of
the Rabbis in the Jewish religion who set up a new man made law in the
Mishna and Gemarah, in spite of God's clear commands to the people of Israel
not to follow any law other than the law of God (see Leviticus 18:4).
In the Christian faith we have the case of idols like Paul who was the
corrupter of the message of Jesus, for although Jesus stated that it is
written that everyone should worship and serve God alone (see Luke 4:8), and
that God alone is Lord (see John 17:3), yet we find Paul creating a new
religion through his vision of Jesus as a divine figure who died to save
humanity, consequently leading the millions to worship Jesus as their Lord
and Saviour instead of God.
In the Muslim faith, there are the examples of those who collected a
whole bunch of fabricated lies against the prophet 200 years after he died,
which is known as hadith, and which 99% of Muslims follow today in spite of
God's clear commands that they should follow the law of God in the Quran
alone, since it is fully detailed (see Quran 6:114). The prophet
himself commanded his followers not to write his hadith and only follow the
Quran, (this is documented in Muslim and other hadith collections).
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The author of this claim again shows his very poor
knowledge of the Quran. The Quran makes the point very clear that any sin
can be forgiven, even idolatry, if one repents and becomes a believer during
his/her life time. On the other hand, idolatry is not forgiven if maintained
till death.
After death, or at the time of death repentance is too late and
idolatry is not forgiven.
"Nor is it (repentance) acceptable from those
who die as disbelievers." 4:18
The example of Abraham which was given by the author, is a good
example to demonstrate this Quranic truth. We are told in 6:76 how Abraham,
in search of God, first mistakenly thought that a planet, the moon and then
the sun to be God, which is an act of idolatry, yet we are told in 6:79 that
Abraham repented and submitted to the One God who created everything, and
was thus forgiven and appointed a prophet of God.
"When the night fell, he saw a shining planet.
"Maybe this is my Lord," he said. When it disappeared, he said, "I do not
like (gods) that disappear."
When he saw the moon rising, he said, "Maybe
this is my Lord!" When it disappeared, he said, "Unless my Lord guides me, I
will be with the strayers."
When he saw the sun rising, he said, "This must
be my Lord. This is the biggest." But when it set, he said, "O my people, I
denounce your idolatry."
"I have devoted myself absolutely to the One who
initiated the heavens and the earth; I will never be an idol worshiper."
6:76-79
On the other hand, those who die as idol worshippers, are not
forgiven. The claimed contradiction is non existent.
Furthermore, the author makes the following claim:
"Muslims believe that all prophets are without any sin."
As made clear at the beginning, what Muslims think or do is not the
subject of this work, they may be right or wrong. This is a reply to the
claims of contradiction in the Quran, it is not a defence of Muslim non-Quranic
beliefs. With this in mind, the Quran does not make any such claim (that all
prophets are without sin). The Quran confirms that all messengers of God are
human beings, who are able to do good or wrong. They are not infallible. We
are given various examples of messengers who committed sins. The following
are examples:
1- We are told that Moses committed a sin of murder
"Once he (Moses) entered the city unexpectedly,
without being recognized by the people. He found two men fighting; one was
(a Hebrew) from his people, and the other was (an Egyptian) from his
enemies. The one from his people called on him for help against his enemy.
Moses punched him, killing him. He said, "This is the work of the devil; he
is a real enemy, and a profound misleader." 28:15
In verse 16 we are told that he then repented and implored God for
forgiveness which was granted to him.
2- We are also told of the sin of Noah when he disobeyed God's command
and then repented :
"And Zan-Noon (Jonah), abandoned his mission in
protest, thinking that we could not control him. He ended up imploring from
the darkness (of the big fish's belly): "There is no god other than You. Be
You glorified I have committed a gross sin." 21:87
Once again, and because he implored God for forgiveness he was
forgiven.
"We responded to him, and saved him from the
crisis; we thus save the believers." 21:88
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The author claims that according to 33:5 it is
forbidden to adopt sons, well let us read this verse:
"You shall give your adopted children names that
preserve their relationship to their genetic fathers. This is more equitable
in the sight of GOD. If you do not know their fathers, then, as your
brethren in religion, you shall treat them as members of your family. You do
not commit a sin if you make a mistake in this respect; you are responsible
for your purposeful intentions. GOD is Forgiver, Most Merciful."
God is approving adoption in this verse and not prohibiting it. The
words "You shall give your adopted children names that
preserve their relationship to their genetic fathers" indicate God's
approval of adoption !!!
The words "you shall treat them as members of
your family" once again confirm God's approval, rather than
prohibition of adoption.
The verse stipulates that adopted children should be given their real
fathers surname, but there is nothing in the verse to prohibit adoption.
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We are told in 26:171 that Lot's wife (who was
doomed because she was a disbeliever) was old in age. The author seems to
have a problem with someone being described as old !! If the author is
affected by the slang language of describing someone you don't like as "the
old woman" then it is his problem. God uses the language in factual manner
and not in slang. The wife of Lot was old, that was what the verse said.
There is nothing disrespectful in being old. The reason Lot's wife was
doomed was because she was a disbeliever and not because she was old !!!
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Unlike current Christian belief, the Quran
teaches that the Holy Spirit is Gabriel, who is an angel, who is subordinate
to God and who is not a third of the trinity! It is worth mentioning here
that up to two centuries after the death of Jesus, the Holy Spirit was still
understood to mean a superior angel, not of one substance with God. There is
good evidence in the Bible to support this view, the following is one
example:
"Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows:
After his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together,
she was found with child of the Holy Spirit" (Mathew 1:18)
Now consider the following verse:
"Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was
sent by God to a city of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a
man called Joseph of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary."
(Luke 1:26-27)
From these verses we see that the Holy Spirit and Gabriel are used
interchangeably.
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A- The words of 19:71 are as follows:
"Every single one of you must pass by it and see
it; this is an irrevocable decision of your Lord."
This verse indeed confirms that all humans will pass by Hell and see
it, yet we immediately note an important use of words between this verse and
other verses that speak of the disbeliever's entry into Hell.
In 19:71 the Arabic word (Waredha) is used, which means (pass by and
see). However, in the verses that speak about the disbelievers entry into
Hell, we note the word (Dokhool) is used which means (entering), as opposed
to passing by:
"Your Lord says, "Implore Me, and I will respond
to you. Surely, those who are too arrogant to worship Me will enter Hell,
forcibly." 40:60
In spite of the believers passage through Hell, yet they will be
shielded from its suffering, this is confirmed in the words:
"On the Day of Resurrection you will see the
faces of those who lied about GOD covered with misery. Is Hell not the right
retribution for the arrogant ones?
And GOD will save those who have maintained
righteousness; He will reward them. No harm will touch them, nor will they
have any grief." 39:60-61
This could be compared to someone travelling through the blistering
heat of the open desert in an air-conditioned car. Although he is in the
middle of the desert yet he is shielded from its heat and enjoying the cool
air-conditioned drive.
Further confirmation of this meaning is indicated in the Quran in
reference to the story of Abraham:
"They said, "Burn him and support your gods, if
this is what you decide to do." We said, "O fire, be cool and safe for
Abraham." 21:68-69
He we are told that although Abraham was literally thrown into the
fire by his idolatrous countrymen, yet he was not harmed by it.
The wisdom to be attained from this event taking place on Judgment Day
(the passage of the believers by Hell) is truly of great importance.
FIRST:
To the believers, upon their passing by Hell and seeing all the
suffering within, they will indeed realise the great victory they have
attained by avoiding Hell:
"Every person tastes death, then you receive
your recompense on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever misses Hell, barely, and
makes it to Paradise, has attained a great triumph." 3:185
SECOND:
Upon seeing Hell the believers are also assured that God's promise of
Heaven and also of Hell were fulfilled. Again, this will make them praise
Almighty God :
"They will say, "Praise be to GOD, who fulfilled
His promise to us, and made us inherit the earth, enjoying Paradise as we
please." What a beautiful recompense for the workers!"
39:73-74
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In 32:11 we are told that for each individual there
is an angel placed in charge of when the appointed death time comes.
"Say, 'You will be put to death by the angel in
whose charge you are placed, then to your Lord you will be returned."
However, when we read 47:27, we note that it speaks about the
disbelievers in plural. This is indicated by the word
'them' in the verse.
"How will it be for them when the angels put
them to death? They will beat them on their faces and their rear ends."
Since verse 47:27 speaks of the disbelievers in plural, thus the word
'angels' is used in plural.
Finally, in 39:42, we are told that it is God who takes our souls.
"GOD puts the souls to death when the end of
their life comes
. "
To demonstrate that the author is presenting pathetic arguments just
to conjure up any contradiction, let us consider the following example of
the following two statements:
'In the beginning of the World War the German forces invaded Poland."
'In the beginning of the World War Hitler invaded Poland."
Can we say that there is a contradiction between these two statements?
Obviously not, for although it is obvious that Hitler did not go personally
with a gun and invade Poland, it is understood that the German forces were
acting upon Hitler's commands when invading Poland. Consequently, it is
correct to say both sentences without having any contradictions.
Similarly, and although it is the angels who are in charge of putting
people to death, yet they are acting upon the commands of Almighty God, and
in that sense our lives are terminated in accordance with God's will.
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To expose this false claim of contradiction, let
us analyse the 3 verses.
1- "When the horn is blown, no relations among
them will exist on that day (Day of judgment), and they will not ask about
one another." 23:101
What this verse is saying is that when the horn is blown to signal
Judgment Day, all blood relations of this world be will meaningless, the
verse is also speaking about the disbelievers (see 23:99-100) and that their
grave misfortune on that day will mean that the last thing on their minds
will be to inquire about their relatives or their next of kin. The time
spoken of in this verse is the time just after resurrection and prior to the
delivery of Judgment.
2- "They will come to each other, questioning
and blaming one another." 37:27
The timing spoken of in this verse is the same as the timing of the
previous verse (23:101). It is the time just before the delivery of
Judgment. This is confirmed by verse 20 of the same Sura :
"They will say, "Woe to us; this is the Day of
Judgment."
Here, we are told that the disbelievers will go about blaming one
another for the miserable misfortune they find themselves in on the Day of
Judgment (see verses 27-33).
This kind of questioning and blaming is quite different in meaning to
the meaning of 23:101 where we are told that the disbelievers will be
overwhelmed by the awesome impact of Judgment Day, and the grave misfortune
that awaits them, that the last thing on their minds then will be to ask
about their relatives.
3- "They will meet each other and reminisce
among themselves." 52:25
The subject, the time and the place spoken of in this verse are quite
different to the previous verses. While as the previous verses speak about
the disbelievers (awaiting Judgment), this verse speaks about the believers
who are already in heaven (see verses 17-18). They ask one another and
reminisce about their life on earth. This in indicated by verses 26-28:
"They will say, "We used to be kind and humble
among our people.
"GOD has blessed us, and has spared us the agony
of ill winds.
"We used to implore Him; He is the Most Kind,
Most Merciful."
The claim of contradiction is a result of a very superficial insight
into the Quran, which is undoubtedly a result of the naive and biased
mentality of the author.
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Whether you read the Quran or the Bible, you
will know that the angels are commissioned by God to execute various matters
for mankind, they do nothing of their own, they only carry out God's
commands. This petty claim is indeed quite futile! We are told repeatedly in
the Quran that the angels are commissioned by God to assist and protect the
believers. Whatever work they are doing for man, they are doing in
accordance with God's will
To question whether they are the protectors or God is thus quite
futile.
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The confusion of the author stems from a wrong
interpretation of 41:9-12 , these verses read:
"Say, "You disbelieve in the One who created the
earth in two days, and you set up idols to rank with Him, though He is Lord
of the universe."
He placed on it stabilizers (mountains), made it
productive, and He calculated its provisions in four days, to satisfy the
needs of all its inhabitants.
Then He turned to the sky, when it was still
gas, and said to it, and to the earth, "Come into existence, willingly or
unwillingly." They said, "We come willingly."
Thus, He completed the seven universes in two
days, and set up the laws for every universe. And we adorned the lowest
universe with lamps, and placed guards around it. Such is the design of the
Almighty, the Omniscient." 41:9-12
What these verses are saying is that the physical universe (the word
earth is used in the Quran either to mean the planet earth, or as in this
case to represent the physical universe) was created in two days and that
the setting up of all the provisions necessary for life was completed inside
four days. To put it in different words, the physical universe was created
and its provisions set up inside four days.
The error of the author is that he added 2 plus 4 , whereas the
wording of the verse indicates that the four days include the two days of
its creation.
Then we are told that the completion of the creation of all seven
universes (where our physical universe is the innermost) required two extra
days, for a total of six days.
Moreover, it must be noted that the "days"
of creation are only used as a yardstick, they do not mean 24 earthly hours.
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"He is the One who created for
you all that's inside earth (Matter), then turned to the sky and perfected
seven universes therein,* and He is fully aware of all things."
2:29
Verse 2:29 is of remarkable scientific significance. More than one
verse in the Quran confirm the theory of the Big Bang. Verses 2:29 is one of
those verses. This verse states that all physical matter was created before
the creation of the universe (space).
The theory of the Big Bang confirms that all matter that comprises the
universe (and of which earth is formed) was once concentrated in a very
small area. When this extremely dense concentration of mass exploded
outwards it signalled the birth of time and space.
If we read 2:29 we note that it does not say that earth was created
before the universe, but in accordance with the theory of the Big Bang, it
confirms that all matter which the earth is made of (elements) was created
before space
.
The very accurate and indeed scientific wording of this glorious verse
obviously went unnoticed by the evidently unscientifically minded author of
this false claim.
The Arabic words (ma fee Al-Ard) literally mean 'what is INSIDE the
earth'. Thus God is saying that He has created all matter (of which earth is
made of) first then He created space. This is in total agreement with the
theory of the Big Bang which states that all matter was confined in an
extremely dense singularity, and that space was created after the explosion
of this infinitely dense singularity.
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"Do the unbelievers not realize
that the heavens (space) and the earth (matter) used to be one solid mass
that we exploded into existence?" 21:30
"Then He turned to the sky (space), when it was
still smoke, and said to it, and to the earth (matter), "Come willingly or
unwillingly." They said, "We come willingly." 41:11
Immediately we are given various accurate scientific indications that
these two verses speak of two completely different events.
These indications are:
1- The word 'exploded' in 21:30 confirms
the original moment of the Big Bang when time, space and matter were all one
unit of creation that exploded outwards.
2- The command from God to space and matter to
'come willingly (into existence)
.', in 41:11 implies that space and
matter were already in existence. This confirms that this verse speaks of an
event subsequent to the initial moment of creation.
3- The word 'smoke' in 41:11 is very
accurate in describing the hot gases that formed after the Big Bang
explosion, and which condense under their gravitational pull to form stars
and galaxies.
It becomes obvious thus that 21:30 speaks of the outward explosion of
the Big Bang , while 41:11 speaks of the subsequent inward condensation of
clouds of gas and matter under their gravitational force, to form stars and
galaxies.
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Those who describe the Arabic impersonal word
'Ma' (what) in 91:5 a grammatical error because it is the impersonal , while
God should be referred to in the personal .......... are most probably
Christians who cannot get away from their image of God as a "person"!!
........ In truth God is not a PERSON ......... whatever God is, is a matter
far beyond our understanding......... whatever God is, God is not "A Person"
!!!
What is for sure is that there is no word in Arabic, or in any
language, will ever be accurate in referring to God. For that reason, both
personal words such as 'Howa' (He), or impersonal words such as 'Ma' (what)
are used in the Quran without preference in reference to God, since non of
the two is more accurate than the other in reference to God.
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