“SOURCES” of the QUR’AN

Many people have the mistaken belief by reasons of bias, prejudice or stereotype that the Qur’an was not revealed to the Prophet but was instead plagiarized or communicated to him by some Jinns or Christians. However, as elucidated to in the following passages from the Qur’an, the author of the holy book Himself provided answers to the contrary.

Read on:
“It is those who believe not in the signs of Allah that forge falsehood: it is they who lie” (Q16:105)[/i]Everything has a source!
Nothing happens by accident, everything has a cause, even the Qur’an. To some people who believe that the contest for sovereignty is between God and the Devil, the Qur’an must be the handiwork of small Satan - the Jinns. They alleged that the Prophet (PBUH) learnt it from Jinns, but Allah is quick to dismiss this: Certainly, it is not from Jinns:

[i]“…and they say: ‘surely he is possessed (by Jinns)’! But it (the Qur’an) is nothing less than a message to all the worlds.” (Q68:51-52).
They are not easily satisfied, so they expanded the scope of their “source” to include Satan himself. But Allah insists that before reciting the Qur’an, curse Satan:

“When you do read the Qur’an, seek Allah’s protection from Shaytan, the rejected one.” (Q16:98).
Thus one wonders why Satan would want his readers to seek refuge from and curse himself before reading his book. - a most curious way to author a book one would say. You can see it is not from Shaytan.

Well if there are no other supernatural sources to point to, then it must be a man, someone from a different civilization who must come from the Christian or Jewish background! Alas, Allah refutes this claim as well, for He said:

“And we know indeed that they say, it is a man that teaches him. The tongue of him they wickedly point to is notably foreign, while this is Arabic, pure and clear.” (Q16:104).
See also (Q25:4-6):
“Those who deny the Truth say: “This Qur’an is but a forgery which he (Muhammad) has devised and some other people have helped him. Unjust is what they do and falsehood is what they utter! And they say: These are stories of the ancient which he has copied down from what is read to him day and night. Tell them: “This Qur’an is revealed by Him Who knows the secrets of the heavens and earth; surely, He is Ever-Forgiving, Merciful."
Not Jinns! Not Satan! Not Man! Who else? Those who disbelieve and hate Islam will forever continue to forge lies concerning the “sources” of the Qur’an. Allah Who knows the beginning and the end of all things answers all their falsehood. He made the Qur’an the proof and defender of itself. No doubt the Qur’an, that amazing scripture comes from Allah, straight, direct and undiluted!

“O mankind! There has come to you an admonition (the Qur’an) from your Lord and (it is) a healing for the (disease) in your hearts - and for those who believe, Guidance and a Mercy.” (Q10:57).
Culled from Deen Digest July/August 1997.

This is an attempt to educate and inform readers on this seemingly controversial topic. Readers’ reactions are welcome but we should not take this as an opportunity to disparage or ridicule Islam, the Almighty Allah nor the exalted Prophet of Islam (PBOH).

discrepancies in the quran.

n Sura 2:241 Muhammad confuses the persons of Saul and Gideon.

In Sura 2:55-60 the Israelites were said to be "a scanty band" vastly inferior to the Egyptians. But in Exodus 1:7-10 the Egyptian king said to his people that the Israelites had become "more and mightier than we".

The Koran confused the sister of Moses (Miriam) with Mary, the mother of Jesus. In Hebrew, Miriam and Mary are the same names.

How many angels were talking to Mary? When the Qur'an speaks about the annunciation of the birth of Jesus to the virgin Mary, Sura 3:42,45 speaks about (several) angels while it is only one in Sura 19:17-21. The Christian Bible clearly indicated one angel; "In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth," Luke 1:26

Muhammad taught that Mary the mother of Jesus was the sister of Aaron and Moses - who lived 1,500 years earlier.

Do you remember the evil Persian Haman who conspired to kill all the Jews during the time of Esther in the Babylonian captivity. In the Koran, Muhammad incorrectly taught that this wicked man Haman was the prime minister of the Egyptian Pharaoh. Throughout the Quran--Nimrod and Abraham, Haman and Moses, Mary and Aaron, the tower of Babel and Pharaoh were all pictured as living and working together. Moses and the flood are also incorrectly found together. Muhammad thought these all happened at the same time.

What about Noah's son? According to Sura 21:76, Noah and his family is saved from the flood, and Sura 37:77 confirms that his seed survived. But Sura 11:42-43 reports that Noah's son drowns.

Sura 7:136, 7:59 say Noah's flood took place in Moses' day. Did anyone tell Moses that?

Sura 14:37, says Abraham lived in the valley of Mecca. The Bible says he lived in Hebron, Israel. (Genesis 13:18, 23:2, 35:27)

Sura 7:54, 10:3, 11:7, and 25:59 clearly state that God created "the heavens and the earth" in six days. But in 41:9-12 the detailed description of the creation procedure adds up to eight days.

Suras 21:51-71; 37:97,98, says that Abraham was thrown into a fire [by Nimrod]. Nimrod and Abraham did not live at the same time. Muhammad was always mixing people together in the Qur'an who did not live at the same time. The Bible tells us Nimrod lived many centuries before Abraham.

Sura 6:74, says Abraham (called millata-Ibrahim in the Qur'an) father's name was Azar. The Bible says it was Terah (Genesis 11:27).

Sura 12:21ff, says the man who bought Joseph was named Aziz. The Bible says it was Potiphar.

Sura 37:100-112, says Abraham went to sacrifice Ishmael. The Bible says it was Issac.

Sura 5:73-75,116, Muhammad mistakenly thought the Christian Trinity was 3 gods: the Father, the Mother (Mary), and the Son (Jesus).

Sura 28:8-9, says is was Pharaoh's wife who adopted Moses. The Bible says it was Pharaoh's daughter.

Sura 9:10, incorrectly says Zacharias could not speak for only three days.

Sura 20:87, 95, says the Jews made the golden calf in the wilderness at the suggestion of Samaritans. There were no Samaritans at that time.



Sura 18:85,86, says that Alexander the Great (Zul-qarinain) followed the setting sun and found that it went down into the waters of a muddy spring. Sura 18:89-98 says Alexander the Great was a Muslim and worshipped Allah and lived to an old age. Actually, Alexander the Great died very young and was by no means a Muslim. The Greek, Alexander the Great lived from 356 - 323 B.C. (Before Jesus). He was 33 years old when he died. Muhammad and Islam did not come along till 610 A.D. (after Jesus), when Muhammad began preaching Allah and his new religion in Mecca. This was over 900 years after Alexander the Great died. Yusuf Ali and the Concise Dictionary of Islam confirm that Zul-qarinain in the Quran is Alexander the Great.


The Qur'an also incorrectly says Abrah's army was defeated by birds dropping stones on them. History says Abrah's army withdrew after smallpox broke out. It says; the Kabah was build by Adam and rebuilt by Abraham. It was built by pagans to worship a black rock that fell out of the sky. Abraham never lived in Mecca.

The Quran says that man was created from a clot of blood, the Torah says man was created from the dust of the ground.

"Read! In the name of your Lord Who Creates
Creates man from a clot of blood
Read! And your Lord is most generous
Teaches man that which he knew not" Quran 96:1-5

Other notable errors in the Qur'an:

More flip flops than John Kerry: The origin of calamity? Is the evil in our life from Satan [38:41], Ourselves [4:79], or Allah [4:78]? Can slander of chaste women be forgiven? Yes [24:5], No [24:23].

Abrogation? "The words of the Lord are perfect in truth and justice; there is NONE who can change His words." [Sura 6:115] Also see 6:34 and 10:64. But then Allah (Muhammad?) sees the need to exchange some of them for "better ones" [Sura 2:106, 16:101]. And it is not for ignorant people to question Allah because of such practices!

What is the punishment for adultery? Flogging with a 100 stripes (men and women) [Sura 24:2], "confine them to houses until death do claim them (lifelong house arrest - for the women) [Sura 4:15]. For men: "If they repent and amend, leave them alone" [Sura 4:16]. Sura 24:2 contradicts both the procedure for women and men in Sura 4. And why is the punishment for women and men equal in Sura 24 but different in Sura 4?

Didn't Allah have a Basic Education?

It just doesn't add up: Sura 4:11-12 and 4:176 state the Qur'anic inheritance law. 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. 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.