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Quran Contradiction: Truth Or Fallacy by usisky(m): 5:48pm On Jan 25, 2011
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Re: Quran Contradiction: Truth Or Fallacy by usisky(m): 6:00pm On Jan 25, 2011
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Re: Quran Contradiction: Truth Or Fallacy by 2good(m): 7:13pm On Jan 25, 2011
Do you expect people to read all the trash you wrote up there? I assume you are a Christian so I'll tell you to go resolve all d contradiction issues in the bible before you start any religious criticism here.
Re: Quran Contradiction: Truth Or Fallacy by usisky(m): 7:34pm On Jan 25, 2011
2good:

Do you expect people to read all the trash you wrote up there? I assume you are a Christian so I'll tell you to go resolve all d contradiction issues in the bible before you start any religious criticism here.


@2good.

u draw conclusions wrongly. firstly, i am a muslim. secondly, u called it thrash even b4 taking a glimpse at even 1/10 of the post. yes, i expect ppl to read the thrash, but certainly not ppl like u with a preconditioned mentality. it is for those who care and wish to know. if ever read one bit of it, u'll realised it is a refutation to the alleged contradictions in the Quran. it is lengthy because the allegations themselves is plenty.  i guess like your user name suggests,  u are 2good for the subject, so pls just pass by it. appreciate your comment though, atleast, its a good start.
Re: Quran Contradiction: Truth Or Fallacy by babtunana: 10:56pm On Jan 25, 2011
WHEN NEXT U QUOTE FROM THE QURAN, TRY AND GET ITS EXPLANATIONS RIGHT INSTEAD OF XPLAINING TO SUITE URSELF.
B4 GOING THRU D QURAN, HAVE U CHECKED UR BIBLE,IT CONSISITS OF TOO MUCH ERRORS AND U CLAIM IT WAS WRITTEN BY MEN WHO WERE INSPIRED BY THE HOLYSPIRIT, NONSENSE.

I NEED NOT ARGUE WITH U COS U HAVE MISINTERPRETED ALL WHAT U QUOTED FROM THE QURAN, BEG FOR FORGIVENESS FROM ALLAH,
U PPLE TALK ABOUT TRINITY,U TALK ABOUT CRUCIFIXION, IS THAT HOW U WILL BE SAVED, UNTIL U PRAY THRU JESUS BY EMBARASSING HIM, PLS THINKKKKKKKKKK, THE QURAN IS A BOOK DAT HAS NEVER BEING EDITED SINCE REVELATION, BUT THE BIBLE HAS BEING EDITED VARIOUS TIMES WITH ADDTNS AND SUBTRACTIONS, LOOK AT D QSTNS BELOW IF U CANT ANSWER THEM, IT MEANS U HAVE NO GOD AND U ARE NOT SAVED, PLS GO THRU DIS AND JUDGE URSELF AND THE CHRISTIAN WORLD



[b]60 Questions For Christians



TRINITY


According to most Christians, Jesus was God incarnate, full man and full God. Can the finite and the infinite be one? "To be full" God means freedom from finite forms and from helplessness, and to be "full man" means the absence of divinity.

1. To be son is to be less than divine and to be divine is to be no one’s son. How could Jesus have the attributes of sonship and divinity altogether?



2. Christians assert that Jesus claimed to be God when they quote him in John 14:9: "He that has seen me has seen the Father". Didn’t Jesus clearly say that people have never seen God, as it says in John 5:37: "And the father himself which Has sent me, has borne witness of me. You have NEITHER HEARD HIS VOICE AT ANY TIME NOR SEEN HIS SHAPE"?



3. Christians say that Jesus was God because he was called Son of God, Son of Man, Messiah, and "savior". Ezekiel was addressed in the Bible as Son of Man. Jesus spoke of "the peace makers" as Sons of God. Any person who followed the Will and Plan of God was called SON OF GOD in the Jewish tradition and in their language (Genesis 6:2,4; Exodus 4:22; Psalm 2:7; Romans 8:14). "Messiah" which in Hebrew means "God’s anointed" and not "Christ", and "Cyrus" the person is called "Messiah" or "the anointed". As for "savior", in II KINGS 13:5, other individuals were given that title too without being gods. So where is the proof in these terms that Jesus was God when the word son is not exclusively used for him alone?



4. Christians claim that Jesus acknowledged that he and God were one in the sense of nature when he says in John 10:30 "I and my father are one". Later on in John 17:21-23, Jesus refers to his followers and himself and God as one in five places. So why did they give the previous "one" a different meaning from the other five "ones?



5. Is God three-in-one and one in three simultaneously or one at a time?



6. If God is one and three simultaneously, then none of the three could be the complete God. Granting that such was the case, then when Jesus was on earth, he wasn’t a complete God, nor was the "father in Heaven" a whole God. Doesn’t that contradict what Jesus always said about His God and our God in heaven, his Lord and our Lord ? Does that also mean that there was no complete god then, between the claimed crucifixion and the claimed resurrection?



7. If God is one and three at a time, then who was the God in heaven when Jesus was on earth? Wouldn’t this contradict his many references to a God in Heaven that sent him?



8. If God is three and one at the same time, who was the God in Heaven within three days between the claimed crucifixion and the claimed resurrect ion?



9. Christians say that: "The Father (F) is God, the Son(S) is God, and the Holy Ghost(H) is God, but the Father is not the Son, the Son is not the Holy Ghost, and the Holy Ghost is not the Father". In simple arithmetic and terms therefore, if F = G, S = G, and H = G, then it follows that F = S = H, while the second part of the statement suggests that F ¹ S ¹ H (meaning, "not equal"wink. Isn’t that a contradiction to the Christian dogma of Trinity in itself ?



10. If Jesus was God, why did he tell the man who called him "good master" not to call him "good" because accordingly, there is none good but his God in Heaven alone?



11. Why do Christians say that God is three-in-one and one in three when Jesus says in Mark 12:29: "The Lord our God is one Lord" in as many places as yet in the Bible?



12. If belief in the Trinity was such a necessary condition for being a Christian, why didn’t Jesus teach and emphasize it to the Christians during his time? How were those followers of Jesus considered Christians without ever hearing the term Trinity? Had the Trinity been the spinal cord of Christianity, Jesus would have emphasized it on many occasions and would have taught and explained it in detail to the people.



13. Christians claim that Jesus was God as they quote in John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God". This is John speaking and not Jesus. Also, the Greek word for the first occurrence of God is HOTHEOS which means "the God" or "God" with a capital "G", while the Greek word for its second occurrence is "TONTHEOS", which means "a god " or "god" with a small "g". Isn’t this dishonesty and inconsistency on the part of those translating the Greek Bible? ? Isn’t such quotation in John 1:1 recognized by every Christian scholar of the Bible to have been written by a Jew named Philo Alexandria way before Jesus and John?



14. Wasn’t the word "god" or "TONTHEOS" also used to refer to others as well as in II Corinthians 4:4 "(and the Devil is) the god of this world" and in Exodus 7:1 "See , I have made thee (Moses ) a god to Pharaoh"?





SALVATION


Christians say that "GOD LOST His only son to save us". To whom did God lose Jesus if he owns the whole universe?



15. If it was agreeable with God’s Majesty to have sons, He could have created a million sons the like of Jesus. So what is the big clear deal about this only son?



16. Why does the Bible say that Jesus wanted to die on the cross, when the one on the cross was shouting "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" according to Matthew 27:45 and Mark 15:33?



17. If God had wanted to save us, couldn’t He have done that without sacrificing Jesus?



18. God is Just, and justice requires that nobody should be punished for the sins of others, nor should some people be saved by punishing other people. Doesn’t the claim that God sacrificed Jesus to save us because He was Just, contradict the definition of justice?



19. People sacrifice things they have to get something they don’t have when they can’t have both. Christians say that "God SACRIFICED His only son to save us". We know that God is Almighty; to whom did He sacrifice Jesus?



20. A real sacrifice is when you can’t get back what you have offered , so what would be the big deal about such a sacrifice if God could recover the same offering? (according to the Christians’ terminology)?



21. If all the Christians are saved through Jesus and are going to Heaven no matter what they do, then the teachings of Jesus are irrelevant and the definition of good and bad are also rendered irrelevant. If this is not so, then do Christians who believe in Jesus yet do not follow his teachings nor repent go to Hell?



22. How can Christians take deeds as irrelevant after becoming one when Jesus says in Matthew 12:36; "But I say unto you that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the Day of Judgment. For by the words thou shalt be justified, and by the words thou shalt be condemned"?



23. Christians say that people go to Heaven ONLY THROUGH JESUS, yet Paul says in 1 CORINTHIANS 7:8-16 that the unbelieving husband is acceptable to God because he is united with his wife and vice versa, and their pagan children are also acceptable to God. So people can go to heaven without believing in Jesus according to this



.24. How come the Bible says that ALL Israel is saved although they don’t believe in Jesus? Doesn’t that contradict the claim in the Bible that the only way to heaven is through Jesus?



25. According to Christians, those who have not been baptized will go to Hell. So even the infants and babies go to Hell if not baptized, since they are born with an inherited original sin. Doesn’t this contradict the definition of justice? Why would God punish people for sins they never committed?





HOLY SPIRIT


The only place in the Bible where the Paraclete was called the Holy Spirit is in John 14:26 "But the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you". What has the Holy Spirit brought or taught for the last 2000 years?

26. Christians say that the Paraclete means the Holy Spirit (John 14;26). Jesus said in John 16:7-8 "If I do not go away the Paraclete will not come to you". This could not mean the Holy spirit, since the Holy spirit was said to have been there before Jesus was even born as in Luke 1:41 "Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit". Here, the Holy spirit was also present during Jesus life time. So how could this fit with the condition that Jesus must go away so that the Holy spirit will come?

27. In John 16:7-8, it says: "But if go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will convict the world of sins and of righteousness and of Judgment". What do "he" and "him" refer here? Don’t they refer to a man?



28. Does the Holy Spirit talk to good Christians and bad Christians as well? Is the Holy spirit with them all the time or just at certain times? When does it start visiting a person who wants to become a Christian?



29. How can you as a Christian tell if the Holy Spirit is inside another Christian? How come many Christians fooled people by claiming that the Holy spirit was inside them only to be converted to another religion later on ?



30. Does the Holy Spirit dictate what Christians should do without choice or freedom at all or does it only guide them and they have the freedom to follow or not ?



31. If the Holy Spirit dictates what Christian should do, why do Christians commit sins and make mistakes ? How can you explain the conversion to other religions and atheism of many Christians? Are they told to do that by the Holy Spirit?



32. If the Holy Spirit guides Christians only, and they are free to do what they want, then how do we know that the writers of the Gospels didn’t make mistakes in writing them?



33. If Christians believe that the Holy Spirit comes and talks to them everyday, why don’t they ask the Holy Spirit about which version of the Bible to follow since there are too many versions floating around?





MISSION OF JESUS


Without borrowing from other religions and systems, can Christianity provide people with a complete way of life? Since Christianity is limited to spiritual life and does not provide law, how can a society decide which laws are right or wrong?



34. Why do the Christians say that Jesus came with a universal mission when he said that he was sent to the Jews only? He said to the Canaanite woman who asked him to heal her daughter from demon-possession: "I was sent ONLY to the lost sheep of Israel" and also said: "It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to their dogs", Matthew 15:21-28.





RESURRECTION


If you read Matthew (28:1-10), Mark (16:1-20), Luke (24:1-12), and John (20: 1-18), you will find contradicting stories. They all agreed that the tomb was guarded for three days. However, they reported the discovery of the empty tomb differently.


Matthew (28) and John (20) reported that Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were the first to discover the tomb.


Mark (16) reports that Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome were the first to discover the empty tomb.


Mark (28) reports that there was an earthquake that removed the rock from over the tomb. He says that an angel caused it. The other gospels do not mention of an earthquake.


Matthew and Mark say that only ONE man in white clothes was sitting on the tomb when the woman arrived, and that he was an angel.


Luke says that TWO men in white clothes, who were angels, were sitting. Johns says that the two women did not meet anybody the first time they came to the tomb, but when they returned, they saw TWO people, ONE was an ANGEL, and the other was JESUS.


Matthew reports that when the guards reported this to the chief priest, the chief priest paid them a large sum of money, telling them: "You have to say that his disciples came at night and stole his body." He claims that the soldiers took money and spread the story around and since then, the story had been circulating among the Jews until today (according to Matthew). The other gospels do not report of any such thing.



35. Which narration now is more authentic?



36. Why is the appearance of Jesus after the crucifixion taken as a proof of his resurrection when there is an explanation that he was not dead because someone else was crucified in his place when God saved Him?



37. How did Matthew know of the claimed agreement between the soldiers and the chief priest? Can’t someone say that someone paid the women a large sum of money and told them to spread the word around that Jesus rose from the dead, with the same authenticity as that of the story of Matthew?



38. Why did they believe that man in the white clothes? Why did they believe he was an angel? John’s narration is too strange, since he says that Mary did not recognize Jesus (one of the two) while talking to him, and she only recognized him when he called her by her name.



39. How does an empty tomb prove that Jesus was crucified ? Isn’t it that God is capable of removing another man from the tomb, and of resurrecting him too?



40. The Gospels are believed to be the verbatim words of God, they are supposed to be dictated by the Holy Spirit to the Disciples who wrote them. If the source were the same, why shouldn’t they correspond with each other in reporting such an important event?



41. How could Matthew, Mark, Luke and John be considered eyewitnesses of resurrection when the Bible implies that nobody at all saw Jesus coming out of the tomb?





The BIBLE


If the Christians consider the Old Testament as God’s Word, why did they cancel the parts of the Old Testament that dealt with punishment (example: the punishment for adultery)?



42. Why doesn’t Mark 16:9-20 exist in as many versions of the Bible while it exists as a footnote or between brackets in some other versions? Is a footnote in the Bible still considered as God’s word, especially when it addresses an important feature like the Ascension?



43. Why does the Catholic Bible contain 73 books while the Protestant Bible has only 66? With both claiming to have the complete Word of God, which one should be believed and why?



44. Where do those new translations of the Bible keep coming from when the original Bible is not even available ? The Greek manuscripts which are translations themselves are not even similar with each other.



45. How can you take two gospels from writers who never met Jesus, like Mark and Luke?



46. Why is half of the New Testament written by a man who never even met Jesus in his lifetime? PAUL claimed with no proof that he had met Jesus while on his way from Jerusalem to Damascus. PAUL was the main enemy of Christianity. Isn’t that reason enough to question the authenticity of what he wrote? Why do the Christians call those books of the Old Testament "God’s Word" when the revisors of the RSV Bible say that some of the authors are UNKNOWN? They say that the author of SAMUEL is "UNKNOWN" and that of CHRONICLES is "UNKOWN, PROBABLY COLLECTED AND EDITED BY EZRA"!





CONTRADICTIONS


47. Concerning the controversial issues in the Bible, how can Christians decide by two-thirds majority what is God’s Word and what is not, as the prefaces of some Bibles say like that one of the RSV ?



48. Why does Luke in his gospel report the Ascension on Easter Day, and in the Acts, in which he is recognized as the author, FORTY days later?



49. The genealogy of Jesus is mentioned in Matthew and Luke only. Matthew listed 26 forefathers from Joseph to David while Luke enumerated 41 forefathers. Only Joseph matches with Joseph in those two lists. Not a single other name matches! If these were inspired by God word by word, how could they be different? Some claim that one is for Mary and one is for Joseph, but where does it says Mary in those two Gospels?



50. If Moses wrote the first books of the Old Testament, how could Moses write his own obituary? Moses died in the fifth book at age 120 as mentioned in Deut. 34:5-10.



51. In the King James Version, why does it report SEVEN years of famine in II SAMUEL 24:13 while it reports THREE years of famine in I CHRONICLES 21:12? Why did they change both to THREE years in the New International Version and other versions?



52. Still In the same King James Version, why does it say that Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign in II CHRONICLES 21:12, while it says EIGHTEEN years in II KINGS 24:8?



53. In all versions, why does it say that David slew the men of SEVEN HUNDRED chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand HORSEMEN as evidenced in II Samuel 10:18 while its says SEVEN THOUSAND men which fought in chariots, and forty thousand FOOTMEN, in I CHRONICLES 19:18?54.In all versions, why does it report TWO thousand baths in I KINGS 7:26 while II CHRONICLES 4:5 reports THREE THOUSAND?



55. In the King James version, why does it report that Solomon had FOUR THOUSAND stalls for horses in II CHRONICLES 9:25 while it accounts that Solomon had FORTY THOUSAND stalls of horses in 1 KINGS 4:26? Why did they change both to FOUR THOUSAND in the new versions?



56. In GENESIS 1, God’s creation progresses from grass to trees to fowls, whales, cattle and creeping things and finally to man and woman. GENESIS 2, however, puts the creation of man before cattle and fowl and woman subsequent to beast. How can this be explained? QUR’AN AND CHRISTIANS



This section does not inquire or interrogate, but rather provides the reader with some of the Qur’anic verses that address the Christians in particular, and the people of the scripture in general. A great portion of the Qur’an pertains to or involves the Christians and the Jews and I decided to just choose verses that are related to the topic of this manuscript.



"Lo! The likeness of Jesus with Allah is as the likeness of Adam. He created him of dust, then said unto him: Be, and he was." Al-Qur’an 3:59.




"Say: O People of the Scripture! Come to an agreement between us and you: that we shall worship none but Allah, and that we shall ascribe no partner unto Him, and that none of us shall take others for Lords besides Allah. And if they turn away, then say: Bear witness that we are they who have surrendered (unto him).

"O People of the Scripture! Why will you argue about Abraham, when the Torah and the Gospel were revealed till after him? Have you then no sense? Abraham was not a Jew, nor yet a Christian; but he was an upright man who had surrendered (to Allah), and he was not of the idolaters. Lo! Those of mankind who have the best claim to Abraham are those who followed him, and his Prophet and those who believe (with him); and Allah is the Protector of the believers. A party of the People of the Scripture longs to make you go astray; and they make none to go astray except themselves, but they perceive not. O People of the Scripture! Why disbelieve you in the revelations of Allah, when you (yourselves) bear witness to their truth? O People of the Scriptures! Why confound you truth with falsehood and knowingly conceal the Truth? (Al-Qur’an 3: 64-71)




And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him and in the hereafter, He will be one of the losers (Al-Qur’an 3:85).




And because of their saying: We slew the Messiah Jesus, son of Mary, and Allah’s messenger. They slew him not nor crucified him, but it appeared so unto them, and Lo! Those who disagree concerning it are in doubt thereof; they have no knowledge thereof save pursuit of a conjecture; they slew him not for certain:

But Allah took him up unto Himself. Allah was ever Mighty, Wise. (Al-Qur’an 4:157-158).




O People of the Scripture! Do not exaggerate in your religion nor utter ought concerning Allah save the truth. The Messiah Jesus son of Mary, was only a messenger of Allah, and His word which He conveyed unto Mary, and a spirit from Him, so believe in Allah and His messengers, and say not "Three"! Cease! (it is ) better for you! Allah is only One God. Far is it removed from His transcendent majesty that He should have a son. His is all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. And Allah is sufficient as defender.

The Messiah will never scorn to be a slave unto Allah, nor will the favored angels. Whosoever scorns His service and is proud, all such will assemble unto Him. Then, as for those who believed and did good works, unto them will He give them their wages in full, adding unto them of His bounty; and as for those who were scornful and proud, then He will punish with a painful doom." (Al-Qur’an 4:171-173).




"And with those who say Lo! We are Christians, We made a covenant, but they forgot a part of that whereof they were admonished. Therefore We have stirred up enmity and hatred among them till the Day of Resurrection, when Allah will inform them of their handiwork.

O People of the Scripture! Now has our messenger come unto you, expounding unto you much of that which you used to hide in the Scripture, and forgiving much. Now has come unto light from Allah and plain scripture: Whereby Allah guides him who seeks His good pleasure unto paths of peace, He brings them out of darkness unto light by His decree, and guides them unto a Straight Path. They indeed have disbelieved who say: Lo! Allah is the messiah, son of Mary. Say: Who then can do aught against Allah if he had willed to destroy the Messiah son of Mary, and his mother and everyone on earth? Allah’s is the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them. He creates what he wills. And Allah is able to do all things. (Al-Qur’an 5:14:17).




"They surely disbelieve who say; Lo! Allah is the Messiah, son of Mary. The Messiah (himself) said: O children if Israel, worship Allah, my Lord and you Lord. Lo! Whosoever ascribes partners unto Allah, for him Allah has forbidden Paradise. His abode is the Fire. For evildoers, there will be no helpers.

They surely disbelieve who say: Lo! Allah is the third of the three; when there is no God save the One God. If they desist not from so saying, a painful doom will fall on those of them who disbelieve. Will they not rather turn unto Allah and seek forgiveness of Him? For Allah is oft-forgiving, most merciful. Say: Serve you in place of Allah that which possesses for you neither hurt nor use? Allah is the Hearer, the Knower. Say: O People of the Scripture! Stress not in your religion other than the Truth, and follow not the vain desire of folks who erred of old and led many astray, and erred from a plain road." (Al-Qur’an 5:72-77)




"And when Allah says: O Jesus, son of Mary: Did you say unto mankind: take me and my mother for two gods beside Allah?, he says: Be glorified! It was not mine to utter that to which I had no right. If I used to say it, then You Knew it, You know what is in my mind, and I know not what is in Your mind. Lo! You, only You, are the knower of things hidden.

I spoke unto them only that which You commanded me (saying); worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord. I witness of them while I dwelt among them, and when You took me, You were the Watcher over them. You are witness over all things. If You punish them, Lo! They are Your slaves, and if you forgive them (Lo! They are Your slaves). Lo! You, only you are the Mighty, the Wise. Allah says: This is a day in which their truthfulness profits the truthful, for theirs are Gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they are secure forever, Allah taking pleasure in them and they in Him. That is the great triumph. (Al-Qur’an 5:116-119)


"And the Jews say: ‘Uzair (Ezra) is the son of Allah’, and the Christians say: ‘The Messiah is the son of Allah’. That is their saying with their mouths. They imitate the saying of those who disbelieved of old. Allah fights against them. How perverse they are!

They have taken as Lord besides Allah their rabbis and their monks and the Messiah son of Mary, when they were bidden to worship only One God. There is no God save Him. Be He glorified from all that they ascribe as partners (unto him)! Faint would they put out the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah disdains (aught) save that He shall perfect His light, however much the disbelievers are averse. He it is Who has sent His messenger with guidance and the Religion of Truth, to cause it to prevail over all religions, however much the idolaters may be averse. O you who believe! Lo! many of the (Jewish) rabbis and the (Christian) monks devour the wealth of mankind wantonly and debar (people) from the way of Allah. They who hoard up gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah, unto them give tidings (O Muhammad) of a painful doom. On the Day when it will (all) be heated in the fire of Hell, and their foreheads and their flanks and their backs will be branded therewith (and it will be said unto them): Here is that which you hoarded for yourselves. Now taste of what you used to hoard." (Al-Qur’an 9:30-35).





MUHAMMAD OR JESUS?


Christians claim that the prophecy in Deut. 18:18 refers to Jesus and not Muhammad. The verse says: "I will raise them up a prophet from among THEIR BRETHREN, LIKE UNTO THEE, and I will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him." The only reason they resort to such interpretation is that both Moses and Jesus were prophets. Even this one contradicts their claim that Jesus was God and not a Prophet. Many prophets of the Jews had the similarity with Moses. However, if we compare Muhammad to Moses, we will find that: Muhammad was an Arab, and the Arabs are from Ishmael, son of Abraham, while Moses was a Jew, and the Jews are from Isaac, son of Abraham. Hence, the term THEIR BRETHREN refers to the children of the first son being brethren of the children of the other. This couldn’t apply to Jesus, since he was a Jew. According to the Christians, Jesus went to Hell for three days while Moses did not. Therefore, Jesus is not like Moses. (In Islam, none of the three Prophets went to Hell)Moses and Muhammad were born to fathers and mothers while Jesus was born to a mother alone. Moses and Muhammad got married and had children, while Jesus did not marry at all. Moses and Muhammad got problems and difficulties from their people initially, but were accepted by them at the end., whereas Jesus was rejected by his people at the start and is still rejected by the Jews until today. "He (Jesus) came unto his own, but his own received him not".( John 1:11)Moses and Muhammad had power, besides being prophets. They both performed some capital punishments, for example, while Jesus had no power over his people. "My kingdom is not of this world", Jesus said in John 18:36 .Moses and Muhammad brought new laws while Jesus did not. Moses was forced to emigrate in adulthood to Median while Muhammad was forced to emigrate at that stage in his life too, towards Madina . Whereas Jesus did not have such forced emigration in his adulthood .Moses and Muhammad both died of natural deaths after which they were buried ,while the same could not be said of Jesus. He was neither killed nor crucified at all, according to the Qur’an and did not die a ‘natural’ death as could be affirmed by Christians who believe in Crucifixion.



FINAL QUESTIONS


57.Why won’t you, Christian reader, come to hear and learn of the true religion of Jesus?

58.Have you, as a Christian , learned of Islam and if so, was it from the true Muslims?

59.As a Christian, do you agree that out of fairness and honesty you must investigate what Islam says about God, Jesus, including this life and the hereafter?

60.Being a Christian, do you also believe that we must all stand accountable to our Creator and that the Creator is Perfect and Just? As a sincere believer in God, don’t you owe it upon yourself to find out the entire unadulterated truth regardless of the consequences?







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Re: Quran Contradiction: Truth Or Fallacy by babtunana: 11:03pm On Jan 25, 2011
[quote author=usisky link=topic=592540.msg7601207#msg7601207 date=1295974087]
I  am presenting  this  on behalf of all those who sincerely revere GOD and uphold HIS  word ALONE. Those who do not associate partners with Him by idolizing HIS messengers  or those who they call saints. These are the ones who have attained victory here on earth and on the day of recompense. These are the ones who truly possess intelligence, whether a christian or muslim or any other.


So  many lies and allegations  have being perpetuated  on the internet regarding the authenticy ,authority and divinity of the  Quran. Notetably from websites such as www.answering-islam.com , and some folks here on Nairaland  have picked-up those points from such sources and begin to spread them without verification.  A  person with the  NL  name  marvenbox  have done it before and some other persons as well.
They  say the quran contains serious errors and contradictions, therefore, cannot be from GOD. Infact, its true. Its true  that  any scripture  that is said  to be from the supreme,perfect  and almighty  creator of the heavens and the earth should be devoid of even the slightest of error or contradiction. Little  wonder, why even in the quran itself, the criterion for a divine revelation is absence of contradictions(4:82) or nonsense. Their claim of contradiction  is usually due to prejudice, using  sources  outside the quran(hadiths and  tafsirs) and acquisition of poor translations of the quran.

Proof of Divine Authorship
[4:82]  Why do they not study the Quran carefully? If it were from other than GOD, they would have found in it numerous contradictions.

My  impetus for presenting these refutations: 

I have not been impressed with those who call themselves muslims here on NL, their response to such allegation  is quite poor. They fail because they do not follow the quran too. While it is not the subject of this topic to prove that those who say “we are muslims” aren’t really muslims in the real sense of it, it is worth mentioning such a fact.
I  realised  that if i don’t share this with everyone, i will deprive a great many from confirming the truth about the quran.
But  wait  a minute, , does the quran actually contain contradictions?  My  answer, No.  why?  Because  i’v  got  tangible , irrefutable and verifiable  proof  that  really  the  quran  is  from GOD  ALMIGHTY.  I can  share  this  proof  to  all   those  who   seek   the  truth,  regardless  of  their  beliefs.   See  the refutation  below.

My  time is usually constrained, so i have not really had much time to finish the compilations, but i’ll do that  ASAP.  Anybody who deems it necessary , can copy  this  topic  to ms-word  for later  scrutiny.

All   translations  are  that  of  Dr. Rashad  Khalifas’, from his translation, “Quran  the final testament”. Even  critics  agree  that  it is  the  best  translation  thus  far.




"Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect."
Bible, 1 Peter 3:15

"You shall invite to the path of  your Lord with wisdom and  kind enlightenment, and debate with them in the best possible manner. Your Lord knows best who has strayed from His path,and He knows best who are the guided ones."
[Quran 16:125]


Claim1
And 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.


Refutation1
False claim
This is a deliberate distortion of the meaning of the verses and mixing  up of laws that apply under different circumstances. When understood, the numbers will add up perfectly .

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.



Calim2
In 6:22-23 we read that on the day of judgment, infidels attempt to conceal some things from God while in chapter 4:42 the Qur'an contradicts that and indicates that they do not conceal anything from God.


Refutation2
False claim
6:22-23 does NOT say that the infidels are attempting to conceal anything.

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.


Claim3
In Surah 56 we read about those who are destined to enter paradise. It states in verses 13 and 14 that the majority will be from the nations who came before Muhammad and the minority will be from peoples who believed in Muhammad. But in the same chapter (verses 39 and 40), it is said that the majority will be from those people who came before Muhammad, and also many from those who came after Muhammad! This is a contradiction, in the same chapter. Verse 14 says, ",  a few of those of later time", but in verse 40, the Qur'an says just the opposite, ",  a multitude of those of later time."

Refutation3
False claim
these two sets of verses speak of two all together different groups of people.

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.


Claim4
How many groups? According to Sura 56:7 there will be THREE distinct groups of people at the Last Judgment, but 90:18-19, 99:6-8, etc. mention only TWO groups. ---

Refutation4
False claim
verses 90:18-19 speaks of two of the 3 groups, it does not say that there are ONLY 2 groups……… where as 99:6-8 does not speak of any of the three groups.

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.


Calim5
Pharaoh's repentance in the face of death? According to Sura 10:90-92, Pharaoh repented "in the sight of death" and was saved. But Sura 4:18 says that such a thing can't happen.

Refutation5
False claim
Pharaoh's life was NOT saved.

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.


Claim7
Will Christians enter Paradise or go to hell? Sura 2:62 and 5:69 say "Yes", Sura 5:72 (just 3 verses later) and 3:85 say "No".



Refutation7
False claim
There is clear distinction made in these verses between believing Christians from idol worshippers.

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 to 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  ISLAM(Submission) as his religion, it will not be accepted from him, and in the Hereafter, he will be with the losers."  3:85
Submission(ISLAM) 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 ISLAM(Submission) to be the religion of the Quran only have not grasped the message of truth from God Almighty.


Claim8
Will Jesus burn in hell? Jesus is raised to Allah, [Sura 4:158], near stationed with him [Sura 3:45], worshiped by millions of Christians, yet Sura 21:98 says, that all that are worshiped by men besides Allah will burn in Hell together with those who worship them.


Refutation8
False claim
Had the author read 3 verses after 21:98 he would have realized that his claim is false.

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,Muhammad…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:cool, 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).


Claim9
Does Allah forgive shirk (idol worship)? Shirk is considered the worst of all sins, but the author of the Qur'an seems unable to decide if Allah will ever forgive it or not. No [4:48, 116], Yes [4:153, 25:68-71]. Abraham committed this sin of polytheism as he takes moon, sun, stars to be his Lord [6:76-78], yet Muslims believe that all prophets are without any sin.

Refutation9
False claim
Idol worship is not forgiven if maintained till death, however, if a person repents and rejects all idolatry in his/her life time , they are forgiven.

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


Calim10
Marrying the wives of adopted sons? Muslims can marry the divorced wives of adopted sons [Sura 33:37], yet it is forbidden to adopt sons [Sura 33:5].


Refutation10
False claim
It is NOT forbidden to adopt sons.

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.


Claim11
"An old woman" and God's character. About the story of Lot: "So we delivered him and his family, - all except an old woman who lingered behind." [Sura 26:170-171] And again: "But we saved him and his family, except his wife: she was of those who lagged behind. [Sura 7:83]. Either this is a contradiction or if indeed Lot's wife is derogatorily called "an old woman" then this does not show much respect for her as a wife of a prophet.


Refutation11
  False claim
Lot's wife was of old age, verse 26:171 confirms a fact rather than show disrespect!

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 !!!




Claim12
Who brings the revelation from Allah to Muhammad? The ANGEL Gabriel [297], or the Holy Spirit [16:102]?


Refutation12
False claim
The Holy Spirit is Gabriel, and not one third of a Tri-god !!!

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.

Claim13
Will all Muslims go to Hell? According to Sura 19:71 every Muslim will go to Hell (for at least some time)., while another passage states that those who die in Jihad will go to Paradise immediately.


Refutation13
False claim
The claimer does not understand the meaning of 19:71.

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



Claim14
Who takes the souls at death: THE Angel of Death [32:11], THE angels (plural) [47:27] but also "It is Allah that takes the souls (of men) at death." [39:42]

Refutation14
  False claim
Whatever the angels do is in accordance with God's will.

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.


Claim15
Will there be inquiry in Paradise? "neither will they question one another" [23:101] but nevertheless they will be "engaging in mutual inquiry" [52:25], "and they will ,  question one another" [37:27].




Refutation15
False claim
Besides misinterpreting the meaning of 23:101, these 3 verses speak about different groups of people , at different times and at different places.

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.

Claim16
Are the angels protectors? "NO protector besides Allah" [2:107, 29:22]. But in Sura 41:31 the angels themselves say: "We are your protectors in this life and the Hereafter." And also in other suras is their role described as guarding [13:11, 50:17-18] and protecting [82:10].

Refutation16
False claim
Same reply as to claim 14 (The angels execute God's commands).

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.


Calim17
Six or eight days of creation? 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.

False claim
The total in any of these verses is 6 (not cool.

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.

Claim18
Which was created first, Heavens or Earth? First earth and then heaven [2:29], heaven and after that earth [79:27-30].

Refutation18
False claim
2:29 does NOT say that the earth was created first.

"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.


Claim19
Calling together or ripping apart? In the process of creation heaven and earth were first apart and are called to come together [41:11], while 21:30 states that they were originally one piece and then ripped apart.


Refutation19
False claim
Once again and due to the inadequate scientific knowledge of the author, he made this false claim. These two verses speak of two very different events.

"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.


Claim20
Grammatical errors? In 91:5 we read about the creation of the universe,
"wa al-samaa- wa maa ba-nahaa." (91:5)
The word 'Ma' in the Arabic language is used for the impersonal. But the subject of the above verse is God. So the word which should be used is the Arabic word 'mann' (meaning whom or who)

Refutation20
False claim
If God was a "Person" then only the personal words may be used.

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.


Claim21
Numerical discrepancies, does Allah's day equal to 1,000 human years (Sura 22:47, 32:5) or 50,000 human years (Sura 70:4)?

Refutation21
False claim.
It may be too much to expect the author of the claim to understand that the Quran speaks of the theory of 'Time Dilation' which was to be confirmed by Einstein 13 centuries after the revelation of the Quran!

Apart from the fact that these verses speak of different events, the truly amazing observation here is that the Quran speaks of a scientific theory that was only to be known after Einstein put forward his theory of relativity in 1905.
First let us read the three verses refered to:
"………. A day of your Lord is like a thousand of your years." 22:47 
"All matters are controlled by Him from the heaven to the earth. To Him, the day is equivalent to one thousand of your years." 32:5
"The angels, with their reports, climb to Him in a day that equals fifty thousand years." 70:4
Note that only the first two of these verses speak of a day relative to God (1000 years of our count) ,  However, the third verse does not speak of a day relative to God, therefore before demonstrating the scientific significance of these verses, it must be said that there is no contradiction between the first two verses on one hand and the third verse on the other hand.
Scientific significance: 
The theory of relativity states that since we live in a space-time universe there is no such thing as 'absolute time'.  What relativity tells us is that time, measured in our frame of reference (our point of view), runs at a different speed from time in another frame of reference.
This phenomenon is called 'Time Dilation'.  The equation which predicts this 'stretching' of time is:
T  =   t  divided by the square root of   [ 1  -   (V x V)divided by (C x C) ]
t   =  length of a time interval for us
T  =  length of a time interval for another frame of reference.
V  =  velocity of other frame of reference
C  =  speed of light (approx. 300,000 km/second)                                                     
The mathematics of relativity says that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light.  If a body travels faster than the speed of light ( where V is greater than C ) we would get a negative value for the section marked between the [ ,  ], but since there is no square root for a negative value, the equation cannot accept speeds greater than the speed of light.
However, it has been discovered that some particles actually travel faster than light.  These are called 'tachyons'.  They cannot travel at the speed of light, only faster.
The amazing notation of these Quranic verses, besides confirming the theory of 'Time Dilation', is that they confirm the fact that if there is such frames of reference where one day is equal to a thousand years of our count, and even fifty thousand years of our count, they must be travelling at speeds many times faster than the speed of light.
These frames of reference cannot be physical, and that is because according to the relativity equations the speed of light is the limiting factor in our physical world.   


Claim22
How many plagues?  In 17:101 we are told that they are 9 plagues, whereas in 7:133 they are only 5!!! 

Refutation22
False claim
Who said that the Quran spoke of nine 'PLAGUES' ?

To clarify this false claim let us read 17:101
17:101
"We supported Moses with nine profound 'Ayat' (miracles), ask the Children of Israel. When he went to them, Pharaoh said to him, "I think that you, Moses, are bewitched."
The Quran speaks of nine Miracles and NOT nine plagues.  These nine are detailed as follows:                         
        In 7:133 we are told of five of the nine:
1-  The flood
2-  The locusts
3-  The lice
4-  The frogs
5-  The blood
        In 7:107 and 108 we are told of :
6- The rod that turned into a snake.
7-  His hand that turned into white (It is said he had leprous hand).   
        In 7:130 we are told of :
8-  The drought.
9-  The shortage of crops.
That makes them nine all together ,  nine miracles , not nine plagues.


Claim23
People are accountable to their intentions or their deeds?  In 2:284 Allah holds people accountable for their inner intentions, while in 2:286 people are accountable only to their deeds !!!


Refutation23
False claim
The subject of both verses (2:284 and 2:286) is deeds and not intentions.

To expose this false claim let us first review 2:286:
"God never burdens any soul beyond its means, to its credit is what it earns, and against it is what it commits."
Here we clearly see that the words "what it earns" and the words "what it commits" speak about one's deeds, hence God will hold every soul accountable to its own deeds.
Now let us read 2:284, starting from the last words of verse 283 :
"Anyone who withholds a testimony is sinful at heart. God is fully aware of everything you do. To God belongs everything in the heavens and the earth, Whether you declare your inner thoughts or conceal them, God holds you accountable for them."
By reading verses 283 and 284 together it becomes apparent that the subject of verse 284 is testimony and not one’s intentions.
Declaring a testimony or concealing it is a matter that can have grave results when verdicts are given in courts of law. Concealing a testimony that is beneficial to a defendant can seriously damage his/her case.  This is why the issue of concealing a testimony is considered an accountable deed.
The assumed contradiction between the two verses is thus non-existent.  Both verses are addressing one's deeds.


Claim24
Will the messenger be punished by God or not ?  According to 48:2 we are told that all the messenger's sins are forgiven, and thus he has nothing to fear, yet according to 6:15 he should have a lot to fear!   

Refutation24
False claim
Erroneous deduction, due to inadequate understanding of the conditions of forgiveness.

To demonstrate the truth of these verses and their implications it is necessary first to examine in the light of the Quran what is forgiven by God, and which can be implied under 48:2, and what is never forgiven by God and thus must be feared according to 6:15. We are told in the Quran that God forgives all sins except idolatry:
"GOD does not forgive idolatry, but He forgives lesser offenses for whomever He wills. Anyone who sets up idols beside GOD, has forged a horrendous offense."  4:48
Now let us read 48:2
"We have bestowed upon you (O Messenger) a great victory, whereby GOD forgives your past sins, as well as future sins……, " 48:2
When we read both verses (4:48 and 48:2) we clearly understand that all the messenger's sins may be forgiven, as long as he does not commit idol worship.   
The fact that the messenger, like all other believers, is not pardoned for any act of idol worship is confirmed in the following verse:
"It has been revealed to you (O messenger), and to those before you that if you ever commit idolatry, all your works will be nullified, and you will be with the losers." 39:65
Now let us read 6:15
"Say, ‘I fear, if I disobeyed my Lord, the retribution of an awesome day." 6:15
When we read the words that immediately precede this verse, we read:
"Say, "I am commanded to be the most devoted submitter, and, `Do not be an idol worshiper."6:14
If we put the two verses next to one another (verses 14 and 15 of Surah 6), it becomes obvious that the messenger is to say (I fear the retribution of an awesome day if I should disobey God and commit idolatry).
It follows from that to conclude that verse 48:2 which promises the messenger’s sins will be forgiven (past and future sins) is obviously connected to all other sins, except idol worship.
There is no contradiction between the two verses.

Claim25
Scientific errors?  In 51:49 we read "And of every thing We have created pairs" ,  yet there are many species of plants that are one sexed.



Refutation25
False claim
This verse is speaking about an arrangement far more comprehensive than the 'Reproduction System' (male/female) of plants.

Let us first read the words of the author of the claim.  He says:
'I took the freedom to ask around on the biology newsgroups to find out more about this claim. Here is a list of some responses I got:
There are quite a few examples of organisms which are exclusively parthenogenetic (one sex). I might refer you to Graham Bell's "The Masterpiece of Nature", a weighty tome which has all you could care to know about the evolution of sexual reproduction.
The list is actually decently long : bacteria, fungi imperfecti, etc.  All members of the Monera Kingdom reproduce asexually only. Yes, the Plantae and Protista Kingdoms do produce both ways, but almost never only asexually. As for the fungi, a certain group, the fungi imperfecti, are classified as such because no forms of sexual reproduction have been observed. Concerning your question about "higher" species, no members of the Kingdom Animalia produce only asexually (the scientific term is not non-sexual). There are some rare cases of lysogeny (sp?), but it is very rare. Hope this helps.
Could it be that God is wrong? And wrong in so many cases? Or could it be that the one who was wrong here was not God? Maybe Muhammad was a good observer of the world around him, but he was not omniscient. And it shows in the above and other contradictions collected here.'
In reply to this claim, we remind ourselves that the words of the verse said :
"And of everything We have created pairs"
The word 'everything'  clearly indicates that God is speaking of everything in the universe and not just some species of plants.  So what is this universal arrangement by which everything is created in pairs?
Here we explore the science of Quantum Mechanics.
When we study Quantum Particle Properties, we find that for every elementary particle in the universes there is a special partner called its anti-particle that has the same mass but the opposite electric charge.  This is what is called Anti-Matter.
Basically, if a particle and its own anti-particle collide, they cancel one another out. They destroy one another and turn into a flash of pure energy which can manifest itself as light.
For many years this theory remained a theoretical hypothesis, since no anti-matter was ever produced in a lab.  However, very recently, a Swiss-based scientist confirmed that anti-matter has been manufactured in tiny amounts!
The scientists at the European Particle Physics Laboratory (CERN), on the Franco-Swiss border, have now set up the world's first anti-matter factory, one of them, Professor Frank Close, told the annual science festival in Wales:
" Nine atoms of anti-hydrogen were produced just over a year ago. Now, the new factory will produce them at a rate of more than 2,000 atoms per hour" Close said.
When matter meets anti-matter, they annihilate each other in a flash. The scientific consensus is that, when the universe was created, matter and anti-matter emerged equally from the Big Bang.
For more details on that matter check :   
http://physics.bu.edu/ATLAS/guide/anti-matter.html
http://www.rmplc.co.uk/eduweb/sites/mastaff/particle/antimatt.html
http://www.netlabs.net/hp/tremor/amatter.html
So once again we witness the Quran's amazing scientific content.  The subject of 51:49 and which the author failed to interpret correctly, is in fact yet another very accurate piece of knowledge.  This verse as seen address's the theory of Quantum Particle Properties, and not the type of 'Reproduction System' (male/female) of one species of plants or another.


Claim26
  What was man created from? A blood clot [96:1-2], water [21:30, 24:45, 25:54], "sounding" (i.e. burned) clay [15:26], dust [3:59, 30:20, 35:11], nothing [19:67] and this is then denied in 52:35, earth [11:61], a drop of thickened fluid [16:4, 75:37]


Refutation26
False claim
Claim based on poor translation and insufficient scientific knowledge.

First of all verses 96:1-2 do not say 'blood clot'  !!! The correct translation of these two verses is:
"Read, in the name of your Lord, who created. He created man from a 'Alaq' (that which clings)." 96:1-2
The word 'Alaq' literally translates as (that which clings).  This highly accurate scientific description, describes the fertilized egg as it clings to the wall of the mother's womb.  Obviously, the author of the false claim has been reading an inaccurate translation of the Quran.   
Now let us read the other contested verses:
21:30
"Do the unbelievers not realize that the heaven and the earth used to be one solid mass that we exploded into existence? And from water we made all living things. Would they believe?"
Current scientific knowledge confirms the dual meaning of this verse:
1-  The history of life on earth confirms that all life originated from water, then crept unto land, later birds were created then mammals and finally man.  Therefore the phrase   And from water we made all living things  is accurate in that respect, and it confirms that all life originated from water.
2-  When the chemical composition of any living organism (including the human body) is analysed it is found that it is formed mainly of water (at least 80% or more).  This again confirms the accuracy of the phrase And from water we made all living things.  In other words all living things are largely composed of water. 
It is indeed interesting, and along the same lines, to note that it was found that all liquids in our bodies (tears, saliva, blood, urine, perspiration, etc) contain the same percentage of salt as is found in the oceans.
Next, we move on to the verses that state that man was created from clay, mud, or dust.  Since dust and clay are the same thing (dust is dry mud) then they can be addressed together.     
Once again, the history of life on earth confirms that at the early stages of the development of earth, and before life was formed, the earth was still very hot, too hot for water to exist in a liquid form.  Gradually, and when the earth cooled sufficiently, the water that condensed and formed the seas and oceans mixed with the dirt to form mud.  Out of the moulding mud was born the simplest living organisms, in the shape of bacteria and single cell organisms.  From these early forms of living organisms originated higher and more complex forms culminating in the creation of man from the same origin, which is mud.     
This scientific theory is confirmed in the Quran:
"We created the human being from aged mud, like the potter's clay."  15:26
Also 3:59, 30:20, 35:11
But this is not all, in another verse an amazing scientific information is given that was only to be revealed at least a thousand years after the revelation of the Quran.  This is found in the following verse;
"We have created man from a 'Sulalah' (quintessence) of clay" 23:12
The word 'quintessence' means a sample that is a representation of the whole.   
Today, when human tissue is analysed, it is found to contain exactly the same eighteen most abundant elements in the earth's crust.  These are:
Oxygen, Silicon, Aluminum, Iron, Calcium, Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium, Hydrogen, Chlorofine, Iodine, Manganese, Phosphorous, Lead, copper, silver, Carbon, and Zinc.
For that, the human being is indeed created from earth, 
Next we move to 19:67 which says:
"Did the human being forget that we created him already, and he was nothing?"
On closer inspection we note that this verse does not say that we were created from nothing (as the author of the claim would interpret),  the verse says that before we were created we were nothing.  There is a big difference between saying,
'we were created from nothing'
and between ' before we were created , we were nothing'
Finally, we are told in the Quran that the human being is created from a drop of fluid [16:4, 75:37]
"He created the human from a tiny drop,  " 16:4
"Does the human being think that he will go to nothing?  Was he not a drop of ejected semen?  Then He (God) created an embryo out of it!  He made it into male or female!  Is He then unable to revive the dead?"  75:36-40
These verses describe the initial stage of the formation of the embryo,  and the fertilization of the female egg by the male sperm.  Once again, this is in line with scientific knowledge. 


Claim27
Are Muslims allowed to enter uninhabited homes?  No (24:27-28),  Yes (24:29)! 


Refutation27
False claim
Conditions given in the two verses are clearly different.

The two verses contested are :
"O you who believe, do not enter homes other than yours without permission from their inhabitants, and without greeting them. This is better for you, that you may take heed. If you find no one in them, do not enter them until you obtain permission." 24:27-28
"You commit no error by entering uninhabited homes wherein there is something that belongs to you. GOD knows everything you reveal, and everything you conceal." 24:29
Once again, we note that the two verses speak of two different types of homes.
In verse 27 the words "from their inhabitants", confirm that the verse speaks of homes that are inhabited. The words "without greeting them" confirm that there are inhabitants in those homes. However, the words "uninhabited homes" in verse 29 confirm that God is speaking of homes that are not inhabited.
In essence, 24:29 says that the believers may enter uninhabited homes, where there are things that belong to them in order to get their belongings.
There is no contradiction between the two verses.


Claim28
Will those who slander chaste women be forgiven by Allah? Yes [24:5], No [24:23] !


Refutation28
False claim
Key words in 24:5 ignored by the author.<
Re: Quran Contradiction: Truth Or Fallacy by usisky(m): 4:28am On Jan 26, 2011
@babtunana

this is exactly the problem with "humans", i'll logic! u have not read a quarter of the post ,yet u believe i am a christian. if u read it at all b4 commenting, then u'll observe that its a refutation against the alleged contradictions in the quran. pls read it again, perhaps u'll understand.
Re: Quran Contradiction: Truth Or Fallacy by contyler: 6:08am On Jan 26, 2011
The koran is full of terroristic verses.
Re: Quran Contradiction: Truth Or Fallacy by AbuHanifa: 6:09am On Jan 26, 2011
There is no gainsay in the facts that other muslims who have been contributing are doing great job. People like Chakula, Lagosboy, Nopuqeater,Abuzola etc. Kindly open the thread titled 10 main reasons why Jesus is not God. U have really done a good job. May Allah reward u with goodness. Am sure, haters of ur thread are still carefully going thru it, perhaps for months,but surely, coming to trade insults instead of confirming the truth.
Re: Quran Contradiction: Truth Or Fallacy by lokya(f): 12:04pm On Jan 27, 2011
The only thing i have lernt from that religion is hatred for fellow human beings on religious beliefs, BOMBING, KIILINGS, HIJACKS AND THE LIKES dats enough to put a sane person off
Re: Quran Contradiction: Truth Or Fallacy by vedaxcool(m): 12:21pm On Jan 27, 2011
^^^someone seems to be smoking puff balls grin
Re: Quran Contradiction: Truth Or Fallacy by seyibrown(f): 2:00am On Feb 02, 2011
babtunana, you need to actually read usisky's post. He is trying to clarify alleged misinterpretations of Islamic scripture! How did you turn it into a '60 questions for xtians thread'?
Re: Quran Contradiction: Truth Or Fallacy by tola9ja: 1:03am On Aug 06, 2014
there is no a single contradiction in the quran if u dont understand any verse we will explain

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