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Christianity EtcRe: 11 More Contradictions In The Qur'an by stimulus(m): 6:57pm On May 09, 2007
@babs787,

babs787:
Thanks for bringing the questions again from your liars called authors. I will respond to them one after the other.
I no talk am?? Mr rank-xerox!! grin grin You posted articles and pretended they're your own. What is the meaning of "I will respond to them", when infact you rank-xeroxed the whole thing from the net? Please, try to leave us the weblinks for your photo-copy plagiarism!!

You tried to deny that you copy materials. Olodo, those articles have been recycled many times on the net; and they're traced back to Dr. Zakir Naik. Here they are:

babs787:
It is quite unfortunate that the English translations of the Arabic Quran was done by many people who don't speak good Arabic. Minister Abdallah Yusuf Ali is a Muslim Minister (Sheikh) from Pakistan and he played a big role in translating the Noble Quran from Arabic to English.

The author of this claim presented this Noble Verse from the Noble Quran, 23:14 "Then We made the sperm into a clot of congealed blood; then of that clot We made a (foetus) lump; then we made out of that lump bones and clothed the bones with flesh; then we developed out of it another creature. So blessed be Allah, the best to create!" It appears from the English translation that the scientific fact of this verse is false, because the male sperm alone does not and can not form a fetus in a woman's womb.

Let us examine the word "sperm" in Noble Verses 23:13, 23:14, 16:4, 18:37, 22:5, 35:11, 36:77, 40:67, 75:37, 76:2 and 80:19 from the Noble Quran. I looked very carefully at each Noble Verse, and I found out that all of them use the Arabic word "Nut'fa" which was wrongly translated as sperm. The Arabic word for sperm is is "Haywan-Manawee." The Arabic word "Nut'fa" means the actual combination of multiples of "Haywan-Manawee."

So in other words, One "Nut'fa" = One "Haywan-Manawee" + Another "Haywan-Manawee" and so on ,

Now, the word "Haywan-Manawee" in Arabic means either a male sperm or a female egg. It is unfortunate and confusing that the Arabic language unites both the male and the female sperm and egg with one word.

So when the Noble Quran used the word "Nut'fa" in the several Noble Verses above, it didn't just mean the male sperm alone. It meant both the male and the female sperm and egg respectively.

Traditionally in the Middle East, when the word "Haywan-Manawee" is used in a conversation, it is usually meant for the male sperm. The sound of it in Arabic makes its meaning gear more toward the male. However, it may not always be the case that a person is talking about the male sperm alone. That is why Minister Abdallah Yusuf Ali mistranslated the Arabic word "Nut'fa" to "sperm".

A similar case exists in English. Take the word "guys" for instance. When a person says "you guys are nice", it doesn't necessarily mean that the person is talking about males only. In English, I could tell a group of females "you guys are nice." I could also tell a group of males and females mixed "you guys are nice." Traditionally in English, the word "guys" usually means males only. But the actual word could include both males and females
Source: http://www.answering-islam.de/Main///Quran/Science/embryo_r.htm
Article appears under the subheading: Part 3: Meaning of the word "Nut'fah"



babs787:
[/b]MAN IS CREATED FROM ALAQ---A LEECH-LIKE SUBSTANCE[/b]

A few years ago a group of Arabs collected all information concerning embryology from the QUR'AN, and followed the instruction of the QUR'AN:

"If ye realise this not, ask Of those who possess the Message."

[AL-QUR'AN 16:43 & 21:7]

All the information from the QUR'AN so gathered, was translated into English and presented to Prof. (Dr.) Keith Moore, who was the Professor of Embryology and Chairman of the Department of Anatomy at the University of Toronto, in Canada. At present he is one of the highest authorities in the field of Embryology. He was asked to give his opinion regarding the information present in the QUR'AN concerning the field of embryology. After carefully examining the translation of the Qur'anic verses presented to him, Dr. Moore said that most of the information concerning embryology mentioned in the QUR'AN is in perfect conformity with modern discoveries in the field of embryology and does not conflict with them in any way. He added that there were however a few verses, on whose scientific accuracy he could not comment. He could not say whether the statements were true or false, since he himself was not aware of the information contained therein. There was also mention of this information in modern writings and studies on embryology. One such verse is:


"Proclaim! (or Read!) In the name Of thy Lord and Cherisher, WHO created---Created man, out of A (mere) clot Of congealed blood."

[AL-QUR'AN 96:1-2]

The word 'alaq' besides meaning a congealed clot of blood also means something that clings, a leech-like substance. Dr. Keith Moore had no knowledge whether an embryo in the initial stages appears like a leech. To check this out he studied the initial stage of the embryo under a very powerful microscope in his laboratory and compared what he observed with a diagram of a leech and he was astonished at the striking resemblance between the two! In the same manner, he acquired more information on embryology, that was hitherto not known to him, from the QUR'AN.

Dr. Keith Moore answered about eighty questions dealing with embryological data mentioned in the QUR'AN and HADITH. Noting that the information contained in the QUR'AN and HADITH was in full agreement with the latest discoveries in the field of embryology, Prof. Moore said, "If I was asked these questions thirty years ago, I would not have been able to answer half of them for lack of scientific information."

Dr. Keith Moore had earlier authored the book, 'The Developing Human'.After acquiring new knowledge from the QUR'AN, he wrote, in 1982, the 3rd edition of the same book, 'The Developing Human'. The book was the recipient of an award for the best medical book written by a single author. This book has been translated into several major languages of the world and is used as a textbook of embryology in the first year of medical studies. In 1981, during the Seventh Medical Conference in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, Dr. Moore said, "It has been a great pleasure for me to help clarify statements in the QUR'AN about human development. It is clear to me that these statements must have come to MUHAMMAD---sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam--- from GOD or ALLAH, because almost all of this knowledge was not discovered until many centuries later. This proves to me that MUHAMMAD---sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam--- must have been a messenger of GOD or ALLAH{The reference for this statement is the video tape titled 'This is the Truth'.For a copy of this video tape contact the Islamic Research Foundation}.

Dr. Joe Leigh Simpson, Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, at the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, U.S.A., proclaims: ", these HADITHS, sayings of MUHAMMAD---sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam--- could not have been obtained on the basis of the scientific knowledge that was available at the time of the writer (7th century). It follows that not only is there no conflict between genetics and religion (ISLAM) but in fact religion (ISLAM) may guide science by adding revelation to some of the traditional scientific approaches, there exist statements in the QUR'AN shown centuries later to be valid which support knowledge in the QUR'AN having been derived from GOD."
Several sources including:

Source 1: http://www.ediscoverislam.com/Quran-science.asp
(Scroll down to subtitle: XI: EMBRYOLOGY)

Source 2: http://www.thisistruth.org/truth.php?f=ModernScience
(Scroll down agiain to subtitle: XI: EMBRYOLOGY)

Source 3: http://www.irib.ir/Occasions/Article/Article2-En.htm

The rest of your rank-xeroxed plagiarism can be read on those websites. It is more dignified to simply give your readers the link after plagiarising materials from webites. Don't try pretending they are your answers - people of your type are known for that!! grin grin
IslamRe: The Qur'an - Allah's Word Or Muhammad's? by stimulus(op): 5:52pm On May 09, 2007
@babs787,

babs787:
You have shown another level of ignorance here. You are expecting it to be arranged in the Quran in this order: book of Abraham followed by book of Moses etc, nay brother. The books contain stories about the prophets during their time and we have everything you need to know about Abraham and Moses in the Quran.
Your ignorance or mine, just where are the books in the Qur'an, babs787?? I don't mind if they were arranged in any order by Ali, Zaid, or the third Caliph's committee; the question is, where are they in the Qur'an?

babs787:
Quran 3 v 65: O people of the scripture! Why do you dispute about Abraham while the Torah and the Gospel were not revealed till after him? Have you then no sense? So the Quran contains everything you need to know about them and by saying that it has included their books because the Torah contains story of Jesus and we have his story in the Quran. the Injil contains that of Moses and we have his story in the Quran too. So that answers your question.
I never realized you could be so badly hit!! To the extent that you're now confusing yourself and confiscating your IQ. Take a look at that line again: "the Torah contains story of Jesus" - even the Qur'an does not teach that. Have you become another Khalifite overnight?

The Qur'an never said that it included any of those books, and no muslim has ever taught that rubbish at all except the hypocrites! You're trying to buy a cheap escape route for your denials, but it won't work. The Qur'an mentions those books as separate from anything revealed to Muhammad - and that fact alone stands clear as testimony that, in just the same way you have alleged against the Bible, so the Qur'an is by far more seriously lacking in integrity! It does not say "stories"; and I did not ask you for "stories". The Qur'an mentions them as "BOOKS" - and if you cannot produce those books, accept your hypocrisy has failed you badly!

babs787:
#3. Where are the honoured books? || Sura 80:12-16
'So let him who pleases mind it. In honored books, Exalted, purified,
In the hands of scribes, Noble, virtuous.


like I told your sister nossycheeks, your authors have been putting you in troubles. Must they lie to you in preaching false doctrines. If you had read the Quran before posting, you would have seen that the above verses are talking about the Quran and I will give them to you for your understanding. Please tell your authors to stop deceiving you

Quran 80 v 11: nay (do not do like this); indeed it (this Quran) is an admonition.

V12: so whoever wills, let him pay attention to it.

V 13: it is in records held greatly in honour

V 14: exalted in dignity, purified

V 15: in the hands of scribes (angels)

V 16: honourable and obedient

Hope you have seen that?
Again, you're taking a bad hit, bro!! Playing Islamic games is what you do best! Why you dey lie like say na your second nature?? The authors you claimed lied to me are Muslim authors - because it is their books I quoted. If they lied, what's my problem with that?? Check and see that my quote was from Shakir's translation; and I'm sure he would not take kindly to your calling him a liar as an author!

Now, go over again in your own version - don't you see that you even tried to deceive yourself by misquoting and adjusting their translation? You quoted from the Hilali-Khan translation, and for all that you still had to omit some of the words in them. I'll help you see the difference:

quoted by babs787 Hilali-Khan translation

11nay (do not do like this); Nay, (do not do like this),
indeed it (this Quran) indeed it (these Verses of this Qur'an)
is an admonition are an admonition,

The highlighted words are those you deleted!! Thank you, sir!!

Meanwhile, you have once again confirmed that ANY translation of the Qur'an will most definitely contain errors! If you cannot trust Shakir's translation because your gimmicks are exposed, then what is the rational for even your misquoting Hilali-Khan's translation??

babs787:
#4. What 'books' are being referred to; and WHERE are they? || Sura 66:12
'And Marium, the daughter of Imran, who guarded her chastity,
so We breathed into her of Our inspiration and she accepted
the truth of the words of her Lord and His books, and she was of,
the obedient ones.'


Must you lie brother? Truth stands from falsehood. This is the verse

Quran 66 v 12: And Mary, the daughter of Imran who guarded her chastity. And we breathed into her through our angel (Jibril) and she testified to the truth of the words of her Lord (i.e believed in the words of Allah; be – and he was; that is Jesus, son of Mary as a Messenger of Allah) and also believed in His scriptures and she was of the pious,
See you being further exposed! You're quoting and misquoting from Hilali-Khan's translation, while my quote was from Shakir's. Apart from the fact that I haven't misquoted Shakir's, here's once again the verse from Hilali-Khan that you have cheated on (wordings that you tampered with are in bold; the one's you removed are in red):

yours:
And Mary, the daughter of Imran who guarded her chastity. And we breathed
into her through our angel (Jibril) and she testified to the truth of the words of
her Lord (i.e believed in the words of Allah; be – and he was; that is Jesus,
son of Mary as a Messenger of Allah) and also believed in His scriptures and
she was of the pious.

Hilali-Khan:
And Maryam (Mary), the daughter of 'Imrân who guarded her chastity; and We
breathed into (the sleeve of her shirt or her garment) through Our Rûh [i.e.
Jibrael (Gabriel)], and she testified to the truth of the Words of her Lord [i.e.
believed in the Words of Allâh: "Be!" and he was; that is 'Iesa (Jesus) ­ son of
Maryam (Mary); as a Messenger of Allâh], and (also believed in) His Scriptures,
and she was of the Qanitîn (i.e. obedient to Allâh).

Click the link to access Hilali-Khan's online English translation of the Qur'an; and a second one here


You may call me anything you like: I'm used to it. But at least, please have the decency of being honest enough not to mislead your readers into believing and confirming my assertions that you're a total stranger to truth and reason!

babs787:
The books referred to are the scriptures i.e the Injil and the Gospel given to Moses and Jesus respectively. Na wa for your websites or authors.
Another otiose excuse. I'm sorry that I never read in the Qur'an that Muhammad's 'Allah' sent down any Injil to Moses - it maintains throughout that it was rather the Torah that was sent to Moses!! And even then, may I ask you once again:

Where are the Torah, the Injil, the Psalms, and ALL the books that you claim were lost?

If you cannot provide them, your Qur'an is standing on the same fallacious argument you alleged against the Bible. YOUR QUR'AN IS NOT A COMPLETE BOOK!! Period.

Filling the thread with silly misquotes of Hilali-Khan's English translation; calling me all sorts of names; and arguing with skewed theories in the hope that you will tire out the readers not to see your dribbles, are not going to help you round this subject it all. You have said nothing substantial so far; and I do hope that all your jackbooters can see you exposed for what you really are - a hypocrite who can't hold up to his own words!!

If it wasn't that nossycheek has provided you with further exposure to your games, I would gladly have obliged you something to keep you busy. The joke of calling me a liar, when you can't prove your familiarity to truth!
IslamRe: The Qur'an - Allah's Word Or Muhammad's? by stimulus(op): 5:51pm On May 09, 2007
@babs787,

When you argue issues, use your brains - it was not put there as a mass of pus!

babs787:
You sent three posts which will be answered one after the other. Truth has come falsehood is bound to perish. Be prepared to read my detailed response to your lies especially on the missing verse and that of Khalifites.
Sorry, but what is my worry that the lies are of the khalifites? Are they not in the Muslim camp? Oh, they are considered liars all of a sudden, after you spread your own gutter lies about Christianity, ba?

What gear? Where have I claimed to have been a Muslim? I relaxed, but since you're know for your hypocrisy and antics to continue your propaganda, I served you your own soup, nice and clean. Enjoy!!

babs787:
Brother it is not a fallacious argument. Check it out yourself from the papyril. Stop lying brother, it is glaring that bibles were written according to the church. I didn’t say the bible is imcomplete as result of the missing books alone but as well as some missing verses. Brother, you can't deceive us here, no explanation was provided. I didn’t say the bible is imcomplete based on missing books alone, but also on missing verses, chapters. Check them out in this thread, ‘is bible comple’.
When you're done sobbing, please make more interesting post. You can accuse me of lying; but al-taqiyya is not my religion!! Do the simple sane thing any underaged school kid would do - check out the claims. You offered the fallacious argument that because of those books not found in the Bible, therefore your otiose inference was that the Bible was not complete. I only used the same silly argument in examining your Qur'an; and the result is not any different.

babs787:
You didn’t apply the rules of the missing verses in some bible eg RSV, Good News bible etc cheesy
Oh, just relax. I serve your pies in piecemeal lest you ckoke on having too much to chew!! grin

babs787:
Narrated Ubaidullah: "Ibn 'Abbas said, 'Why do you ask the people of the scripture about anything while your Book (Quran) which has been revealed to Allah's Apostle is newer and the latest? You read it pure, undistorted and unchanged, and Allah has told you that the people of the scripture (Jews and Christians) changed their scripture and distorted it, and wrote the scripture with their own hands and said, 'It is from Allah,' to sell it for a little gain. Does not the knowledge which has come to you prevent you from asking them about anything? No, by Allah, we have never seen any man from them asking you regarding what has been revealed to you!' (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Holding Fast to the Qur'an and Sunnah, Volume 9, Book 92, Number 461)"
Good! Hold on to that Arabian reconstructed tale; and as we proceed, you'll get the silly gist exposed about what Muhammad was dreaming up. The accusations that you guys have been throwing around will be scrutinized one by one.

babs787:
Brother, hope your BP is normal because I can sense that my posts annoyed you. Don’t worry, calm down, it is well. Now like I keep telling you, the Quran is not written like the bible where you have books written by different authors abi na prophet sef. The Quran contains Gospel, Injil and Psalm.
I'm a normal thinking person who has refused to be mute against your illiterate propaganda. It is only when you read posts exposing your hypocrisy that you begin to ask if my BP was normal. So, where are the Gospel, Injil and Psalm (as if "Gospel" and "Injil" are different)?? Haba, babs787, why you no take style dust up on your shame? Please humour me the more - what exactly are written in the non-existent Gospel, Injil and Psalm of the Qur'an that you claimed were lost?? Are you quickly eating back your words as pilgrim.1 warned earlier?

When something is LOST, it cannot be found!! Coming back to claim the direct opposite of what you earlier stated is cowardise and dishonest!! Abi your Eng-lish don change to Qura-lish??

babs787:
You will read the stories of Moses, Abraham and David in the Quran, this goes to tell you that, their books are included in the Quran . if I say their books, I mean their stories as written in the bible and we have them in the Quran. It tells you that the Quran contains the Gospel, Injil and Psalm.
Nope. You never meant that "books" is the same thing as "stories". When pilgrim.1 offered an explanation in stronger persuasion, you threw it out wholesale, but now you're crying wadada because it has come back to you! Meanwhile, the Qur'an never called them "stories" - it says that they are "BOOKS"!! Unless you're attempting to write your own version of the Qur'an, please stick to what Muhammad called them: "The Books of Abraham and Moses", (Sura 87:18-19); not "the stories of Abraham and Moses"

Second, you never made the assumption that any of those books including the Torah, Gospel and Psalms were included in the Qur'an. Scroll back up and see what you said as I quoted; and if you're trying to play silly with this, then I will quote it directly for you once again:

babs787:
IS THE QURAN WRONG IN STATING THAT THE TORAH WAS LOST OR CORRUPTED?
click here and read it!

babs787:
The Quran is the last book revealed to the seal of the prophets because the original message of both Torah and Gospel cannot be found.
click here to read it!

There they are! So, don't even try to cut corners with me, because I warned you in the first post of this thread that you will come back exposing your dishonesty, deception and hypocrisy!! I should have captioned this thread: "BABS787 EXPOSED!!" and make readers see the hypocrite that you are. You can't even stand up to your own words, and then you have the temerity to be calling Christians liars! I hope your brethren will see you exposed for the real person that you are!! Enjoy the exposure!!
IslamRe: The Qur'an - Allah's Word Or Muhammad's? by stimulus(op): 5:49pm On May 09, 2007
@babs787,

babs787:
@stimulus

Hope you have been reading them . You are exposing your falsehood further. You can see now that babs answered your questions more than you ever expected, so you should stop avoiding my questions, answer my questions in other threads to show christianity is not a false religion.
You really didn't expect to wake up to find the propaganda in Islam exposed, did you? Relax, you really haven't said anything other than filling the pages with your usual roundabout denials. Anyone can do that in a few minutes. What I asked for, you failed to produce - and where does that leave your Qur'an?? Isn't it a shame that you claimed they were LOST, and then coming back to dribble around that claim with another lie that you didn't mean to say that? No worry, I already know that your type are strangers to truth and reason - so enjoy!!

babs787:
It seems my exposing your falsehood pained you to your marrow hence the creation of many threads by your friends, but never mind, babs will respond but will soon expose more of your falsehood.
Pained? Not a bit! From my office, I solved your antics and still got on with my job smoothly. You were hoping that would be my reaction. Sorry, your uranium nuke went back to your roof!! grin When you were creating multiple threads, you didn't clean you jiga well enough to complain back then; so your hypocrisy is only being acentuated by you.

babs787:
TRUTH HAS COME FALSEHOOD IS BOUND TO PERISH.
Na so. That is why we continue to oblige you the falsehood in islam - and it is only a matter of time before your falsehood will perish. Sit tight and hold a towel. cheesy.
IslamRe: The Qur'an - Allah's Word Or Muhammad's? by stimulus(op): 5:41pm On May 09, 2007
babyosisi:
OK let's agree that the Koran has the injil,Torah and psalms all incorporated in the Koran as babs said.
what was allah talking about when he said if you had any doubts,consult the people of the book?

secondly can you tell me where in the Koran I can read of Naaman and eleazar?
He will not tell you. Rather he will come back with another 10 pages of denials and excuses that they are LOST!! cheesy
IslamRe: The Qur'an - Allah's Word Or Muhammad's? by stimulus(op): 5:24pm On May 09, 2007
@LoveKing,

LoveKing:
I've been thinking : nossycheek,stimulus and david whats your beef with islam?moslems and muhammad? let them be in their falsehood (if thats what you guys think of islam). Christians (if thats what you are) don't need to fight over ideologies and what is truth. This debate is making me sick.
Please try and get well quick. It only sickens me when people like you keep mute when Muslims won't let us be. I don't have any beef with Islam - read the opening lines of my first post, thank you. I must be a very queer kind of Christian (as you suggested) for facing up to the silly antics of Muslims who continue unabated in castigating Christianity and the Bible. He threw challenges, I answered - what's making you sick in that?

LoveKing:
And about allah. I don't know who explained about the existence of allah. I kind of saw reasons with him about allah being a pagan god centuries before islam. well someone was named abd-allah (allegiance to allah-the god) before muhammad (if he existed) came to earth.
There again, I'm not the one openly stating what anyone thinks about 'Allah' - let the Muslims prove that to us! As for Muhammad having existed at all, it makes me wonder if you have the facts in front of you before posting anything.

Cheers.
Christianity EtcRe: God Is Above Jesus Christ! by stimulus(m): 1:12pm On May 09, 2007
Lol. . .Oga pataki,

mrpataki:
- 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

1 Corithians 2:14

- 14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

In other words, the foolishness of God is actually the spirit of God!
Nope. It does not say that at all - that the "foolisheness of God is actually the spirit of God".  Rather, it says that "the things of the Spirit" are foolishness unto the natural man! If someone argues that your house is not attractive, they are not saying that you are not attractive. In the same way, the verse is saying that the things which belong unto the Spirit are considered by the natural man as foolishness unto him.

mrpataki:
In trying to explain the trinity of God and the Godhead, I will like to take us back to the basic knowledge of physics and science by drawing out the fact that we have what we call MATTER. Which we are told exist in three forms, as:

1. Solid

2. Liquid

3. Gas
Actually, matter exists in FOUR known states:

Solid, liquid, gas and plasma.

http://www.school-for-champions.com/science/matterstates.htm

http://jersey.uoregon.edu/~mstrick/AskGeoMan/geoQuerry6.html

God bless you.  cheesy
Christianity EtcRe: Did Abraham & Ismeal Actually Build The Kaaba As Claimed In The Qur'an? by stimulus(m): 12:57pm On May 09, 2007
@nossycheek,

Right. That's another issue that I've been considering; but there again you anticipated me.

What I don't get is this: If the black stone of the Kaaba has no power to do either good nor evil, what is the idea behind Muhammad's having kissed it? Even further, what can we deduce from the reaction of some of his companions who didn't see any sense in following the example of Muhammad, but only did so because he did it??

Sample the following traditions:

                        ---------------------------------------

Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 26; #673:
|| Narrated Salim that his father said: I saw Allah's Apostle arriving at Mecca; he kissed the Black Stone Corner first while doing Tawaf and did ramal in the first three rounds of the seven rounds (of Tawaf).

Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 26; #667:
|| Narrated 'Abis bin Rabia: 'Umar came near the Black Stone and kissed it and said "No doubt, I know that you are a stone and can neither benefit anyone nor harm anyone. Had I not seen Allah's Apostle kissing you I would not have kissed you."

Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 26; #679:
|| Narrated Zaid bin Aslam that his father said: "I saw 'Umar bin Al-Khattab kissing the Black Stone and he then said, (to it) 'Had I not seen Allah's Apostle kissing you, (stone) I would not have kissed you.' "

Sunan Abu-Dawud Book 10; #1813:
|| Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: A person who performs umrah should shout talbiyah till he touches the Black Stone.


                        ---------------------------------------


Now, it bothers me that when Muslims know the Black Stone can neither do good nor harm anyone, they still take a pilgrimage to it, for no other reason than that Muhammad kissed it. The question that follows (which has been asked before) is:

Was Muhammad sent by the God revealed to the prophets of the Old Testament?? Nevermind the political answer offered to circle round this; but then, a second question must then be asked: Why is there no mention of the Black Stone in the worship of the Jews at all??

For Muslims who claim that it is the same God who sent Muhammad, may I ask if they have taken a look at what God said regarding bowing down to a stone they way Muhammad made the Black Stone the center of his worship? Here are a few:

Lev. 26:1 - "Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God."

Deut. 27:15 - "Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen."

Act 17:29 - ". . . we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device."

                        ---------------------------------------

When one carefully reads about the warning to not "set up any image of stone" (Lev. 26:1), nor to "put it in a secret place" (Deut. 27:15), are we then speaking about the same issues here that brings about a contrasted worship devoted to the secret place of "between the two corners (i.e. the black stone and the Yemenite corner)" in Islam? (see Sahih Bukhari Vol. 5, Book 59; #557).

Please, answers.
Christianity EtcRe: Do U Prefer To Be Servant Of God by stimulus(m): 11:22am On May 09, 2007
firdaus4us:
ok! Pilgrim are you a servant of God or not?
Oga firdaus4us,

Stop playing games. Either you get on with it and expose your antics, or be man enough to face up that English is a problem to you. No shame admitting it - I can admit that I still don't have a good grasp of Arabic, and the sky won't fall.

So, bro. . . what do you understand by the word "prefer"??

Spill the beans, and confirm my suspicion that you have nothing to offer. And while you gathering your beans before the spill, please go over to the God Is Above Jesus Christ thread and oblige me answers to my question there.

Shalom.
IslamRe: The Qur'an - Allah's Word Or Muhammad's? by stimulus(op): 11:17am On May 09, 2007
lafile:
Is Babs Avoiding this thread?
Nope, he didn't expect to wake up to it! he's gathering his uranium nukes for a strike back - he should just pray it does not come back and land on his roof!! grin
IslamRe: The Qur'an - Allah's Word Or Muhammad's? by stimulus(op): 11:09am On May 09, 2007
The discussion on the missing and cancelled verses of the Qur'an will continue. But here's an update for babs787, firdaus@us and other Muslim apologists to think through and give me a good, well-reasoned apologetic (minus the skits of dancing away from the topic) thereto.

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I would like for Muslims to please explicate for us what the following seeming contradictions are. I'm not a muslim, never was one; but whenever I tried asking the few Muslim members of our family and some friends about them, I'm often given answers that haven't made any sense. So here, perhaps Muslims can help:

#1. Which is the greater/greatest sin in Islam - to join partners with 'Allah' (shirk), or to forget any verse of the Qur'an?

Sunan Abu-Dawud, Bk 2, #0461: || 'Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: The rewards of my people were presented before me, so much so that even the reward for removing a mote by a person from the mosque was presented to me. The sins of my people were also presented before me. I did not find a sin greater than that of a person forgetting the Qur'anic chapter or verse memorised by him.

Qur'an 4:48: || "Surely Allah does not forgive that anything should be associated with Him, and forgives what is besides that to whomsoever He pleases; and whoever associates anything with Allah, he devises indeed a great sin."
Comparing these two texts above, does it not convey the understanding that forgetting any verse or chapter of the Qur'an is a greater sin than joining partners with "Allah" (shirk)??

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#2. Did Muhammad commit the greater sin between the two great sins?
(I remember getting a hot slap from my Muslim elder brother for this!!)

Malik's Muwatta Bk. 4, #4.1.2: || Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I forget or I am made to forget so that I may establish the sunna."
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#3. What is the punishment for anyone who ever forgot any chapter or verse of the Qur'an?

Sunan Abu-DawudBk. 8, #1469: || Narrated Sa'd ibn Ubadah: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: No man recites the Qur'an, then forgets it, but will meet Allah on the Day of Judgment in a maimed condition (or empty-handed, or with no excuse).
When he said above: "No man", does that include Muhammad himself, (as it is clear that he, too, forgot some verses of the Qur'an)??

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#4. Now, who actually makes Muhammad or Muslims to forget the Qur'an??


Sahih Bukhari Book 61, # 550: || Narrated Abdullah: The Prophet said, "It is a bad thing that some of you say, 'I have forgotten such-and-such verse of the Qur'an,' for indeed, he has been caused (by Allah) to forget it. So you must keep on reciting the Qur'an because it escapes from the hearts of men faster than camel do."

Sahih Bukhari Book 61, # 559: || Narrated Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Why does anyone of the people say, 'I have forgotten such-and-such Verses (of the Qur'an)?' He, in fact, is caused (by Allah) to forget."
Now, like I said, I do not have anything against Muslims; and for a while, I cooled off to focus on other issues. But then for people like babs787 who think it sport to calumnize Christianity, I would first like them to tidy their own house before making any attempt to point fingers at Christians, Christ and the Bible.

Shalom. https://bestsmileys.com/winter/4.gif
Christianity EtcRe: 11 More Contradictions In The Qur'an by stimulus(m): 10:58am On May 09, 2007
Lol, @nossycheek.

I applaud your courage. But perhaps it might be great to combine all the "contradictions in the Qur'an" threads into one, so we could tidy things up a little for our good friends.

A little addition, though.

I would like for Muslims to please explicate for us what the following seeming contradictions are. I'm not a muslim, never was one; but whenever I tried asking the few Muslim members of our family and some friends about them, I'm often given answers that haven't made any sense. So here, perhaps Muslims can help:

#1. Which is the greater/greatest sin in Islam - to join partners with 'Allah' (shirk), or to forget any verse of the Qur'an?

Sunan Abu-Dawud, Bk 2, #0461: || 'Narrated Anas ibn Malik: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: The rewards of my people were presented before me, so much so that even the reward for removing a mote by a person from the mosque was presented to me. The sins of my people were also presented before me. I did not find a sin greater than that of a person forgetting the Qur'anic chapter or verse memorised by him.

Qur'an 4:48: || "Surely Allah does not forgive that anything should be associated with Him, and forgives what is besides that to whomsoever He pleases; and whoever associates anything with Allah, he devises indeed a great sin."

Comparing these two texts, does it not convey the understanding that forgetting any verse of chapter of the Qur'an is a greater sin than joining partners with "Allah" (shirk)??


#2. Did Muhammad commit the greater sin between the two great sins?
(I remember getting a hot slap from my Muslim elder brother for this!!)

Malik's Muwatta Bk. 4, #4.1.2: || Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "I forget or I am made to forget so that I may establish the sunna."


#3. What is the punishment for anyone who ever forgot any chapter or verse of the Qur'an?

Sunan Abu-DawudBk. 8, #1469: || Narrated Sa'd ibn Ubadah: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: No man recites the Qur'an, then forgets it, but will meet Allah on the Day of Judgment in a maimed condition (or empty-handed, or with no excuse).

When he said: "No man", does that include Muhammad himself, (as it is clear that he, too, forgot some verses of the Qur'an)??


#4. Now, who actually makes Muhammad or Muslims to forget the Qur'an??

Sahih Bukhari Book 61, # 550: || Narrated Abdullah: The Prophet said, "It is a bad thing that some of you say, 'I have forgotten such-and-such verse of the Qur'an,' for indeed, he has been caused (by Allah) to forget it. So you must keep on reciting the Qur'an because it escapes from the hearts of men faster than camel do."

Sahih Bukhari Book 61, # 559: || Narrated Abdullah: The Prophet said, "Why does anyone of the people say, 'I have forgotten such-and-such Verses (of the Qur'an)?' He, in fact, is caused (by Allah) to forget."

Now, like I said, I do not have anything against Muslims; and for a while, I cooled off to focus on other issues. But then for people like babs787 who think it sport to calumnize Christianity, I would first like them to tidy their own house before making any attempt to point fingers at Christians, Christ and the Bible.

Shalom.
IslamRe: The Qur'an - Allah's Word Or Muhammad's? by stimulus(op): 10:54am On May 09, 2007
@davidylan,

Thanks, my guy. Since our friend has often been launching ceaseless vitriol and calumny against Christians and the Bible, I focused on other issues when he said that he was backing off from the debates. But since he "resumed" the same issues with more vexations, trailing me in almost all the other threads, I just wanted him to know this:

Even though it's not my style to deliberately seek to put down other religions (as he
has been doing), I want him to be aware that I'm not ignorant about issues in Islam.
That I wasn't and have never been a muslim, does not mean I don't know about it at
all - thanks to the Muslim background I had.

Cheers.




@nossycheek,

nossycheek:
How can a book full of contradictions be from God. It is certainly, a combination of thoughts and make beliefs.
To be honest, I may not be so condescending, lol. There are some issues that are not contradictory in the Qur'an - I know because I've read it back cover to back cover several times (although I still don't have a good grasp of the arabic in which it has been printed).

The issue rather is that, in the contradictions that do exist in the Qur'an (as surely there are many), I'm still amazed at the hypocrisy of Muslim apologists who often try to magnify the so-called contradictions in the Bible, without first taking care of their own quarters.

We have heard enough allegations against Christianity from Muslims, and they have often been repeated and recycled. No wahala. Now it is time for them to sit down and smell the coffee brewing in their own quarters and tell us how it tastes!! grin
Christianity EtcRe: The Greatest Miracle In Islam by stimulus(m): 9:41am On May 09, 2007
babs787:
@stimulus


@oyb,Take style answer this question first:

Quote from: pilgrim.1 on May 07, 2007, 12:45 AMMuhammad certainly felt the pressure to authenticate prophethood; and when you consider Sura 4.153, you honestly have to ask yourself where this question was ever asked by the Jews in Moses' day: "They asked a greater thing of Moses aforetime, for they said: Show us Allah plainly.

"Where did the Jews ever ask a greater thing of Moses aforetime?




You know your problem is that it wasn’t written in your bible. It has been confirmed that your bible is incomplete so stop going in circles.

Quran 4 v 153: the people of the scripture ask you to cause a book to descend upon them from heaven. Indeed they asked Moses for even greater than that, when they were struck with thunderclap and lightning for their wickedness. Then they worshipped the calf even after clear proofs, evidences and signs had come to them. Even so we forgave them. And we gave Moses a clear proof of authority.
Rubbish. Don't even try to dribble this slow-wit with me. In case you missed the gist, Muhammad was dreaming up issues when he made that statement in Sura 4:153! He alleged that: "they said: Show us Allah plainly!"

My question is simple and straightforward: WHERE and WHEN was such a thing ever asked of Moses??

Anybody can just come up and dream up a so-called "revelation" and reconstruct narratives in order to accuse the Jews of just about anything, when such a case never happened. If you want to know, ask the Jews themselves - no single Jew ever asked Moses such a thing! And it is disingenuous to begin here to dribble round that ayat of the Qur'an - a word from "Allah"!! That is why I want to know where Muhammad got that idea from!

babs787:
Quran 2 v 55: And remember when you said, ‘o Moses! We shall never believe in you until we see Allah plainly;. But you were seized with a thunderbolt (lightning) while you were looking.
Where did this ever happen, babs787?? You cannot come up with such deceit in accusations against the Jews when it never happened!!

babs787:
@davidylan

You can see yourself now sad sad. You have been corrected here again. I could remember when you were corrected by Shahan and here you still showed that you never know anything from the bible only to be corrected by your brother.

If all the aforementioned are not prophets, please who are they?
Just leave davidylan alone and answer my queries. Nobody is a monopoly of knowledge, and in my posts I have been corrected as well.

As far as the Bible is concerned, not all those names listed by oyb are termed or regarded as prophets. And I want oyb to answer my question without playing the hide-and-seek game.

Cheers.
Christianity EtcRe: God Is Above Jesus Christ! by stimulus(m): 8:59am On May 09, 2007
@babs787,

You're convincing me that you really lack basic reading skills. If you cannot deduce answers from my posts above, then continue to foam in the mouth. It is an open challenge I offered both you and firdaus4us, and I want clear answer(s) thereto. If you're less than a man, continue to doge it.

Here again:

stimulus:
@firdaus4us & babs787,

There's just one question I wish to ask both of you:

If you have grievances against the Christian doctrine of the Trinity, who are the "WE" (many god[b]s[/b]) that Muslims worship in their Qur'an?

Take a look at the following few verses:

"Even then WE did forgive you; there was a chance for you to be grateful." (Q. 2:52).

"WE bestow of OUR Mercy on whom WE please, and WE suffer not, to be lost, the reward of those who do good." (Q. 12:56)

"Yet when WE bestow OUR favours on man, he turns away and becomes remote on his side (instead of coming to US), and when evil seizes him he gives himself up to despair! (Q. 17:83)

You see, it is easy to attack Christianity and the Bible, accuse us of being polytheists, etc., etc. No problems, as I've said early enough that I'm not given to arguments that lead nowhere, especially of your dishonest type.

Now I want to know simply, who are the many gods of the Qur'an known as "WE" and "OUR" that say Muslims should come to "US"??

You cannot continue to throw such hypocritical assertions against Christians without taking care of your deception. If you need more verses of the Qur'an for the cover-up of Islam's disguised polytheism, ask and I will gladly serve them.

Just be sure you don't play games with your usual antics with my question.
Christianity EtcRe: The Greatest Miracle In Islam by stimulus(m): 7:28am On May 09, 2007
davidylan:
david: Killed Goliath as a shepherd boy and eventually became King of Isreal. Where did Muhammad get the inspiration that David was a prophet?
No doubt he must have got it from the Bible. Any claim that he got it by divine inspiration or revelation is simply without substance.

David is often described by Christian scholars as a prophet-King; no doubt in references to his prophecies concerning Christ (Psalm 2:12; Psa. 22; Psa. 110:1; Luke 20:42-43; etc); and other issues of prophetic nature (e.g., Heb. 4:7 - . . .He limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day. . .).

davidylan:
abraham: Where in the book of Genesis is he refered to as a prophet? Here was a man who was called out from among his family and told to take a journey to a promised land he never entered. Was he a prophet to the desert, his wife, children and servants?
Lol, davidylan, I believe God called Abraham a prophet:

Gen. 20:7 - "Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine." (Read it in context, and you'll see that "he is a prophet" is in reference to Abraham).

God bless.
Christianity EtcRe: Al-taqqiya And The Gradual Islamisation Of Nigeria! by stimulus(m): 11:43pm On May 08, 2007
Afam:
Since you have tactfully avoided the simple questions that would have helped clrify the issues continue with your line of logic and let Afam be.
https://bestsmileys.com/wow/4.gif I can't believe this!!

Cheer up - we know who's been at the games all along! grin grin
Christianity EtcRe: Is The Bible Complete? by stimulus(m): 11:32pm On May 08, 2007
I didn't need to defend myself; nor did I complain that yours was about me. I'll let it go; whether or not this will never stop! wink
Christianity EtcRe: Is The Bible Complete? by stimulus(m): 11:27pm On May 08, 2007
@sisimose,

I wasn't hacking at your post, so if you misread me on that, I hope you can understand where I'm coming from.

I have no grief; but it seems to me that when people say that Christians should live up to their faith, such remarks only tend to pop up only after Muslim arguments have been allowed to play on unabated.

And if you carefully observe, I made the same inference that you're making - that the blame should go both ways, if there are any. It should not always be only Christians that should be called to order when the question of indescency arises.

That my post is baffling is not the issue; and I can take it either way even if you don't mean it. If you do, no qualms, and I offer my apologies.

God surely can defend Himself - and that not by way of us Christians keeping mute. I'm not here to disrespect anybody's cherished beliefs; but as long as denials are made and there are evidences to counter the claims, we can then serve them what they deny.

Cheers.
IslamRe: The Qur'an - Allah's Word Or Muhammad's? by stimulus(op): 9:44pm On May 08, 2007
Missing Texts in Some English Translations of the Qur'an!!

My dear babs787 is worried about some versions of the Bible that have some verses (like the KJV) that some other versions do not have (like the RSV). This again is another issue I would like him and his folks to understand - that the Qur'an also suffers the same fate in versions that are circulated among Muslims.

I found this interesting website that spotted some missing texts from Rashad Khalifa's Qur'an. Since babs787 is in the habit of quoting spurious articles to discredit the Bible and Christians, I thought he would like to see what Muslims do with their own Qur'an.

I'll just post the comments on the page so readers can follow what is being stated their:

"Please examine the pages numbered 2 and 3 below. Allah Countervails and removes the entire Verse 2: 5 from the Arabic Text of Rashad's publication below. The hi-lited missing text is written with pencil by a friend of mine. Later on, on page 597 you will discover the Verse 95: 5 missing, in the English text."

https://www.mostmerciful.com/quran-89-2.jpg

https://www.mostmerciful.com/quran-89-3.jpg

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"On page 597 below, in the Final Publication of Rashad Khalifa, the entire translation
of the Verse 95: 5 in English is missing."

https://www.mostmerciful.com/quran-89-597.jpg

Source: http://www.mostmerciful.com/allah-countervails.htm


There are articles available on the net where on-going debates are raging between Muslims about the corruptions of the Qur'an. Some of these will be served later.
Christianity EtcRe: The Greatest Miracle In Islam by stimulus(m): 9:13pm On May 08, 2007
@oyb,

Take style answer this question first:

[quote author=pilgrim.1 link=topic=48380.msg1096517#msg1096517 date=1178495155]Muhammad certainly felt the pressure to authenticate prophethood; and when you consider Sura 4.153, you honestly have to ask yourself where this question was ever asked by the Jews in Moses' day: "They asked a greater thing of Moses aforetime, for they said: Show us Allah plainly."[/quote]Where did the Jews ever ask a greater thing of Moses aforetime?
Christianity EtcRe: Was Jesus Christ Crucified? by stimulus(m): 9:03pm On May 08, 2007
4:157. That they said (in boast)
       "We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary the Apostle of Allah";
       but they killed him not nor crucified him
       but so it was made to appear to them
       and those who differ therein are full of doubts
Hmmm. . . "But so it was made to appear to them"

#1. "Made to appear" - by WHO??

#2. "Made to appear" - which is the line often used by Muslims to argue that someone else was crucified instead of Jesus. Please, WHO WAS THAT SOMEONE ELSE?? What is his name?? Where did he come from?? And what happened to him afterwards??
IslamRe: The Qur'an - Allah's Word Or Muhammad's? by stimulus(op): 8:48pm On May 08, 2007
[size=14pt]B[/size]. The Missing And Cancelled Verses of the Qur'an

The second set of accusations Muslims often hold against Christianity is that there are so-called missing verses in the Bible. Notwithstanding the explanations variously offered for this misconception, Muslims often reject them wholesale while at the same time bragging that there are NO missing verses in the Qur'an. Really??

babs787:
Without even going into the Quran, it has been established the the bible is incomplete. I have been telling you that if you think that the Quran is incomplete as some apologists have been claiming, bring out a verse as I have done.
The reason for this Muslim jactitation is that they have the false security of thinking non-Muslims would never discover the truth behind their braggart claims for the Qur'an. There is such a deep sense of apprehension among Muslims that if the truth is discovered that there are indeed missing verses in the Qur'an (even if it is only 1 missing verse), then a huge dilemma would engulf the Muslim world; and many people would begin to challenge age-old claims for the integrity of the Qur'an.

What the typical Muslim would do when confronted with the evidence is to become irrational, and then shamelessly deny and circumvent the obvious facade, while deflecting away from the subject with calumny against other religions. We are not interested in such typically Islamic amentia; and we just want to see if there is any substance to the claim that there are no missing verses in the Qur'an.

A few things readers need to understand here:

(a) there are indeed MISSING verses in the Qur'an; 
(b) some of the verses of the Qur'an have been CANCELLED;
(c) some other verses of the Qur'an were NOT REVEALED by 'Allah'
(d) Muhammad interjected his own thoughts into the Qur'an.

In many of the Hadiths, there is a staggering amount of textual evidence for the case that there are missing and cancelled verses from the Qur'an. A few of these are given below. However, readers should note carefully that in some of the references given, cancelled verses are also missing verses, as they cannot be found in any verse or chapter of the Qur'an. Most of the hadith texts are too long to be posted here; so only the relevant sections that are germane to my responses will be posted, and marked with https://bestsmileys.com/expressions/6.gif. Anyone interested in the full texts can see the hadiths in question for themselves.


#[size=14pt]1[/size]. The Missing Verses of the Qur'an

(a) The Verse of Stoning

There are many Hadiths that reveal that 'Allah' sent a verse about the stoning of those guily of fornication and adultery. Ask a Muslim where that verse is today in the Qur'an, and watch his denying excuses. There is no denying that this verse of stoning was claimed to have been sent down by 'Allah' to Muhammad.


Sahih Muslim, Book 017, Number 4194: ___ 'Abdullah b. 'Abbas reported that 'Umar b. Khattab sat on the pulpit of Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and said: Verily Allah sent Muhammad (may peace be upon him) with truth and He sent down the Book upon him, and the verse of stoning was included in what was sent down to him. We recited it, retained it in our memory and understood it. Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) awarded the punishment of stoning to death (to the married adulterer and adulteress) and, after him, we also awarded the punishment of stoning, I am afraid that with the lapse of time, the people (may forget it) and may say: We do not find the punishment of stoning in the Book of Allah, and thus go astray by abandoning this duty prescribed by Allah. Stoning is a duty laid down in Allah's Book for married men and women who commit adultery when proof is established, or it there is pregnancy, or a confession. (see also Sahih Muslim Book 017, #4191 & #4192:; and Book 008, #3437:).

There are other hadiths that confirm this as well:

Malik Muwatta, Book 41, Number 41.1.8: ___ Malik related to me from Ibn Shihab from Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Utba ibn Masud that Abdullah ibn Abbas said, "I heard Umar ibn al-Khattab say, 'Stoning is in the Book of Allah for those who commit adultery, men or women when they are muhsan and when there is clear proof of pregnancy or a confession.' "

Islamic sources indicate that Muhammad actually copped out the verse of stoning from the TORAH that Muslims today claim is LOST! (see Sunan Abu-Dawud Book 38, #4433:). The hadiths also reveal that Muhammad practised this very law of stoning those guilty of fornication and adultery:

https://bestsmileys.com/expressions/6.gif Narrated Imran ibn Husayn: A woman belonging to the tribe of Juhaynah (according to the version of Aban) came to the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) and said that she had committed fornication and that she was pregnant. The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) called her guardian. Then the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said to him: Be good to her, and when she bears a child, bring her (to me). When she gave birth to the child, he brought her (to him). The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) gave orders regarding her, and her clothes were tied to her. He then commanded regarding her and she was stoned to death. He commanded the people (to pray) and they prayed over her. (Sunan Abu-Dawud Book 38, #4426:)

The question now is: WHERE IS THE VERSE ON STONING IN THE QUR'AN??

Muslims who claim that the Qur'an is absolutely complete and nothing has been deleted or erased from it should please tell us where is the missing verse 'Allah' sent down on stoning sexual offenders guilty of fornication and adultery! There is absolutely no chapter or verse where it is to be found, for the simple reason that it was erased and not included among the other verses that have survived to the present.

Embarrased by this situation, some Muslim scholars try to interject it back into the Qur'an by adding so-called "commentaries" into their English translations. An example is the translation by Mohsin Khan on Qur'an 24:2:

The woman and the man guilty of illegal sexual intercourse, flog each of them with
a hundred stripes. Let not pity withhold you in their case, in a punishment prescribed
by Allah, if you believe in Allah and the Last Day. And let a party of the believers
witness their punishment. (This punishment is for unmarried persons guilty of the above
crime but if married persons commit it, the punishment is to stone them to death,
according to Allahs Law).

If you had asked Mohsin Khan what verse he meant by "stone them to death, according to Allah's Law", you would have a blank answer, because the verse on stoning is missing from the Qur'an; and the underlined words in that verse above are simply the translator's human interjection! The same verse is rendered by the other popular English translations as:

Qur'an 24.002
YUSUFALI: The woman and the man guilty of adultery or fornication,- flog each of them
with a hundred stripes: Let not compassion move you in their case, in a matter prescribed
by Allah, if ye believe in Allah and the Last Day: and let a party of the Believers witness their
punishment.
PICKTHAL: The adulterer and the adulteress, scourge ye each one of them (with) a hundred
stripes. And let not pity for the twain withhold you from obedience to Allah, if ye believe in Allah
and the Last Day. And let a party of believers witness their punishment.
SHAKIR: (As for) the fornicatress and the fornicator, flog each of them, (giving) a hundred stripes,
and let not pity for them detain you in the matter of obedience to Allah, if you believe in Allah and
the last day, and let a party of believers witness their chastisement.

As you can see, there is no mention of stoning in that verse; and the verse is no longer among the other verses of the Qur'an. This clearly demonstrates that there are missing verses not found in the Qur'an that Muslims read today; and most of their doctrines are found outside the Qur'an as well.
IslamRe: The Qur'an - Allah's Word Or Muhammad's? by stimulus(op): 8:37pm On May 08, 2007
Answering Allegations Against The Bible

As we have seen, the typical argument offered by vexed Muslim propagandists accusing the Bible to be an incomplete Book, is the references to certain books which are not included in the canon of Scripture. These include the book of Jasher (2 Sam. 1:18 ), the book of Jehu (2 Chron. 20:34), and the books of Nathan the prophet and Gad the seer (1Chron. 29:29) among a few others.

My Christian response is that these books are mentioned only as references and not as Scripture. It was common in early Jewish history to find prophets, seers and others recording events of national interest to Israel. Some of these writers are simply called "recorders", and their writings were not viewed as divine Scripture:

1Kings 4:3 - "Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sons of Shisha, scribes; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder."
1Chron. 18:15 - "And Joab the son of Zeruiah was over the host; and Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, recorder."
Isaiah 8:2 - "And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah."

However, such documents were never viewed in Israel's history as inspired Scripture; nor have they been quoted by the OT saints as interpretation for doctrinal issues for the religious life of Israel.

Even more remarkable is that the core issues mentioned in reference to those books of the seers are still found in the Bible! The narratives are not lost!! For instance, mention is made of the book of Jehu recording the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last (2 Chron. 20:34). Does the Bible not record the life and ministry of the same Jehoshaphat in the OT? Read 1 Kings chapters 15 to 22; II Kings chapters 1 to 3; II Chronicles chapter 17 to 20; and see for yourself!

Despite the answers offered, it is the typical Muslim propaganda to glom onto issues like this in their allegations against the Bible as being an incomplete book. The Bible is indeed a complete book. Since some Muslims are typically strangers to truth and reason, I've applied the very same rule to their holy book just to find out how many books are missing from the Qur'an.

Let the Muslim answer the question: Where are those books the Qur'an mentions but are NOT found in 'Allah's' book at all??


Versions and Revisions of the Qur'an

Another Muslim complaint against the Bible is that there are so many translations and revisions that have been necessitated by the defects of previous editions of those translations.

babs787:
Your bible confirmed that it has grave defects. Read the preface of the RSV 1971 and I quote:

‘ The king James Version has with good reason been termed ‘the noblest monument of English prose’. Its revisers in 1881 expressd admiratin for ‘its simplicity, its dignity, its power, its happy turns of expression… the music of its cadences, and the felicities of its rhythm…. We owe it an incalculable debt.

Yet the King James Version has grave defects. By the middle of the nineteenth century, the development of biblical studies and the discovery of many manuscripts more ancient than those upon which the King James Version was based, made it manifest that these defects are so many and so serious as to call for revision of the English translation.’
Is it not rather comical that you're belly-dancing around the RSV and conveniently playing hide-and-seek with the revisions of the Qur'an? Okay, your problem is with the KJV being revised. I wonder what 'grave defects' led the translators of the Qur'an to undertake revisionist work on the Qur'an. Three English translations of the Qur'an among others by muslims that have undergone several revisions include:

#1. [bTranslation of the Glorious Holy Qur'an with Commentary[/b] - by Ali Ahmad Khan (Lahore, 1962); styled by the author as 'a True and Easy translation of the Glorious Qur'an', nonetheless has passed through 3 Editions after having been adjudged to be with numerous mistakes in its translations.

#2. The Meaning of the Glorious Qur'an - by Pickthall, Muhammad Marmaduke William (London, 1930); reputed to be one of the most widely used translations among Muslims, yet has undergone at least 27 Editions! One has to wonder why there are so many revisions that led to subsequent editions. Besides the fact that the Mentor publication (451 MJ1529 195) contains a few errors/omissions, many Muslim readers of this translation hold that it is not entirely free from serious mishaps, as Pickthal in some instances sacrifices the meaning of several verses at the expense of the euphemistic expression intended; while doing the opposite in other instances. Even though his translation is titled 'The Meaning of the Glorious Qur'an', Pickthall notes in the foreward of his 1930 edition that the Qur'an CANNOT be translated; and that the result of his translation is NOT the glorious Qur'an!

#3. The Holy Qur'an: Translation and Commentary - by Ali Abdullah Yusuf (Lahore, 1934-37); another extremely popular translation favoured by most Muslims, has undergone no less than 35 Editions! Many Muslims are nonetheless suspicious of this translation, holding that it is not entirely free from errors; and flaw it on the basis of his sufistic bias and UNOTHODOX views in his notes to the Qur'an (see Kidwai, A.R., 'Abdullah Yusuf Ali's Views on the Qur'anic Eschatology', Muslim World League Journal 12 (5) February 1985, pp. 14-17).

There are many other English translations of the Qur'an, and I have not come across ONE that any honest Muslim scholar approves as entirely free from error in translation - not even ONE. As a matter of fact, if Pickthall was right that the Qur'an cannot be translated, it follows that any translation into any language is bound to have errors, no matter how scholarly are the translator(s). My persuasion is confirmed by the following statement:

"Please keep in mind that ANY translation of the Qur'an will most definitely contain errors."

This is found in this website of Islamic resources:
 http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/qmtintro.html 



babs787:
The Quran is the last book revealed to the seal of the prophets because the original message of both Torah and Gospel cannot be found.
There's something really laughable about this kind of reasoning. You claim that the Qur'an is the last book revealed to the seal of the prophet[b]s[/b], and you were unable to disclose the "previous" books of 'Allah' before he brought out his "last" book! Where are the Psalms, the Injil and the Torah that Muhammad claimed were sent down by 'Allah'?? Where are they?

Now, if "the original message of both the Torah and Gospel cannot be found" (same as your claim that they are 'LOST'), then WHY HAVE YOU BEEN DESPERATELY SEEKING TO "PROVE" THAT MUHAMMAD IS FOUND IN THE TORAH (DEUTERONOMY 18) AND THE GOSPEL (JOHN 14 & 16) OF THE BIBLE??

Why this display of deliberate dishonesty and double-speak on your part? Since the "Torah" and "Gospel" of the Qur'an cannot be found, then what is Muhammad doing in the OT Torah and the NT Gospels of the Bible?? If there's any substance to your claims, then your position only proves indeed that MUHAMMAD IS NOT THE PROPHET OF DEUTERONOMY 18:15 & 18!! And I've debated that in another thread, which you have not gone back to counter my claims. It is for this reason that I stayed off the roundabout argument until now that you simply continue your propagandist adventure.

Any attempt to come back and quote the OT or NT will prove beyond the shadow of a doubt that you're towing the line of hypocrites and dishonest Muslim apologists who feed you with such self-contradictory arguments!!

You can confirm my assertion by coming back to quote any verse of the Bible for Muhammad (since you cannot find him in your LOST Torah and Injil); and in doing so, we shall see how much of a stranger you are to truth and reason!!
Christianity EtcRe: Is The Bible Complete? by stimulus(m): 8:32pm On May 08, 2007
@sisimose,

If you read my posts, I think it is only fair for me to say that I count as one of those who call for decency in discssions on the Forum. Mutual respect is not an expensive commodity that our Muslim friends continue to pretend don't exist in their world.

How many times have we offered to play it cool with them? And I also stand to be corrected; but when you go back in time, you'll find indeed that several Christians have cautioned that Muslims seek only to discuss and forego their rantings. But no - it is just sport for them to keep up the "fun" of their mischief.

I think the blame should go both ways; and I'm one to speak out against the otiose idea that the vitriol from Muslims is only a reaction to the behaviour of Christians of the Forum. Not at all. Go back and see, and you'll be tempted to come back deleting your post!

Cheers.

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NB. I happened to have just only seen this now - and that's only one of the confirmations of my assertion above:

https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-51734.32.html#msg1100541

Good observation by nossycheek.
IslamThe Qur'an - Allah's Word Or Muhammad's? by stimulus(op): 8:26pm On May 08, 2007
@babs787 (and all Muslims),

Right. Here are my responses to the challenges you offered in several threads. First, let me reiterate I have nothing against Muslims (not having being one before); and my posts are offered from the perspective of my being a Christian rather than a Muslim.

[size=14pt]A[/size]. Is The Qur'an A Complete Book?

As regards the issue of the inconsistencies and incompleteness of the Qur'an that you've been pretending do not exist, here they are.

You brought up the fallacious argument that the Bible is an incomplete Book because it mentions a few other books which cannot be found in it; such as the book of Jasher, the book of Nathan the prophet, the book of Jehu, and the Acts of Uzziah. Despite an initial explanation that those books were not regarded as part of the inspired canon of Scripture, you dogmatically kept on shlepping the same weathered argument in several other threads. Let's not forget that in the initial thread, you boldly asserted that the TORAH was LOST or corrupted.

If there's any substance in that kind of reasoning, then it only means that your xenophobia applies heavily in just the same manner to the Qur'an. One could argue by the very same rule, that the Qur'an is NOT a complete book because most of the books it mentions are NOT found in the holy book of 'Allah' that Muhammad gave Muslims. In just the same way you applied the rule of the so-called "missing books" to the Bible, we shall be applying the same rule to see how many "missing books" can be deduced from the Qur'an.


The Missing Books of the Qur'an

The following are the BOOK[b]S[/b] the Qur'an claims Muhammad's 'Allah' sent down; and we want to know WHERE they are, and WHAT HAPPENED to them:

#1. Where are the BOOK[b]S[/b] of Moses?  ||   Sura 53:36
'Nay, is he not acquainted with what is in the Books of Moses'

#2. Where is the Book of Abraham?  ||  Sura 87:18-19
'And this is in the Books of the earliest (Revelation),- The Books of Abraham and Moses.'

#3. Where are the honoured books?  ||  Sura 80:12-16
'So let him who pleases mind it. In honored books, Exalted, purified,
In the hands of scribes, Noble, virtuous
.

#4. What 'books' are being referred to; and WHERE are they?  ||  Sura 66:12
'And Marium, the daughter of Imran, who guarded her chastity,
so We breathed into her of Our inspiration and she accepted
the truth of the words of her Lord and
His books, and she was of,
the obedient ones[/color].'

#5. Where are the 'Sacred Books' and Books of Deeds?  ||  Sura 54:43 & 52
'Are your Unbelievers, (O Quraish), better than they? Or have ye
an immunity in the Sacred Books? - All that they do is noted in (their)
Books (of Deeds)
'

#6. Where are the mystic Books, babs787?  ||  Sura 26:196
'Without doubt it is (announced) in the mystic Books of former peoples.'

#7. Where are the "previous books"?  ||  Sura 20:133
'And they say: Why does he not bring to us a sign from his Lord? Has not
there come to them a clear evidence of what is in
the previous books?'

#8. What is the Book; and where is it today??  ||  Sura 3:48
'And Allah will teach him the Book and Wisdom, the Law and the Gospel'

#9. Where is the Mother of the book, babs787?  ||  Sura 13:39
'Allah doth blot out or confirm what He pleaseth: with Him is the Mother of the Book.'

#10. Where are "His Book[b]s[/b]", and why are they NOT in the Qur'an?
Sura 4:136 - 'O ye who believe! Believe in Allah and His Messenger, and the scripture
which He hath sent to His Messenger and the scripture which He sent to
those before (him). Any who denieth Allah, His angels
, His Books,
His Messengers, and the Day of Judgment, hath gone far, far astray.'
(see also Sura 2:285)

#11. 'The Law, the Gospel, and all the revelation - WHERE are they??  ||  Sura 5:68
'Say: "O People of the Book! ye have no ground to stand upon unless ye
stand fast by the Law, the Gospel, and all the revelation that has come
to you from your Lord." It is the revelation that cometh to thee from thy Lord,
that increaseth in most of them their obstinate rebellion and blasphemy.
But sorrow thou not over (these) people without Faith
.'

Now a few questions:

In regards to Q. 4:136 (see #10 above), why was Muhammad's 'Allah' asking people to believe in HIS BOOK[b]S[/b] if it is true that those books are already LOST? If nobody knows their whereabouts because they are lost, what do Muslims today claim about Sura 4:136 - is it one of the abrogated verses as well? And if that verse was referring to the Bible, why is 'Allah' asking people to believe in the same Books of the Bible that Muslims today attack with unbridled calumny?

Where are "the Law, the Gospel, and ALL the revelation" (Q. 5:68 ) that the Qur'an wants us to stand fast by; and which Muslims now claim have been LOST? Are "ALL the Revelations" of 'Allah' LOST as well? Why was Muhammad's 'Allah' not able to keep or preserve what he claimed came from him; and yet now asks "People of the Book" to believe in what Muslims claim are LOST, according to you, babs787?? Why was 'Allah' asking people to believe in ALL the revelations that are LOST if he already knew that they were non-existent in Muhammad's day??

Further, if Muslims are honest at all, since they claim that the TORAH and INJIL are LOST, why do they desperately sweat to "prove" that Muhammad is in the TORAH and INJIL of the Bible that they attack? Muslim apologists often try to "prove" that Muhammad was prophesied in Deuteronomy 18 and John 14 & 16. Why the dishonest claim that they are 'lost', and then come back quoting those same books of the Bible?

Since the above books (plural - BOOK[u]S[/u]) are NOT found in the Qur'an itself, it only establishes the fact that the Qur'an is an INCOMPLETE book in just the same way Muslims allege against the Bible. Only a dishonest and deliberately deceitful person will apply a certain rule for castigating others, but cries foul when the same rule is applied to his own camp. It is this die-hard tendency of calculated deceit and double-speak that got me thinking and served as one of the many issues that made me refuse to be a Muslim even though I was raised in a large Muslim family.
Christianity EtcRe: Is The Bible Complete? by stimulus(m): 8:16pm On May 08, 2007
sisimose:
please also look at what some who call themselves christians do here, you will weep. they all as bad as each other. scoring points, endless verbal attacks on each other's religion, pointless and so uncivilized.
I wonder why these kind of complaints only seem to pop up just when Christians are offering answers to Muslim propagandist attacks on Christ and Christianity. We have heard it one too many; please let's move on. No matter how many times these complaints are made, Muslims will not stop their propagandist attacks.

I wish more of such "observations" will be made when Muslims are having fun ridiculing Christ and Christianity.
Christianity EtcRe: God Is Above Jesus Christ! by stimulus(m): 8:09pm On May 08, 2007
mrpataki:
Jesus was calling on God. That is a well known fact.
But the point is that Jesus and God are the same person.
Well, I would rather say that Jesus in His humanity was calling on the Father. The Bible never confuses the divine Persons of the Godhead; and we are to note well that the work of redemption that Christ accomplished on the Cross is often spoken of in terms of His Humanity -

1 John 4:2-3
"Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world."

We need to ask an important question here: Who was Jesus BEFORE He came in the flesh?

Was he an angel? Was he mere a "thought" that did not exist? Both these positions are deflated by answers in the Bible. The One "who came in flesh" was God in his pre-incarnate state:

1 Tim. 3:16 - "And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory."

When the Bible states the teaching of Jesus that He and the Father "are one" (John 10:30), it is clearly in reference to John 1:1 - they are "ONE" in essential nature as DEITY!! The verses following John 10:30 clearly reveals that the Jews clearly understood the intended meaning of His words: (vs. 33 - "because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God."wink He was claiming deity for Himself!

It was still in that same event and chapter that He questioned them: "Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified, and sent into the world, Thou blasphemest; because I said, I am the Son of God?"

There is no verse in the Bible where Jesus ever claimed to be the very same Person as the Father. All through Scripture, He has ever been the divine Son. And what this connotes is no less of His essential nature and Being as deity; for again we see Him claiming equal honours with the Father:

John 5:23 -
"That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him."

God bless.
Christianity EtcRe: Numerous Contradictions In The Qur'an by stimulus(m): 7:51pm On May 08, 2007
@nossycheek,

I salute O! https://forums.catholic.com/images/smilies/ani/ani_tiphat.gif  . . . Hehe, and I still dey wait for your Yahoo to start working!!

Anyway, I trust you would come up with something juicy to keep babs787 and his cohorts busy. I do hope they have their mouths full to chew on the ones you posted so far. Nevermind the open hypocrisy already expressed, as davidylan has observed above and queried him.

Once again, well done! https://forums.catholic.com/images/smilies/ani/ani_clapping.gif

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