The objective is to find that whether Quran is a word of God and is Quran clear in its message or there are self contradictions and, Can the word of God be self contradictory? To know the answer read the second part of the article and decide yourself.
| CAN QURAN BE A WORD OF GOD? (PART -2) |
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| Nishant Shaliwan |
| The objective is to find that whether Quran is a word of God and is Quran clear in its message or there are self contradictions and, Can the word of God be self contradictory? To know the answer read the second part of the article and decide yourself. |
In Continuation to the first part of the Article the second part also focus on the contradictions within Quran for those who have not read the first part of the article are requested to first read the first part by following the below given link –http://thelogicalbeliever.wordpress.com/2014/11/30/can-quran-be-a-word-of-god/
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The English translation of Quranic verses has been taken from reliable and authentic Islamic sources like www.quran.com and anybody who feels that the English translation of Quran is not correct should actually question these Islamic sources from where the translation has been taken. Now as we have studied in the first part of the article that Quran claims itself to be the word of God and it says in Chapter 4 – Surat An-Nisā’ (The Women) verse 82 which says –
Then do they not reflect upon the Qur’an? If it had been from [any] other than Allah , they would have found within it much contradiction.
So here in this verse there is a very strong claim given by the Author of Quran that if it had been from anybody other than God (Allah) then we would have found many contradictory statements in Quran and no Muslim can refuse this statement in fact they very proudly mention this verse of Quran and challenge Non Muslims to prove one single contradiction in Quran. So if we find a single contradiction in Quran then it cannot be called as a word of God as per the claim of Quran only.
Now also In the first part of the article we have found that Quran claims itself to be a book explained in detail as per Surah 6 verse 114 “Then is it other than Allah I should seek as judge while it is He who has revealed to you the Book explained in detail?” And those to whom we [previously] gave the Scripture know that it is sent down from your Lord in truth, so never be among the doubters”.
and this is not the only verse in Quran also in Surah 41 verse 3 it says that – A Book whose verses have been detailed, an Arabic Qur’an for a people who know,
Apart from this it is not right for muslims to follow any other scripture as it is also stated in the Quran in Chapter 68 (Surah Al Qalam) verse 37 –
Or do you have a scripture (other than Quran) in which you learn?
However, within the same article we have found that in the same book there was no mention of some of the major practices of Islam such as five times of Namaz, Eid after Ramzaan, circumcision and burial of dead bodies.
Now in the second part of the article we will analyze few other things of which the details are missing in the Quran. It is mentioned in the Quran in Surah 17 verse 1 it says “Glory be to Him Who made His servant to go on a night from the Sacred Mosque to the remote mosque of which We have blessed the precincts, so that We may show to him some of Our signs; surely He is the Hearing, the Seeing”.
Now here are a few questions related to this verse first, who is this servant of which Allah is talking about in this verse? The Muslims might say it is Muhammad, in that case where is it mentioned that the servant is Muhammad? Show us the verse from the Quran itself where it says that the servant was Muhammad whom Allah sent for a night journey to the remote mosque?
Secondly which is this remote mosque mentioned in the verse? Where is it located? And how far is it? Give the details from the Quran itself as the Quran claims itself to be a book which has been explained in detail, If Quran is really explained in detail then why are the details of this night journey not present in the Quran? Is this not a contradiction to the verse 114 of Surah 6 and verse 3 of Surah 41?
Now lets move on the another verse of Quran in Surah 10 verse 47 it says To every people (was sent) a messenger: when their messenger comes (before them), the matter will be judged between them with justice, and they will not be wronged.
In this verse and also in Surah 16 verse 36 a similar claim has been made that a prophet was sent to every nation or community, The question is how many messengers or prophets were sent in how many nations ? What were there names of those prophets? Provide this detail from within the Quran as Quran itself states that it is a book explained in detail.
Sometimes a muslim might mention Surah 40 verse 78 in reply which states “And certainly We sent messengers before you: there are some of them that We have mentioned to you and there are others whom We have not mentioned to you”,
The muslim might say that Allah has not mentioned the detail to us, He has provided us with stories which were important for us to know, but if that is the case then Quran here itself has contradicted the claim mentioned in S-6 : V-114 and S-41 : V-3 where it claims to be be a book explained in detail because as per verse 78 of chapter 40 the complete detail of all prophets has not been given in the Quran itself then how can it be a book explained in detail?
Verse 78 of surah 40 is contradictory to verse 114 of surah 6 and verse 3 of surah 41, Now can we claim Quran to be a word of God? Because the Quran itself says in Chapter 4 – verse 82 Then do they not reflect upon the Qur’an? If it had been from [any] other than Allah, they would have found within it much contradiction.
However there is one more interesting point where I would like to draw your attention, Muslims very often state that the prophet mentioned that there 124000 prophets sent upon the face of earth and the quote long hadith in Musnad Imam Ahmad, narrated by Abu Umamah al-Bahili relating a conversation that Abu Dharr had with the Prophet. This is some text from toward the end of that hadith: this says I said “O Messenger of Allah, how many Prophets were there?” He replied “One hundred twenty four thousand, from which three hundred fifteen were jamma ghafeera.”
Now the point is that if Allah has not revealed in Quran the complete detail of prophets then who told Muhammad that 124000 Prophets were sent by Allah? Or the muslims will just use the common escape approach by saying this hadith is not authentic it has become a common trend among muslims, which so ever hadith becomes difficult for them to explain or answer they simply say its unauthentic.
I hope the escape approach would not be adopted this time and we might actually find a muslim who can answer the questions raised in this article.
The Purpose of writing this article is not to hurt anybodies religious beliefs but to accept what is truth and reject what is False.
ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय । Aum Asto Ma Sad Gamya
( O supreme Lord, Lead me from unreal to real )
तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय । Tamso Ma Jyotir Gamya
( Lead me From darkness of ignorance to the light of knowledge )
मृत्योर्मा अमृतं गमय । Mrityur Ma Amritam Gamya
(Lead me from fear of death to the knowledge of Immortality)
ॐ शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः ॥ Aum Shanti Shanti Shanti
(O lord, Let there be Peace, peace and peace )
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