With this in mind, let us have a look at the bible on several subjects. The quran also spelled koran or quran was dictated from 609 to 632 ad by muhammad and compiled after he died. The quran states that it is a perfect book preserved on tablets in heaven surah 85. Here, lenny responds to several objecions and shows why the approach of these skeptics fails. There are three basic categories of contradictions in the quran. Ham wrote in the foreword, many people today buy into the assertion that the bible is full of contradictions, but they havent bothered to look into the claim for themselves. For example, in sura 2, verse 87, the lower text has wa qaffayna ala atharihi whereas the. You may disagree that these are, in fact, genuine biblical problems, but it is the authors opinion that a perfect and omnipotent god. Tafseer books are books that were written by scholars of islam to explain the meanings of the verses of the quran. The answers are based mainly on tafseer books and basic logic. At the same time, its ambiguity provides a good opportunity for muslims to find some explanation or the other to negate a contradiction. Verses contradicting each other or the laws of logic.
There are numerous lists of alleged bible contradictions. Verses contradicting the facts of history or science. The purpose of this site is to mention that quran is the book of allah the site is in response to the 101 contradictions in quran. Below is a list of several authoritative verses in the quran and the hadith that are contradictory. Contradictions between muslim traditions and the quran other web web sites with pages on errors, contradictions or problems in the quran. Quran contradictions are internal errors errors in relating the quran to itself, not external errors. Coming from a background in islam, living in baghdad, iraq, would give me some credit to display the contradictions in islam. Islams theological contradictions set free seminars. The book of jasher was written at the time of joshua. Its now clear that the article on the link you referred to in your question is nothing but a desperate attempt to find contradictions in the book of allah. Apologists have many criticisms about identifying contradictions, and in many cases they go out of their way to add things to the bible in order to explain them away. This is because the book was not a product of the processes outlined above, but of conquerors from the fringes of two great empires who were growing in stature, political confidence and. Introduction the quran, with its many ambiguous statements, is an ideal scripture to find contradictions.
Refutation of the socalled contradictions in the quran. Heavily involved in evangelism, apologetic criticism, and islam would give some sort of rights to write about this topic displaying contradictions within. A viewers asks people say quran has contradictions, i know it doesnt. The purpose of this site is to mention that there are no contradictions in quran. Jesus and the hidden contradictions of the gospels. The charge of 101 contradictions, by muslim apologist. Scholars are quietly offering new theories of the koran the new. When i studied the bible i found it to be interesting. The disciples asked him why do you speak to them in parables. The companion volume to this book is demolishing supposed bible contradictions volume 2.
For additional languages, see the sidebar on the left. Verses contradicting each other or the laws of logic 2. This list, much like my list of bible contradictions, is evergrowing. The quran has been criticized both in the sense of being studied as a text for historical, literary, sociological and theological analysis by secular, mostly western scholars who set aside doctrines of its divinity.
Alleged bible contradictions explained by george w. Islam, much like christianity and the torah, is not immune from contradicting itself. The fourfold gospel accounts troubled some in the churchs early days. The book of jasher was written at the time of david. It is currently published by prometheus books, 700 east amherst st. When we look at the word contradiction, lets gain an understanding of it before moving forward. Role of the church in hiding and tampering with the truth.
One of the tests, is the message emanating from an omniscient all knowing being must be consistent with itself. He said, to you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given matthew. Many times skeptics will present a list of socall contradictions such as whether god repents, the time of jesus death, and when peter denied him. However, unlike most other great religions of the world, islam is full of theological, logical, historical and philosophical contradictions and inconsistencies. If he looks into biology books, he will similarly get confused. In that count how many fighting men were found in israel. You cant change someones mindset by just presenting facts if that someone is on a defensive mode. Ultimately, the strongest, most serious problem of the quran is that it affirms the scriptures of the jews and the christians as authentic and true revelation from god cf. What sets the holy quran apart from any other religious. If written by a perfect being, then it must not contradict itself, as a collection of books written by different men at different times over many centuries would be expected to contradict each other. The quran is a perfect book, with absouletly no error contradiction. A version of this page is also available in the following languages. Quran contradictions occur when two or more verses, approached from a. When asking this question, you should consider the context of the quran.
Answers to contradictions in the quran the following are a list of the issues raised and their answers. Even if you could drag muhammad out of his grave a make him admit that he was a fraud, people would still believe in islam. In fairness to those who believe in the bible, i make no assumptions that any of these contradictions are true. And its my earnest request to you to first study the quran yourself carefully before believing any tom, dick, and harrys list of contradictions.
But what do people do to come to this conclusion, is reading out of context etc. If you were as truthful as you sounded, in the same vein in which you quote answering islam. Islam and scripture which serves as a starting point for anyone wishing to learn more. There are about three times more words than in holy quraan as there is much verbosity. A second reason is that keeping the effectively answered contradictions on. Contradictions between muslim traditions and the quran. It ought to be free from all discrepancies and contradictions. A lot of events are dramatised and there are errors and contradictions. Its remarkable how many skeptics refer to these lists when they reject the bible, but theyve.
One supposed bible contradiction is that the gospel accounts seem to indicate that jesus was anointed before and after the triumphal entry. The problem of contradiction in islamic philosophy al. I have been comparing quran with other religious books and believe me i have not. Demolishing supposed bible contradictions volume 1.
Some of the contradictions mentioned below might have already appeared on other web sites with slight variations. Verses contradicting the earlier revelations further. Shall i seek other than allah for judge, when he it is who hath revealed unto you this scripture, fully explained. If the quran is a perfect book from allah, then there shouldnt be any contradictions in it. Christian scholars recognize contradictions in the.
Of course not, i mean a book with no contradictions might seem so impressive, as to be only explained by the book being a product of a higher intelligence to primitive and largely illiterate 7th century arabs and those whove read few literary works. The charge of 101 contradictions, by muslim apologist, shabbir ally refuted. Contradictions in islam islam, much like christianity and the torah, is not immune from contradicting itself. The quran is viewed to be the scriptural foundation of islam and is believed by muslims to have been sent down by allah god and revealed to muhammad by the angel jabreel. Bible contradictions explained come reason ministries. Who incited david to count the fighting men of israel. Book of mormon book of mormon books of enoch dianetics doctrine. Muslim will deny that any contradictions exist in the quran, but they do exist. Contradictions difficulties in the quran answering islam. Muslims talk often about the many contradictions in the bible. The quran, with its many ambiguous statements, is an ideal scripture to find contradictions.
Of course, the muslims will deny any contradictions exist in the quran, but they do. If you regularly visit this site and wish to show your appreciation, or if you wish to see further development of al islam. He did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything mark 4. The quran in contradiction to the earlier revelations. Contradictions in the bible identified verse by verse. The new testament contains multiple versions of the life and teachings of jesus. Answers to contradictions in the quran muslim answers. Contradictions in the quran more contradictions in the quran, answering islam. Marcion 75155 ad advocated that the church accept only one gospel, while tatian 120190 ad, in his diatessaron, written in the latter part of the second century, urged that the four gospels be combined into one harmonious account to eliminate all discrepancies. Handful of islamic scholars, bucking threats of violence for questioning. A video i made discussing contradictions in islam and in the quran. April 19, 2019 from demolishing supposed bible contradictions. But arent there over 100 contradictions in the bible that have been shown to discredit the bibles divine inerrancy. Ibn kutayba wrote a book dealing solely with contradictory hadith, such as one in which muhammad kissed his wives while fasting, and one in which he answered a query by stating that kissing ones wife violated a fast.
How do we know that a book claimed to be from god is really the book of god. Jay smith, alex chowdhry, toby jepson, james schaeffer the first to present his case seems right, till another comes forward and questions him. Keep in mind, however, that what constitutes a valid problem is to some extent a matter of opinion. These lists are meant to identify possible problems in the bible, especially those that are inherent in a literalist or fundamentalist interpretation. Quran contradictions occur when two or more verses, approached from a literalist perspective, state two or more things that cannot simultaneously be true.
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