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The Eaten Verse of the Quran – A Shia Fabrication?
I recently had an interesting exchange with a Muslim who insisted that the Quran has been perfectly preserved. I pointed out that according to at least one hadith, one verse of the Quran was eaten. The Muslim responded that I should not believe what he claimed was a Shia fabrication. The relevant hadith can be…
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What Every Christian Needs to Know about the Qur’an, by James White – a Review
With great pleasure, I recently read my friend James White’s book, “What Every Christian Needs to Know about the Qur’an,” published by Bethany House Publishers. It may be helpful to begin by clarifying what the book is not, then identifying what I liked about the book. The book is not “what every Christian needs to…
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Textual "Corruption" of the Quran
A very impressive presentation on the corruption of Quran may be found at this link (link to beginning of relevant section). This was much more detailed than any similar presentation I had seen before. The following is a brief outline: 1. Preservation of the Bible [I will omit these points, which were things I already…
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The Memorization of the Koran Argument
One of the more interesting arguments I’ve heard recently in favor of the idea that the Qur’an has been perfectly preserved is the argument that people have memorized the whole Qur’an, and that this has been done for many generations. Thus, even if all the physical Qur’ans were destroyed, the Qur’an would still be perfectly…
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Does Allah Preserve His Words?
Since I am on James White’s blogging team, and am friends with him, I was sure to carefully read an article posted with the alarming title, “Exposing James White’s Deceit and Ignorance of Islamic Scripture,” from the “Calling Christians” website. The title wasn’t supported by the body of the piece. “Deceit and Ignorance” turned out…
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Does Allah Commit Shirk by Inappropriate Swearing?
David Wood has a video in which he makes the point that using Muslim standards, Allah himself would be guilty of the Islamic sin of shirk: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yz7QwOAf4Ww&w=560&h=315] I would like to add a brief further point. People normally swear by something greater than themselves. Thus, because there is nothing greater than God, the true…
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Flat Earth in the Koran
I’m not a fan of most of the arguments that the Koran teaches that the earth is flat, because most rely on descriptions that can simply be understood as metaphors, analogies, or explaining things in human terms. There is an exception: And they ask you, [O Muhammad], about Dhul-Qarnayn. Say, “I will recite to you…
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Just as Expected …
I wish this were only a April 1st hoax, but sadly Muslims have killed completely innocent men in retaliation for the burning of a Koran on another continent (link). And, of course, Muslims were the first to burn the Koran (apparently), as explained in the following video which, though a little tongue-in-cheek, also has a…
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"Messiah" in the Koran
A recent dialog with a Muslim on the Internet led to the Muslim claiming that Jesus was just “a Christ.” He wanted to argue that Mohamed is also a Christ. [3:45] The angels said, “O Mary, GOD gives you good news: a Word from Him whose name is `The Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary.…
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Allah said it?
Muslims sometimes (see footnote 1) make the claim: We should read the Quran believing this is Allah speaking to us, because that is what it is. It is Allah talking to us directly. (source) Similarly: Islam is unique among the Abrahamic religions in its understanding of sacred scripture. While the Hebrew and Christian scriptures contain…