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TEN MOST COMMON QUESTIONS ASKED BY
CHRISTIAN MISSIONARIES AGAINST ISLAM
by
Dr.
Zakir Naik
1.
QUR’AN PLAGIARIZED FROM THE BIBLE :
Question
Is
it not true that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) has copied the Qur’an from
the Bible?
Answer
Many
critics allege that Prophet Muhummad (pbuh) himself was not the
author of the Qur’an but he learnt it and/or plagiarised (copied or
adapted) it from other human sources or from previous scriptures or
revelations.
1. MUHUMMAD
LEARNT THE QUR’AN FROM A ROMAN BLACKSMITH WHO WAS A CHRISTIAN
Some
Pagans accused the Prophet of learning the Qur’an from a Roman
Blacksmith, who was a Christian staying at the outskirts of Makkah.
The Prophet very often used to go and watch him do his work. A
revelation of the Qur’an was sufficient to dismiss this charge - the
Qur’an says in Surah An-Nahl chapter 16 verse 103:
"We
know indeed that they say, ‘It is a man that teaches him,’ The
tongue of him they wickedly point to is notably foreign, while this
is Arabic, pure and clear."
[Al-Qur’an 16:103]
How
could a person whose mother tongue was foreign and could hardly
speak little but of poor broken Arabic be the source of the Qur’an
which is pure, eloquent, fine Arabic? To believe that the blacksmith
taught the Prophet the Qur’an is some what similar to believing that
a Chinese immigrant to England, who did not know proper English,
taught Shakespeare.
2. MUHUMMAD
(PBUH) LEARNT FROM WARAQA - THE RELATIVE OF KHADIJAH (RA)
Muhummad’s (pbuh)
contacts with the Jewish and Christian Scholars were very limited.
The most prominent Christian known to him was an old blind man
called Waraqa ibn-Naufal who was a relative of the Prophet’s first
wife Khadijah (r.a.). Although of Arab descent, he was a convert to
Christianity and was very well versed with the New Testament. The
Prophet only met him twice, first when Waraqa was worshipping at the
Kaaba (before the Prophetic Mission) and he kissed the Prophet’s
forehead affectionately; the second occasion was when the Prophet
went to meet Waraqa after receiving the first revelation. Waraqa
died three years later and the revelation continued for about 23
years. It is ridiculous to assume that Waraqa was the source of the
contents of the Qur’an.
3. PROPHET’S
RELIGIOUS DISCUSSIONS WITH THE JEWS AND CHRISTIANS
It is true that the
Prophet did have religious discussions with the Jews and Christians
but they took place in Madinah more than 13 years after the
revelation of the Qur’an had started. The allegation that these Jews
and Christians were the source is perverse, since in these
discussions Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) was performing the roles of a
teacher and of a preacher while inviting them to embrace Islam and
pointing out that they had deviated from their true teachings of
Monotheism. Several of these Jews and Christians later embraced
Islam.
4. THE
PROPHET LEARNT THE QUR’AN FROM THOSE JEWS AND CHRISTIANS THAT HE MET
OUTSIDE ARABIA
All historical
records available show that Muhummad (pbuh) had made only three
trips outside Makkah before his Prophethood:
-
At
the age of 9 he accompanied his mother to Madinah.
-
Between the age of 9 and 12, he accompanied his uncle Abu-Talib on
a business trip to Syria.
-
At
the age of 25 he led Khadija’s Caravan to Syria.
It is
highly imaginary to assume that the Qur’an resulted from the
occasional chats and meetings with the Christians or Jews from any
of the above three trips.
5. LOGICAL
GROUNDS TO PROVE THAT THE PROPHET DID NOT LEARN THE QUR’AN FROM JEWS
OR CHRISTIANS
- The day-to-day
life of the Prophet was an open book for all to see. In fact a
revelation came asking people to give the Prophet (pbuh) privacy
in his own home. If the Prophet had been meeting people who told
him what to say as a revelation from God, this would not have been
hidden for very long.
- The extremely
prominent Quraish nobles who followed the Prophet and accepted
Islam were wise and intelligent men who would have easily noticed
anything suspicious about the way in which the Prophet brought the
revelations to them - more so since the Prophetic mission lasted
23 years.
- The enemies of the
Prophet kept a close watch on him in order to find proof for their
claim that he was a liar - they could not point out even a single
instance when the Prophet may have had a secret rendezvous with
particular Jews and Christians.
- It is
inconceivable that any human author of the Qur’an would have
accepted a situation in which he received no credit whatsoever for
originating the Qur’an.
Thus,
historically and logically it cannot be established that there was a
human source for the Qur’an.
6.
MUHUMMAD (PBUH) WAS AN
ILLITERATE
The
theory that Muhummad (pbuh) authored the Qur’an or copied from other
sources can be disproved by the single historical fact that he was
illiterate.
Allah
testifies Himself in the Qur’an
In Surah Al-Ankabut chapter no.29 verse 48
"And
thou was not (able) to recite a Book before this (Book came), nor
art thou (able) to transcribe it with thy right hand: in that case,
indeed, would the talkers of vanities have doubted."
[Al-Qur’an 29:48]
Allah
(swt) knew that many would doubt the authenticity of the Qur’an and
would ascribe it to Prophet Muhummad (pbuh). Therefore Allah in His
Divine Wisdom chose the last and final Messenger to be an ‘Ummi’,
i.e. unlettered, so that the talkers of vanity would not then have
the slightest justification to doubt the Prophet. The accusation of
his enemies that he had copied the Qur’an from other sources and
rehashed it all in a beautiful language might have carried some
weight, but even this flimsy pretence has been deprived to the
unbeliever and the cynic.
Allah
reconfirms in the Qur’an in Surah Al A’raf chapter 7 verse 157:
"Those who follow the Messenger, the unlettered Prophet, whom they
find mentioned in their own (Scriptures) in the Law and the Gospel"
The
prophecy of coming of the unlettered Prophet (pbuh) is also
mentioned in the Bible in the book of Isaiah chapter 29 verse 12.
"And
the book is delivered to him that is not learned."
[Isaiah 29:12]
The
Qur’an testifies in no less than four different places that the
Prophet (pbuh) was illiterate. It is also mentioned in Surah A’raf
chapter 7 verse 158 and in Surah Al-Jumu’a chapter 62 verse 2.
7. ARABIC
VERSION OF THE BIBLE WAS NOT PRESENT
The
Arabic version of the Bible was not present at the time of Prophet
Muhummad (pbuh). The earliest Arabic version of the Old Testament is
that of R. Saadias Gaon of 900 C.E. - more than 250 years after the
death of our beloved Prophet. The oldest Arabic version of the new
Testament was published by Erpenius in 1616 C.E. - about a thousand
years after the demise of our Prophet.
8. SIMILARITIES
IN THE QUR’AN AND THE BIBLE DUE TO COMMON SOURCE
Similarities between the Qur’an and the Bible does not necessarily
mean that the former has been copied from the latter. In fact it
gives evidence that both of them are based on a common third source;
all divine revelations came from the same source - the one universal
God. No matter what human changes were introduced into some of these
Judeo-Christian and other older religious scriptures that had
distorted their originality, there are some areas that have remained
free from distortion and thus are common to many religions.
It is
true that there are some similar parallels between the Qur’an and
the Bible but this is not sufficient to accuse Muhummad (pbuh) of
compiling or copying from the Bible. The same logic would then also
be applicable to teachings of Christianity and Judaism and thus one
could wrongly claim that Jesus (pbuh) was not a genuine Prophet (God
forbid) and that he simply copied from the Old Testament.
The
similarities between the two signify a common source that is one
true God and the continuation of the basic message of monotheism and
not that the later prophets have plagiarised from the previous
prophets.
If
someone copies during an examination he will surely not write in the
answer sheet that he has copied from his neighbour or Mr. XYZ.
Prophet Muhummad (pbuh) gave due respect and credit to all the
previous prophets (pbut). The Qur’an also mentions the various
revelations given by Almighty God to different prophets.
9. MUSLIMS
BELIEVE IN THE TAURAH, ZABOOR, INJEEL AND QUR’AN
Four
revelations of Allah (swt) are mentioned by name in the Qur’an: the
Taurah, the Zaboor, the Injeel and the Qur’an.
Taurah, the revelation i.e. the Wahi given to Moosa (a. s.) i.e.
Moses (pbuh).
Zaboor, the revelation i.e. the Wahi given to Dawood (a.s.) i.e.
David (pbuh).
Injeel, the revelation i.e. the Wahi given to Isa (A.S.) ie. Jesus (pbuh).
‘Al-Qur’an’, the last and final Wahi i.e. revelation given to the
last and final Messenger Muhammad (pbuh).
It is
an article of faith for every Muslim to believe in all the Prophets
of God and all revelations of God. However, the present day Bible
has the first five books of the Old Testament attributed to Moses
and the Psalms attributed to David. Moreover the New Testament or
the four Gospels of the New Testament are not the Taurah, the Zaboor
or the Injeel, which the Qur’an refers to. These books of the
present day Bible may partly contain the word of God but these books
are certainly not the exact, accurate and complete revelations given
to the prophets.
The
Qur’an presents all the different prophets of Allah as belonging to
one single brotherhood; all had a similar prophetic mission and the
same basic message. Because of this, the fundamental teachings of
the major faiths cannot be contradictory, even if there has been a
considerable passage of time between the different prophetic
missions, because the source of these missions was one: Almighty
God, Allah. This is why the Qur’an says that the differences which
exist between various religions are not the responsibility of the
prophets, but of the followers of these prophets who forgot part of
what they had been taught, and furthermore, misinterpreted and
changed the scriptures. The Qur’an cannot therefore be seen as a
scripture which competes with the teachings of Moses, Jesus and the
other prophets. On the contrary, it confirms, completes and perfects
the messages that they brought to their people.
Another name for the Qur’an is the ‘The Furqan’ which means the
criteria to judge the right from the wrong, and it is on the basis
of the Qur’an that we can decipher which part of the previous
scriptures can be considered to be the word of God.
10. SCIENTIFIC
COMPARISON BETWEEN QUR’AN AND BIBLE
If
you glance through the Bible and the Qur’an you may find several
points which appear to be exactly the same in both of them, but when
you analyse them closely, you realise that there is a difference of
‘chalk and cheese’ between them. Only based on historical details it
is difficult for someone who is neither conversant with Christianity
or Islam to come to a firm decision as to which of the scriptures is
true; however if you verify the relevant passages of both the
scriptures against scientific knowledge, you will yourself realize
the truth.
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Creation of
the Universe in Six Days
As per the Bible, in the first book of Genesis in Chapter One, the
universe was created in six days and each day is defined as a
twenty-four hours period. Even though the Qur’an mentions that the
universe was created in six ‘Ayyaams’, ‘Ayyaam’ is the plural of
years; this word has two meanings: firstly, it means a standard
twenty-four hours period i.e. a day, and secondly, it also means
stage, period or epoch which is a very long period of time.
When the Qur’an
mentions that the universe was created in six ‘Ayyaams’, it refers
to the creation of the heavens and the earth in six long periods
or epochs; scientists have no objection to this statement. The
creation of the universe has taken billions of years, which proves
false or contradicts the concept of the Bible which states that
the creation of the Universe took six days of twenty-four hour
durations each.
-
Sun Created
After the Day
The Bible says in chapter 1, verses 3-5, of Genesis that the
phenomenon of day and night was created on the first day of
creation of the Universe by God. The light circulating in the
universe is the result of a complex reaction in the stars; these
stars were created according to the Bible (Genesis chapter 1 verse
14 to 19) on the fourth day. It is illogical to mention the result
that is the light (the phenomenon of day and night) was created on
the first day of Creation when the cause or source of the light
was created three days later. Moreover the existence of evening
and morning as elements of a single day is only conceivable after
the creation of the earth and its rotation around the sun. In
contrast with the contents of the Bible on this issue, the Qur’an
does not give any unscientific sequence of Creation. Hence it is
absolutely absurd to say that Prophet Muhummad (pbuh) copied the
passages pertaining to the creation of the universe from the Bible
but missed out this illogical and fantastic sequence of the Bible.
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Creation of
the Sun, The Earth and the Moon
According to the Bible, Book of Genesis, chapter 1, verses 9 to
13, the earth was created on the third day, and as per verses 14
to 19, the sun and the moon were created on the fourth day. The
earth and the moon emanated, as we know, from their original star,
the Sun. Hence to place the creation of the sun and the moon after
the creation of the earth is contrary to the established idea
about the formation of the solar system.
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Vegetation
Created on the third day and Sun on the fourth day
According to the Bible, Book of Genesis, chapter 1, verses 11-13,
vegetation was created on the third day along with seed-bearing
grasses, plants and trees; and further on as per verses 14-19, the
sun was created on the fourth day. How is it scientifically
possible for the vegetation to have appeared without the presence
of the sun, as has been stated in the Bible?
If Prophet Muhummad (pbuh)
was indeed the author of the Qur’an and had copied its contents
from the Bible, how did he manage to avoid the factual errors that
the Bible contains? The Qur’an does not contain any statements
which are incompatible with scientific facts.
-
The Sun and the
Moon both Emit light
According to the Bible both the sun and the moon emit their
own light. In the Book of Genesis, chapter 1, verse 16 says, "And
God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and
the lesser light to rule the night".
Science tells us today
that the moon does not have its own light. This confirms the
Qur’anic concept that the light of the moon is a reflected light.
To think that 1400 years ago, Prophet Muhummad (pbuh) corrected
these scientific errors in the Bible and then copied such
corrected passages in the Qur’an is to think of something
impossible.
11. ADAM (PBUH),
THE FIRST MAN ON EARTH, LIVED 5,800 YEARS AGO
As
per the genealogy of Jesus Christ given in the Bible, from Jesus
through Abraham (pbuh) to the first man on earth i.e. Adam (pbuh),
Adam appeared on the earth approximately 5800 years ago:
- 1948 years between
Adam (pbuh) and Abraham (pbuh)
- Approximately 1800
years between Abraham (pbuh) and Jesus (pbuh)
- 2000 years from
Jesus (pbuh) till today
These
figures are further confused by the fact that the Jewish calendar is
currently on or about 5800 years old.
There
is sufficient evidence from archaeological and anthropological
sources to suggest that the first human being on earth was present
tens of thousands of years ago and not merely 5,800 years ago as is
suggested by the Bible.
The Qur’an too speaks about Adam (pbuh) as the first man on earth
but it does not suggest any date or period of his life on earth,
unlike the Bible - what the Bible says in this regard is totally
incompatible with science.
12. NOAH (PBUH)
AND THE FLOOD
The
Biblical description of the flood in Genesis chapter 6, 7 and 8
indicates that the deluge was universal and it destroyed every
living thing on earth, except those present with Noah (pbuh) in the
ark. The description suggests that the event took place 1656 years
after the creation of Adam (pbuh) or 292 years before the birth of
Abraham, at a time when Noah (pbuh) was 600 years old. Thus the
flood may have occurred in the 21st or 22nd Century B.C.
This
story of the flood, as given in the Bible, contradicts scientific
evidence from archaelogical sources which indicate that the eleventh
dynasty in Egypt and the third dynasty in Babylonia were in
existence without any break in civilisation and in a manner totally
unaffected by any major calamity which may have occurred in the 21st
century B.C. This contradicts the Biblical story that the whole
world had been immersed in the flood water. In contrast to this, the
Qur’anic presentation of the story of Noah and the flood does not
conflict with scientific evidence or archaeological data; firstly,
the Qur’an does not indicate any specific date or year of the
occurance of that event, and secondly, according to the Qur’an the
flood was not a universal phenomenon which destroyed complete life
on earth. In fact the Qur’an specifically mentions that the flood
was a localised event only involving the people of Noah.
It is
illogical to assume that Prophet Muhummad (pbuh) had borrowed the
story of the flood from the Bible and corrected the mistakes before
mentioning it in the Qur’an.
13.
MOSES (PBUH) AND PHARAOH
OF THE EXODUS
The
story of Moses (pbuh) and the Pharaoh of the Exodus are very much
identical in the Qur’an and the Bible. Both scriptures agree that
the Pharaoh drowned when he tried to pursue Moses (pbuh) and led the
Israelites across a stretch of water that they crossed. The Qur’an
gives an additional piece of information in Surah Yunus chapter 10
verse 92:
"This
day shall We save thee in thy body, that thou mayest be a sign to
those who come after thee! But verily, many among mankind are
heedless of Our Signs!"
[Al-Qur’an 10:92]
Dr.
Maurice Bucaille, after a thorough research proved that although
Rameses II was known to have persecuted the Israelites as per the
Bible, he actually died while Moses (pbuh) was taking refuge in
Median. Rameses II’s son Merneptah who succeeded him as Pharaoh
drowned during the exodus. In 1898, the mummified body of Merneptah
was found in the valley of Kings in Egypt. In 1975, Dr. Maurice
Bucaille with other doctors received permission to examine the Mummy
of Merneptah, the findings of which proved that Merneptah probably
died from drowning or a violent shock which immediately preceeded
the moment of drowning. Thus the Qur’anic verse that we shall save
his body as a sign, has been fulfilled by the Pharaohs’ body being
kept at the Royal Mummies room in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
This
verse of the Qur’an compelled Dr. Maurice Bucaille, who was a
Christian then, to study the Qur’an. He later wrote a book ‘The
Bible, the Qur’an and Science’, and confessed that the author of the
Qur’an can be no one else besides God Himself. Thus he embraced
Islam.
14. QUR’AN
IS A BOOK FROM ALLAH
These
evidences are sufficient to conclude that the Qur’an was not copied
from the Bible, but that the Qur’an is the Furqaan - ‘the Criteria’
to judge right from wrong and it should be used to decipher which
portion of the Bible may be considered as the Word of God.
The
Qur’an itself testifies in Surah Sajda chapter 32 verse 1 to 3
Alif Laam Meem.
(This
is) the revelation of the Book in which there is no doubt – from the
Lord of the Worlds.
Or
do they say, ‘He has forged it’? Nay, it is the Truth from thy
Lord, that thou mayest admonish a people to whom no warner has
come before thee: in order that they may receive guidance."
[Al-Qur’an 32:1-3]
7.
DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN MARY AND MIRIAM
Question
It is
mentioned in your Qur’an that Mary was the sister of Aaron (pbuh).
Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) who wrote the Qur’an did not know the
difference between Miriam the sister of Aaron (pbuh) and Mary the
Mother of Jesus (pbuh), the time span between both of them was about
a thousand years.
Answer
1.
IN THE
SEMITIC LANGUAGES SISTER ALSO MEANS DESCENDANT
The
Qur’an mentions in Surah Maryam, Chapter 19 verses 27-28
"At
length she brought the (babe) to her people, carrying him (in her
arms). They said: ‘O Mary! Truly an amazing thing hast thou brought!
O
sister of Aaron! Thy father was not a man of evil, nor thy mother a
woman unchaste!’"
[Al-Qur’an 19:27-28]
Christian missionaries say that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) did not know
the difference between Mary the mother of Jesus (pbuh) and Miriam
the sister of Aaron (pbuh). The time span between both was more than
a thousand years.
In
the Arabic construction of the sentence, sister is also considered
as a descendant. Thus, when the people said to Mary, Ukhta Haroon
i.e. ‘sister of Aaron’ it actually means descendant of Aaron (pbuh).
2. SON ALSO
MEANS DESCENDANT
It is
mentioned in the Gospel of Mathew, Chapter 1 verse 1
"Jesus Christ, the son of David,....".
[Mathew 1:1]
Gospel of Luke Chapter 3, verse 23
"And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as
was supposed) the son of Joseph, ....."
[Luke 3:23]
DID JESUS (PBUH) HAVE
TWO FATHERS?
What do you call a
person who has two fathers? The explanation of the phrase that
Jesus (pbuh) was the son of David (pbuh), is that Jesus (pbuh) was
a descendant of David (pbuh). ‘Son’, here means a descendant.
8. JESUS (PBUH)
DID NOT DIE
Question
Is it
not true that your Qur’an mentions in Surah Maryam, Chapter 19 verse
33 that Jesus (pbuh) died and was resurrected?
Answer
JESUS (PBUH) SAID, "THE
DAY THAT I DIE", NOT "THE DAY THAT I DIED"
It is
mentioned in Surah Maryam, Chapter 19 verse 33
"So
Peace is on me the day I was born, the day that I die and the Day
that I shall be raised up to life (again)".
[Al-Qur’an 19:33]
The
Qur’an mentions that Jesus (pbuh) said "Peace is on me the Day I was
born, the day that I die". It is not stated "the day that I died".
It is in the future tense and not in the past tense.
1. JESUS (PBUH)
WAS RAISED UP ALIVE
The
Qur’an further says in Surah Nisa, Chapter 4 verse 157-158:
"That
they said (in boast), ‘We killed Jesus Christ the son of Mary, the
Messenger 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, with no (certain) knowledge, but only conjecture
to follow, for of a surety they killed him not –
Nay, Allah raised him up unto Himself; and Allah is exalted in
Power, Wise."
[Al-Qur’an 4:157-158]
9. JESUS IS "A
WORD" OF ALLAH AND A "SPIRIT" FROM ALLAH
Question
Does
not your Qur’an mention that Jesus is Kalimatullah –"The Word of
Allah (swt)", as well as Ruhullah – "The Spirit of Allah",
indicating his Divinity?
Answer
1. JESUS (PBUH) "IS A WORD FROM ALLAH" NOT "THE WORD OF ALLAH"
The
Qur’an mentions in Surah Ali ‘Imran Chapter 3 verse 45
"Behold! The angels said: O Mary! Allah giveth thee glad tidings of
a Word from Him: his name will be Christ Jesus. The son of Mary,
held in honour in this world and the Hereafter and of (the company
of) those Nearest to Allah.
[Al-Qur’an 3:45]
Jesus
(pbuh) is referred in the Qur’an as a word from Allah and not as
‘the word of Allah’.
"A
word" of Allah means a message of Allah. If a person is referred to
as "a word" from Allah, it means that he is a Messenger or a Prophet
of Allah.
2.
THE TITLE OF A PROPHET (PBUH)
DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT EXCLUSIVELY BELONGS TO THAT PROPHET (PBUH)
Different titles are given to different prophets (pbut). Whenever a
title is given to a prophet (pbuh), it does not necessarily mean
that the other prophets do not have the same characteristic or
quality. For e.g. Prophet Abraham (pbuh) is referred to in the
Qur’an as Khaleelullah, a friend of Allah. This does not indicate
that all the other Prophets (pbuh) were not the friends of Allah.
Prophet Moses (pbuh) is referred to in the Qur’an as Kaleemullah,
indicating that God spoke to him. This does not mean that God did
not speak to others. Similarly when Jesus (pbuh) is referred to in
the Qur’an as Kalimatullah, "a word from Allah", it does not mean
that the other Prophets were not "the word," of Allah.
3. JOHN THE
BAPTIST (PBUH) IS ALSO CALLED "A WORD" OF ALLAH
Yahya
(pbuh) i.e. John the Baptist (pbuh) is also referred to in the
Qur’an as Kalimatullah i.e. a word of Allah in Surah Ali ‘Imran,
Chapter 3, verses 38-39
"There did Zakariya Pray to his Lord, saying: "O my Lord! Grant unto
me from Thee a progeny that is pure: for Thou art He that heareth
prayer!
While
he was standing in prayer in the chamber, the angels called unto
him: "Allah doth give thee glad tidings of Yahya, witnessing the
truth of a Word from Allah, and (be besides) noble, chaste, and a
Prophet – of the (goodly) company of the righteous."
[Al-Qur’an 3:39]
4.
JESUS (PBUH) REFERRED AS
RUHULLAH – A SPIRIT OF ALLAH
Jesus
(pbuh) also never referred to as Ruhullah "a spirit of Allah" but as
a spirit from Allah in Surah Nisa Chapter 4 verse 171
"O
People of the Book! Commit no excesses in your religion: nor say of
Allah aught but the truth. Jesus Christ the son of Mary was (no more
than) a Messenger of Allah, And His Word, which He bestowed on Mary,
and a Spirit proceeding from Him: so believe in Allah and His
Messengers. Say not ‘Trinity’: desist: it will be better for you:
for Allah is One God: glory be to Him: (Far Exalted is He) above
having a son. To Him belong all things in the heavens and on earth.
And enough is Allah as a Disposer of affairs."
[Al-Qur’an 4:171]
5.
SPIRIT OF ALLAH IS
BREATHED IN EVERY HUMAN BEING
A
spirit from Allah does not indicate that Jesus (pbuh) is God. The
Qur’an mentions in several places that Allah breathed into the human
beings "His Spirit" in Surah Al-Hijr, chapter 15 verse 29 in Surah
Sajdah, chapter 32 verse 9
Surah
Al Hijr Chapter 15 verse 29
"When
I have fashioned him (in due proportion) and breathed into him of My
spirit, fall ye down in obeisance unto him."
[Al-Qur’an 15:29]
Surah
Sajdah Chapter 32 verse 9
"But He fashioned him in due proportion, and breathed into him
something of His spirit. And He gave you (the faculties of)
hearing and sight and feeling (and understanding): little thanks
do ye give!"
[Al-Qur’an 32:9]
10. IS NOT THE
QUR’AN WRITTEN BY SATAN?
Question
The
Qur’an is not the Word of God but on the contrary the handiwork of
Satan.
Answer
In
reply to a similar allegation put forward by the pagans of Makkah,
that the prophet (pbuh) received the revelations from Satan, the
following verses were revealed:
Surah
Waqiah, chapter 56 verses 77-80
"That
this is indeed
A Qur’an most honourable,
In a
Book well-guarded,
Which
none shall touch
But those who are clean:
A Revelation from the Lord
Of the Worlds."
Kitabim Maknoon means a book well guarded or a protected book,
referring to Lauh-e-Mahfooz in the heaven, which none shall touch
except the Mutahhareen. i.e. those who do not have any uncleanliness
or impurity or evil like sin. This refers to the angels. The satan
is absolutely prohobited.
Thus
since it is impossible for satan to come anywhere close to it or
touch it, the question of him writing the verses of the Glorious
Qur’an does not arise.
It is
further mentioned in Surah Shura, chapter 26 verse 210-212
"No
evil ones have brought
Down this (Revelation):
It
would neither suit them
Nor would they be able (To produce it).
Indeed they have been removed
Far from even (a chance of)
Hearing it."
Many
people have a wrong concept of satan. They think that satan can
probably do everything, except a couple of things that God can do.
According to them, satan is slightly below God in power. Since the
people do not want to accept that the Qur’an is a miraculous
revelation, they say that it is satan’s handiwork.
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If
satan would have written the Qur’an, he would not have mentioned
in the same Qur’an in Surah Nahl, chapter 16 verse no. 98
"When thou does read
The Qur’an, seek Allah’s protection from Satan the Rejected One."
Is this how you feel
satan would write a book? Does he tell you; "Before you read my
book ask God to save you from me?"
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There are several verses in the Qur’an which will give enough
evidence that satan is not the author of the Qur’an.
In
Surah Al Aaraf chapter 7 verse 200
"If
a suggestion from Satan assail your (mind),
seek refuge with Allah; for He hears and knows
(all things).
Why would satan tell
his followers, that whenever he gives any suggestions to them,
they should seek refuge in Allah (swt) to whom he is an avowed
enemy.
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In
Surah Baqarah, chapter 2 verse 168
"O ye people!
Eat of what is on earth, lawful and good;
and do not follow the footsteps of the Evil one,
For he is to you an avowed enemy."
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In
Surah Yasin, chapter 36 verse 60
"Did I not enjoin on
you,
O ye children of Adam,
that ye should not worship Satan;
for that he was to you
an enemy avowed?"
Satan is intelligent, no wonder that he can put this idea into the
minds of people that he himself wrote the Qur’an. Compared to
Almighty God, Satan is insignificant, and Allah (swt) is far more
intelligent. He knows satan’s evil intentions and hence no wonder
that He has given the reader of the Qur’an several proofs to show
that Qur’an is God’s word, and not satan’s word.
The
Bible mentions in the Gospel of Mark, chapter 3, verses 24-26
"And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that
kingdom cannot stand."
"And if a house be divided against itself,
that house cannot stand."
"And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot
stand, but hath an end."
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