Introduction the quran, with its many ambiguous statements, is an ideal scripture to find contradictions. 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. Who incited david to count the fighting men of israel. You cant change someones mindset by just presenting facts if that someone is on a defensive mode. April 19, 2019 from demolishing supposed bible contradictions. It ought to be free from all discrepancies and contradictions. Tafseer books are books that were written by scholars of islam to explain the meanings of the verses of the quran. The quran states that it is a perfect book preserved on tablets in heaven surah 85. The quran in contradiction to the earlier revelations. The quran, with its many ambiguous statements, is an ideal scripture to find contradictions. Verses contradicting the facts of history or science.
Verses contradicting the facts of history or science 3. Verses contradicting the earlier revelations further. A video i made discussing contradictions in islam and in the quran. Role of the church in hiding and tampering with the truth. Some of the contradictions mentioned below might have already appeared on other web sites with slight variations. The companion volume to this book is demolishing supposed bible contradictions volume 2. The book of jasher was written at the time of joshua. 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. One of the tests, is the message emanating from an omniscient all knowing being must be consistent with itself. Of course, the muslims will deny any contradictions exist in the quran, but they do. 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. The purpose of this site is to mention that there are no contradictions in quran. Muslim will deny that any contradictions exist in the quran, but they do exist.
Alleged bible contradictions explained by george w. There are numerous lists of alleged bible contradictions. A lot of events are dramatised and there are errors and contradictions. For example, in sura 2, verse 87, the lower text has wa qaffayna ala atharihi whereas the. When we look at the word contradiction, lets gain an understanding of it before moving forward.
For additional languages, see the sidebar on the left. The problem of contradiction in islamic philosophy al. Muslim web sites abound in articles and collections attacking the integrity of the. Coming from a background in islam, living in baghdad, iraq, would give me some credit to display the contradictions in islam. You may disagree that these are, in fact, genuine biblical problems, but it is the authors opinion that a perfect and omnipotent god. 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. The disciples asked him why do you speak to them in parables. A viewers asks people say quran has contradictions, i know it doesnt. The charge of 101 contradictions, by muslim apologist, shabbir ally refuted. Contradictions between muslim traditions and the quran.
Bible contradictions explained come reason ministries. With this in mind, let us have a look at the bible on several subjects. The new testament contains multiple versions of the life and teachings of jesus. The answers are based mainly on tafseer books and basic logic. One supposed bible contradiction is that the gospel accounts seem to indicate that jesus was anointed before and after the triumphal entry.
Refutation of the socalled contradictions in the quran. If the quran is a perfect book from allah, then there shouldnt be any contradictions in it. How do we know that a book claimed to be from god is really the book of god. Scholars are quietly offering new theories of the koran the new. Quran contradictions occur when two or more verses, approached from a. Islam and scripture which serves as a starting point for anyone wishing to learn more. What sets the holy quran apart from any other religious. This list, much like my list of bible contradictions, is evergrowing. 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. When i studied the bible i found it to be interesting.
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. Demolishing supposed bible contradictions volume 1. The most sensitive issue with the quran concerns errors. 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. These lists are meant to identify possible problems in the bible, especially those that are inherent in a literalist or fundamentalist interpretation. I have been comparing quran with other religious books and believe me i have not. Its remarkable how many skeptics refer to these lists when they reject the bible, but theyve. In fairness to those who believe in the bible, i make no assumptions that any of these contradictions are true.
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. Contradictions in the quran more contradictions in the quran, answering islam. The fourfold gospel accounts troubled some in the churchs early days. In that count how many fighting men were found in israel. Here, lenny responds to several objecions and shows why the approach of these skeptics fails. Book of mormon book of mormon books of enoch dianetics doctrine. Shall i seek other than allah for judge, when he it is who hath revealed unto you this scripture, fully explained.
The quran is a perfect book, with absouletly no error contradiction. If you were as truthful as you sounded, in the same vein in which you quote answering islam. The quran is viewed to be the scriptural foundation of islam and is believed by muslims to have. 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. Jay smith, alex chowdhry, toby jepson, james schaeffer the first to present his case seems right, till another comes forward and questions him. There are three basic categories of contradictions in the quran. Contradictions difficulties in the quran answering islam. Muslims talk often about the many contradictions in the bible. If you regularly visit this site and wish to show your appreciation, or if you wish to see further development of al islam.
At the same time, its ambiguity provides a good opportunity for muslims to find some explanation or the other to negate a contradiction. A version of this page is also available in the following languages. Bart ehrman, the author of jesus, interrupted, says they are at. Answers to contradictions in the quran muslim answers. Islams theological contradictions set free seminars. He did not speak to them without a parable, but privately to his own disciples he explained everything mark 4. Contradictions in islam islam, much like christianity and the torah, is not immune from contradicting itself.
Quran contradictions are internal errors errors in relating the quran to itself, not external errors. 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. But arent there over 100 contradictions in the bible that have been shown to discredit the bibles divine inerrancy. Below is a list of several authoritative verses in the quran and the hadith that are contradictory. 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 quran also spelled koran or quran was dictated from 609 to 632 ad by muhammad and compiled after he died.
Christian scholars recognize contradictions in the. There are about three times more words than in holy quraan as there is much verbosity. Indeed, those who believed and those who were jews or christians or sabeans before prophet muhammad those among them who believed in allah and the last day and did righteousness will have their reward with their lord, and no fear will ther. Contradictions between muslim traditions and the quran other web web sites with pages on errors, contradictions or problems in the quran. Quran contradictions occur when two or more verses, approached from a literalist perspective, state two or more things that cannot simultaneously be true. Jesus and the hidden contradictions of the gospels. 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. 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. But what do people do to come to this conclusion, is reading out of context etc. 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. However, unlike most other great religions of the world, islam is full of theological, logical, historical and philosophical contradictions and inconsistencies.
A second reason is that keeping the effectively answered contradictions on. Islam, much like christianity and the torah, is not immune from contradicting itself. 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. Verses contradicting each other or the laws of logic. The charge of 101 contradictions, by muslim apologist. Handful of islamic scholars, bucking threats of violence for questioning.
And its my earnest request to you to first study the quran yourself carefully before believing any tom, dick, and harrys list of contradictions. Verses contradicting each other or the laws of logic 2. Contradictions in the bible the islamic place books. Some of the contradictions below could be debated, but some of them are. Quran is the principle text of islam and one of the three sources from which the sharia law is cast. It is currently published by prometheus books, 700 east amherst st. The book of jasher was written at the time of david. Heavily involved in evangelism, apologetic criticism, and islam would give some sort of rights to write about this topic displaying contradictions within.
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