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.
1.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?"
2.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 a vowed enemy.
3.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."
4.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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