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Originally Posted by Didymos Thomas  What do you mean 'stubbornly cling'? If you mean Islamic fundamentalism, this is the result of radicals taking everything in the book literally - which misses the point of the book.
The Torah, Gospels and Epistles are also full of contradictions.
Looking through this link you provide, it seems like the author was more interested in finding apparent contradictions in the book rather than understanding the book. Checking the main site, I'm appalled by the blatant misrepresentation of Islam promoted by the site.
Depends on which conception of God you appeal to. The notion of God has changed over time. We see contradictory notions of God in the Bible. |
Well, the author has lectured many times on Islam...go look up "Sam Shamoun". And he can understand the Qu'ran better then most Muslims...trust me, I've seen him debate Islamic clerics and scholars. And there
is a difference b/w a true and apparent contradiction, you know. The Bible seems to contradict itself, but if you closely read and understand the text, it becomes perfectly clear...some parts you just have to take on faith, since God is infinite and our finite minds cannot understand Him in His entirity.
Anyway, back to the Qu'ran: it actually says the Bible is superior to it:
The Challenge of the Quran & Its Implications for the Muslim Corruption Charges, as well as saying that Mohammed failed the test of being a prophet:
Qur'an Contradiction: Did the Jews kill prophets who brought a sacrifice devoured by fire?; also that the Qu'ran affirms the Christian and Jewish scriptures while denying their message --
Islamic views about the Bible --...in order to get around this, Muslims had to develop an unwarranted theory about our Scriptures being corrupted, something which the Qu'ran
does not support:
What does the Qur'an say about the Jewish and Christian Scriptures --the Qu'ran commands Muslims to uphold and support the Bible!--
Answer that and challenge my faith and reasoning, please; I enjoy it.