Why do people argue about the Bible but not about the Qur’an?

Answer 1

why do ppl even argue abt both of these Holy books but not the Torah?

Answer 2

People do indeed argue about the Qur'an; there probably just aren't enough Muslim scholars here to sustain such discussions.

However, the Qur'an has a couple of advantages over the Bible when it comes to clarity: 1) it was all written over a relatively short period time and so doesn't contain such wide discrepancies, and 2) it is studied in the original language, so no arguing about which is the correct translation.

Answer 3

Fear !

The reason there is such discumfort with the Koran is simply because we are incapable of Criticizing it.

The moment we start bringing certain points out, the messenger is either being treated as irrespectful or blasphemous or insulting.

I also beleive that without proper arguing, there is no way one can be Free and be highten to the point of Faith. It stays a simple beleif and something to be submitted to. But that is also what the Koran brings out in many many instances. Not freedom but submition.

Answer 4

The bible is older and more widely known than the Koran.

A better way to find out the answer to that is to grab a new living translation of the bible and read the entire new testament.

Answer 5

Whereas, The Bible is a collection of writings by many different authors, the Quran is a dictation (or recitation). The speaker in the Quran - in the first person - is God Almighty (Allah) talking directly to man. In the Bible you have many men writing about God and you have in some places the word of God speaking to men and still in other places you have some men simply writing about history or personal exchanges of information to one another (ex: Epistle of John 3). The Bible in the English King James Version consists of 66 small books. About 18 of them begin by saying: This is the revelation God gave to so and so… The rest make no claim as to their origin. You have for example the beginning of the book of Jonah which begins by saying: The word of the Lord came to Jonah the son of Elmitaeh saying… quote and then it continues for two or three pages. The Quran claims throughout that it is the word of God. It names itself 70 times as the Quran. It talks about its own contents. It has self-reference. The Quran states in the first Sura after Fatiha that “This is the book, there is no doubt in it, it is a guidance for those who are conscious of God” and so on and so on… It begins that way and continues that way stressing that. And there is one very amazing statement in the Quran when you come to the fourth Sura 82nd Ayah which says to those who say Quran is something else than the word of God. It challenges them saying: “Have they not considered the Quran, if it came from someone other than God they will find in it many mistakes”. Some of you are students, would you dare to hand in a paper after you completed a research work or something at the bottom you put down there “You wont find mistakes in this”. Would you dare to challenge your professor that way?. Well the Quran does that. It is telling: If you really think you know where this came from then starts looking for mistakes because you wont find any. Another interesting thing the Quran does is that it quotes all its critics. There has never - in hundreds of years - ever been some suggestion as to where that book came from but that the Quran does not already mention that objection and reply to it. Many times you will find the Ayah saying something like: Do they say such and such and so, say to them such and such and so. In every case there is a reply. More than that the Quran claims that the evidence of its origin is in itself, and that if you look at this book you will be convinced.

There are many mistakes in the Bible, but the accusation comes back very quickly: Show me one. Well there are hundreds. If you want to be specific I can mention few. You have for example at 2nd Samuel 10:18 a description of a war fought by David saying that he killed 7000 men and that he also killed 40000 men on horsebacks. In 1st Chronicles 19 it mentions the same episode saying that he killed 70000 men and the 40000 men were not on horsebacks, they were on foot. The point be what is the difference between the pedestrian and not is very fundamental. How Did Judas Die?

Finally, The Quran invites - not demands. So that the Quran does not demand belief - the Quran invites belief, and here is the fundamental difference. It is not simply delivered as: Here is what you are to believe, but throughout the Quran the statements are always: Have you O man thought of such and such, have you considered so and so. It is always an invitation for you to look at the evidence; now what do you believe ?

Answer 6

because the Koran was never meant for regular people to read it that way the religious leader could make up any ruling he wanted and no one could argue with him.

Most muslims haven't read the Koran themselves so why do you think infidels would -
also the Koran and the New testament were modeled after the old testament - so if you can get through the old one you're pretty much exhausted to try and decipher whats going on in the koran

Answer 7

Well as far as i know more Islamist read Quoran than Bible.
So its harder to argue with educated ppl than fools.

Secondly. When ppl arguing about Bible its mostly about OT which is base for both islam and Christianity.

So with one shot you can kill 2 fools. No need to go the other way around.

Therefore god and MONEY exist.

Answer 8

In our times, we are allowed to argue about the bible without killing each other, but arguing about the Koran might still get you killed. Ask Salmon Rushdie.

Answer 9

Culture of the group. Typically english speaking individuals will be more likely Christian than Muslim, so are only exeprienced with the Bible.

Answer 10

Because everyone intrinsically knows that the Koran teaches killing. People seem confused on what the Bible teaches.

Answer 11

Only clergy are allowed to question interpretations in some Muslim countries. However, in our culture, which happens to be mostly Christian it does not appear to be threatening to the church or very disrespectful when people try to find the true meaning.