How can the Quran come from heaven when it is imperfect?

Question

There are so many contradictions and mistakes within the text, it is not possible that the angel Gabriel gave this book to Muhammed.

It's plain to see.. from grammatical/spelling errors in the Arabic to out right contradictions of the Bible (which the Quran claims not to contradict).

How is this so?

How can this book come from heaven and be filled with so many errors?

For instance it is written within the Quran that it cannot be translated into any other language. But it clearly has been... one of many glaring errors.

If Islam is the path to salvation... God's word must be imperfect.

"You haven't even read the Quran so what are you ranting on about,the Quran is perfect but i guess to you the truth hurts"

No it isn't and primary problem with Islam's followers is their extreme blind faith.

Catch them in a debate and it becomes circular in nature, since they've been brainwashed into believing that it's 'perfect'.

"I don't see any contradicions in the Quran, where are these contradictions?"

Someone posted a fine list of examples, I suggest you take a look.

Oh and it is stated in the Quran that it cannot contradict the Bible... it clearly does and it's not surprising given that Muhammed borrowed concepts fron Gnostic Christians.

Answer 1

Nowhere quran says it can't be translated ,it says if quran was a word other than God you would have found errors....and you say they are errors where are they? that proves that you are a liar...

Have a look errors in the Holy Bible .read them........this is the proof...........................................................................
1) How many generations were there between Abraham to David? Matthew 1:17 lists fourteen generations. Matthew 1:2 lists thirteen generations.

2) Is Paul lying? In Acts 20:35 Paul told people "to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'" Since Jesus never made such a biblical statement, isn’t Paul guilty of deception?

3) When did the leper become not a leper? (Matthew 8:13 & 8:14) Jesus healed the leper before visiting the house. (Mark 1:29-30 & 1:40-42) Jesus healed the leper after visiting Simon Peter’s house.

4) Who approached Jesus? (Matthew 8:5-7) The Centurion approached Jesus, beseeching help for a sick servant. (Luke 7:3 & 7:6-7) The Centurion did not approach Jesus. He sent friends and elders of the Jews.

5) Was she dead or just dying? (Matthew 9:18) He asked for help, saying his daughter was already dead. (Luke 8:41-42) Jairus approached Jesus for help, because his daughter was dying.

6) Just what did Jesus instruct them to take? (Matthew 10:10) Jesus instructed them not to take a staff, not to wear sandals. (Mark 6:8-9) Jesus instructed his disciples to wear sandals and take a staff on their journey.

7) When did John find out Jesus was the Messiah? (Matthew 11:2-3) While imprisoned. John the Baptist sent followers to Jesus to inquire if Jesus was the messiah. (Luke 7:18-22) While imprisoned. John the Baptist sent followers to Jesus to inquire if Jesus was the Messiah. (John 1 :29-34,36) John already knew Jesus was the Messiah.

8) Who made the request? (Matthew 20:20-21) Their mother requested that James and John, Zebedee’s children, should sit beside Jesus in his Kingdom. (Mark 10:35-37) James and John, Zebedee’s children, requested that they should sit beside Jesus in his Kingdom.

9) What animals were brought to Jesus? (Matthew 21:2-7) two of the disciples brought Jesus an *** and a colt from the village of Bethphage. (Mark 11:2-7) They brought him only a colt.

10) When did the fig tree hear of its doom? (Matthew 21:17-19) Jesus cursed the fig tree after purging the temple. (Mark 11:14-15 & 20) He cursed it before the purging.

11) When did the fig tree keel? (Matthew 21:9) The fig tree withered immediately. and the disciples registered surprise then and there. (Mark 11:12-14 & 20) The morning after Jesus cursed the fig tree, the disciples noticed it had withered and expressed astonishment.

12) Was John the Baptist Elias? "This is Elias which was to come." Matthew 11:14 "And they asked him, what then? Art thou Elias? And he said I am not." John l:21

13) Who was the father of Joseph? Matthew 1:16 The father of Joseph was Jacob. Luke 3 :23 The father of Joseph was Heli. Christians shall try to LIE and tell you that one is the heritage of Mary and the other Joseph. This is utter bullshit, the Hebrew and Greek cultures NEVER regarded the bloodline of the mother. They were patriarchal societies which only concerned themselves with paternal lineage.

14) How many generations were there from the Babylon captivity to Christ? Matthew 1:17 Fourteen generations, Matthew 1:12-16 Thirteen generations.

15) Matthew 2:15, 19 & 21-23 The infant Christ was taken into Egypt. Luke 2:22 & 39 The infant Christ was NOT taken to Egypt.

16) Matthew 5:1-2 Christ preached his first sermon on the mount. Luke 6:17 & 20 Christ preached his first sermon in the plain.

17) John was in prison when Jesus went into Galilee. Mark 1:14 John was not in prison when Jesus went into Galilee. John 1:43 & 3:22-24

18) What was the nationality of the woman who besought Jesus? Matthew 15:22 "And behold, a woman of Canaan came out of the same coasts, and cried unto him, Have mercy on me, 0 Lord, thou son of David; my daughter is grievously vexed with a devil." Mark 7:26 "The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation, and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter."

19) How many blind men besought Jesus? Matthew 20:30 Two blind men. Luke 18:35-38 Only one blind man.

20) Where did the devil take Jesus first? (Matthew 4:5-8) The Devil took Jesus first to the parapet of the temple, then to a high place to view all the Kingdoms of the world. (Luke 4:5-9) The Devil took Jesus first to a high place to view the kingdoms, then to the parapet of the temple.

21) Can one pray in public? (Matthew 6:5-6) Jesus condemned public prayer. (1 Timothy 2:8) Paul encouraged public prayer.

22) If we decide to do good works, should those works be seen? Matthew 5:16 "Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works." 1 Peter 2:12 "Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that ... they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation." This contradicts: Matthew 6:1-4 "Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them…that thine alms may be in secret." Matthew 23:3-5 "Do not ye after their [Pharisees'] works ... all their works they do for to be seen of men."

23) Who did Jesus tell the Lord’s Prayer to? (Matthew 5:1, 6:9-13 & 7:28) Jesus delivered the Lord’s Prayer during the Sermon on the Mount before the multitudes. (Luke 11:1-4) He delivered it before the disciples alone, and not as part of the Sermon on the Mount.

24) When was Christ crucified? Mark 15:25 "And it was the third hour and they crucified him." John 19:14-15 "And it was the preparation of the Passover, and about the sixth hour; and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your king…Shall I crucify your king?" John 19:14-15.

25) The two thieves reviled Christ. (Matthew 27:44 & Mark 15:32) Only one of the thieves reviled Christ. Luke 23:39-40.

26) In 1 Corinthians 1:17 ("For Christ sent me [Paul] not to baptize but to preach the gospel") Paul said Jesus was wrong when he said in Matthew 28:19 "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them…" Clearly one of these people is wrong, either way, it’s a contradiction.

27) When did Satan enter Judas? Satan entered into Judas while at the supper. John 13:27 Satan entered Judas before the supper. Luke 23:3-4 & 7

28) How many women came to the sepulcher? John 20:1 Only one woman went, Mary Magdalene. Matthew 28:1 Mary Magdalene and the "other Mary" (Jesus’ mother) went.

29) Mark 16:2 It was sunrise when the two women went to the sepulcher. John 20:1 It was still dark (before sunrise) when Mary Magdalene went alone to the sepulcher.

30) There were two angels seen by the women at the sepulcher and they were standing up. Luke 24:4 There was only one angel seen and he was sitting down. Mark 28:2-5

31) How many angels were within the sepulcher? John 20:11-12 two, Mark 16:5 one.

32) The Holy Ghost bestowed at Pentecost. Acts 1:5-8 & 2:1-4 The holy Ghost bestowed before Pentecost. John 20:22

33) Where did Jesus first appear to the eleven disciples? In a room in Jerusalem. Luke 24:32-37 On a mountain in Galilee. Matthew 28:15-17

34) Where did Christ ascend from? From Mount Olivet. Acts 1:9-12 From Bethany. Luke 24:50-51

35) Can all sins be forgiven? (Acts 13:39) All sins can be forgiven. Great, I’m happy to know God is so merciful, but wait (Mark 3:29) Cursing or blaspheming the Holy Spirit is unforgivable.

36) The Elijah mystery: (Malachi 4:5) Elijah must return before the final days of the world. (Matthew 11:12-14) Jesus said that John the Baptist was Elijah. (Matthew 17:12- 13) Jesus insists that Elijah has already come, and everyone understood him to mean John the Baptist. (Mark 9:13) Jesus insists that Elijah has already come. (John 1:21) John the Baptist maintained that he was not Elijah.

37) Who purchased the potter’s field? Acts 1:18 The field was purchased by Judas. John 20:1 The potter’s field was purchased by the chief priests.

38) Paul’s attendants heard the miraculous voice and stood speechless. Acts 9:7 Paul’s attendants did not hear the voice and were prostrate. Acts 22:9 & 26:14

39) Who bought the Sepulcher? Jacob, Josh 24:32 Abraham, Acts 7:16

40) Was it lawful for the Jews to put Christ to death? "The Jews answered him, we have a law, and by our law he ought to die." John 19:7 "The Jews therefore said unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to death." John 18:31

41) Has anyone ascended up to heaven? Elijah went up to heaven: "And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven." 2 Kings 2:11 "No man hath ascended up to heaven but he that came down from heaven, even the son of man." John 3:13

42) Is scripture inspired by God? "all scripture is given by inspiration of God." 2 Timothy 3:16 compared to: "But I speak this by permission and not by commandment." 1 Corinthians 7:6 "But to the rest speak I, not the Lord." 1 Corinthians 7:12 "That which I speak, I speak it not after the Lord" 2 Corinthians.

Answer 2

The Quran is a book that is full of mistakes, is nowhere near perfect (there is no such thing by the way) and was made to control people and gain wealth. Mohammad was a robber at first, nobody in Mecca ever liked him. He was always spiritualy active.. He gained control over some people by using false religious claims, that an angel had visited him and given him all sorts of information. And people close to him started believing in him. His wife was the first believer. Later in his life he would change the word of god to what he sees fit at that time in his life. The word of god basically bended to his will.

There are not many, but some written texts on Mohammad and what he did in his life, from third parties. There are some interesting documentaries to watch on YouTube, the actual decent and scientific ones of course. And not the Islamic propaganda made with movie maker and some songs, that you'll sometimes find on there.

Whether he wrote or did not write the Quran, it remains false today in any case. We aren't made of clay, we don't create sperm in our spine, or any of the other nonsense that Mohammad said in his lifetime. The more scientific research and proof we get, (for example, evolution) the more this holy book and anyone believing it marginalizes him or herself.

And if you really care about the truth, educate yourself,
look at the science instead of living in ignorance of the facts.
Otherwise, just shut up. You're not saying anything new here.

I do understand most of you are brainwashed into it from birth...
But believing something without evidence is plain stupid.

Answer 3

Flaws and imperfections can be found anywhere if one looks closely. In Genesis, during creation, we read that God created the firmament. What is a firmament?

from the Vulgate firmamentum, which is used as the translation of the Hebrew _raki'a_. This word means simply "expansion." It denotes the space or expanse like an arch appearing immediately above us. They who rendered _raki'a_ by firmamentum regarded it as a solid body. The language of Scripture is not scientific but popular, and hence we read of the sun rising and setting, and also here the use of this particular word. It is plain that it was used to denote solidity as well as expansion. It formed a division between the waters above and the waters below (Gen. 1:7). The _raki'a_ supported the upper
reservoir (Ps. 148:4). It was the support also of the heavenly bodies (Gen.1:14), and is spoken of as having "windows" and "doors" (Gen. 7:11; Isa. 24:18; Mal. 3:10) through which the rain and snow might descend.
We know there are no windows and doors in the sky. Does this render the Bible null and void?

As far as translating the Quran, Whenever it is printed, in whatever language, the original language is also printed. Therefore its "purity" remains intact.

As a Christian, I do not believe that the Quran is the Holy Book, but I will not belittle it or the people who follow its teaching. I can disagree, but they have the right to their beliefs.

Peace

Answer 4

The terms that make up any bible are all still open to interpretation. The Quran is no exception. It all depends on who's records are used and the interpretation of that language. I'm sure all the Christian bibles are off a tad as well. However, we don't see government officials as infidels. :>), which is a question that is always raised for some reason. I have a Catholic Bible from the late 1940's...a gift from my family when my parents passed away. It is a little different than the King James version because King James left out many endings to the books that were written in full to the older Catholic versions AND some books are left out of the King James entirely, and are in the Catholic version. So, I guess it just depends on of what faith, the writer's source and the language interpretations. We can't know for sure which errors are in what record...all we can do is try to put it all together.

God's words are not imperfect...it is US who misconstrues their meanings. Any faith in God, which is not of violence or hatred, and a belief that Christ died for our sins and that with the Holy Spirit they are 'one.'...then there is perfect salvation for all.

Answer 5

It says it can't be adequately translated to any other language. Nothing really can. If you translate Shakespeare to modern English, much of the meaning and at least half of the beauty is lost. Even more so with the Quran. Reading it in translation is useful for those who do not understand Arabic adequately, but its like reading the Cliffs Notes.

It says it doesn't contradict the teachings of the previous prophets, not that it doesn't contradict the writings of the biblical authors. Which books of the bible were actually written down by their purported authors?

I don't know of any errors. Can you point one out please?

Answer 6

Yes the Quran can not be translated accurately into any other language, but obviously it needs to be as accurate as possible so that people who can not speak arabic can understand it. But even so, a lot of people CAN read the arabic of it.

I don't see any contradicions in the Quran, where are these contradictions? And you claim they are in arabic? Can you read arabic? Obviously if we thought the Bible was correct we wouldn't need the Quran, you expect for them both to be exactly the same?

Well I don't see you giving me proof for ANY of all this.

Answer 7

Both the bible and the quran were written 1000's of years ago and even before their existance man has attempted to explain things we yet had no complete knowledge of .. and still do, but I'd say at least they did, and do, a much better job of it than I ever could. I don't like the expression much, but it's said, "to err is human".

Answer 8

I assume you are coming from a Christian perspective. Careful there, that is a slippery slope. While there may certainly be contradictions in Islam, there are just as many in the bible. The link lists some of them.

Answer 9

Here we go again.
Many folks also say that the Bible is not God's word because it's imperfect.
People who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
It's so easy to criticize others.
Try laughing at yourself sometimes; you will be wiser.

Answer 10

LOL your level of stupidity cannot be reached! Why don't you show verses where you say is the contradiction! The Quran is considered a masterpiece, not filled with grammatical errors. We are not talking about your homework ok?

Answer 11

Read "The unfinished Battle Islam and the Jews" by Mark A. Gabriel,PHD. He is a former Muslim.