Christians, have you found any errors or contradictions in the Quran...?

Question

that a Muslim could not explain?

Answer 1

Several. But - in all fairness, I've also had a few I thought were errors or contradictions clarified for me as well. It's an ongoing dialog - friendly but "impassioned" at times (the kind of convo I like best).

Answer 2

Leave alone Christians, Any Human being cannot find a single ERROR in the HOLY QURAN or ISLAM


BECAUSE IT IS MENTIONED IN THE QURAN
Quran Sura 4. An- Nisaa
82
Do they not consider the Qur'an (with care)? Had it been from other than Allah they would surely have found therein much discrepancy.

Quran Sura 5 . Al - Maida
3
.............Today I have perfected your religion for you, completed my favor upon you and approved
Al-Islam as a Deen (way of life for you)..........

Answer 3

May I answer some comments mentioned here?

First to dmjrev. In reality the Quran never changed its stand towards the Christians and the Jews. Absolutely there is no such declaration that all those who are not "in will of Allah" must die. If you have the reference to this text, please mention it here. Thank you. In fact, history shows that Muslims always have treated non-Muslim minority in the best way. The Prophet Muhammad said that whoever is unjust to a non-Muslim citizen, then he himself (the Prophet) will be his enemy on the Day of Judgement. The very existence of non-Muslim minorities in Muslim countries shows that nowhere the Quran orders them to be killed!

As for the other point about Jesus (peace be upon him.) Muslims believe in Jesus as a Prophet, and all the Prophets of the Bible are human! So what's wrong with that? The problem with the Bible you have today is that it is translation from a translation and nobody has the original text. So we really don't know what Jesus said exactly in his original language. The Bible calls other people as "sons of God". Even there is one text that refers to David as I remember and it says something like "today you are my son, I have BEGOTTEN thee." So why don't the Christians consider David as a "true" son of God in the literal sense? Because all is symbolical and there is no difference really between David and Jesus, peace be upon them.

Second, to Mr. rhsaunders. About the "tolerance of slavery". Why do you think this makes the Quran a fraud? I can't really understand. Slavery was an existing fact on the ground and Islam could not abolish it immediately otherwise we would have drastic results, like what happened in America when they "freed the slaves" but forgot to give them the resources to advance economically and educationally. The result was about 100 more years of hidden slavery!

There is no verse in the Quran that orders enslaving people, but there are verses that orders freeing slaves. For example: to obtain forgiveness from some sins! The Quran tells the "owners" of the slaves to free them when 1) these slaves are able to support themselves and buy their reedom 2) these slaves WANT to be free.

If Islam had abolished slavery since the very beginning, while other nations continued to practice it, then it would have been very unjust to Muslims. In that age most prisoners of war ended up as slaves. So if Muslims freed their prisoners, while their enemies enslaved the Muslims, then it would have been encouraging to the enemy soldiers to attack the Muslims!

Regarding the Prohibition of interest. Maybe you don't know that Muahmmad, peace be upon him, was a successful businessman before Islam. His tribe was considered the most able merchants in all Arabia. They not only made business with Arabs, but even traveled far distances to Syria, Yemen, Ethopia, and Egypt to do their business. So one cannot say that Muhammad knew nothing about economy. He handled the economy of a new state very successfully, but this is not the space to talk about it.

The Muslim economy has its own interest-free practice and theory. Today there are Islamic banks and financial institutions that handle billions of dollars without the need for interest. The Islamic Finance industry is one of the most successful and is growing rapidly. So apparently, yes it works my friend!

Finally, Mr. U.S. Forever, I wonder if you ever read the novel of Salman Rushdie? You wrote his name as "Salmon" and if you don't know his name then I doubt that you really know anything about him! The novel he wrote was a third-class fiction and it cannot be used to prove anything. Since when are novels used to prove facts about religions?

Thanks everyone. Salaam!

Answer 4

Muslims believe that God revealed books to His messengers as proof for mankind and as guidance for them. Among these books is the Quran, which God revealed to the Prophet Muhammad . God has guaranteed the Quran’s protection from any corruption or distortion. God has said:

Indeed, We have sent down the Quran, and surely We will guard it (from corruption). (Quran, 15:9)

Answer 5

It's been a long time since I read the Quran, and I wasn't looking for fodder for any fights with Muslim believers, but to better understand, so I guess the answer would be no. I'm sure I could if I wanted to, it takes very little intelligence to cherry pick and twist someone's sacred book out of context.

Answer 6

Yes, two.
One is thematic. At the beginning of the Koran, the writings promote peace with all people of "the Book" this would mean Jews and Christians. At the time this was written, Muhammad knew that the Muslims were weak. the later writings declare that all you are not in "will of Alah" must die.

Two: Muslims claim Jesus as a prophet but not the Son of God. Their view must be wrong, you cannot have it both ways. A true prophet must always speak the truth. Jesus said he is the Son of God. so Islam is wrong for not recognizing Jesus for who he said he was or they are wrong for beliveing that a liar is a prophet.

By the way. Did you assume that no Christians had ever researched and read the Quran? If so, don't you think that is a little narrow minded of you?

Answer 7

I love to read. I have read the KJV from cover to cover, it is beautiful literature. I have even read James Joyce's Ulysses. I could not make any sense out of The Koran. My philosophy is that life is too short for bad books.

I have heard from several sources that The Koran is a tremendous work of poetry. Maybe in Arabic. In English it ain't.

Answer 8

Sure why Not.
In the Quran itself we find admission of such contradictions in that it claims for itself the right of “cancellation” or “abrogation.” Muhammad’s critics had complained that he sometimes contradicted himself, and so he taught that whenever a subsequent revelation contradicted a previous one, the second canceled or abrogated the first. Thus we read, “None of our revelations do We abrogate or cause to be forgotten but We substitute something better or the like. Knowest thou not that God hath power for all things?”—Sura 2:106; 16:101, Ali.
One of the more striking contradictions found in the Quran concerns itself with freedom of worship. On the one hand there are a number of expressions favoring religious liberty, such as, “Let there be no compulsion in religion.” And on the other hand, time and again expressions appear that indicate the direct opposite: “When the sacred months are passed, kill those that join other gods to God wherever ye find them; and seize them, besiege them, lie in wait for them with every kind of ambush: but if they shall convert, and observe prayer, and pay the obligatory alms, then let them go their way for God is gracious.” And again: “Fight for the cause of God against those who fight against you: Kill them wherever you find them. . . . Fight therefore until there be no more civil discord, and until the only worship be that of God,” or “until the temptation stops.”—Sura 2:186-190, 212, 213; 8:12; 9:5, 124.
Modern Muslims claim that the Quran teaches freedom of religion and advocates only defensive warfare, but can such expressions as “kill those that join other gods to God wherever you find them,” “but if they convert . . . let them go their way,” and “kill them . . . until the temptation stops” be construed as either defensive warfare or permitting freedom of religion? The very Arabic word jihad disproves such a contention, for it means, “A religious war against infidels or Mohammedan heretics.” (Webster) Many, many Muslims were slain by other Muslims because of religious differences. Certainly that does not spell out freedom of religion.
Then again, according to some verses the apostles of Jesus Christ were Muslims (that is, those “who surrender themselves to God”) ; and also Abraham: “neither Jew nor Christian; but he was sound in the faith, a Muslim.” (Sura 3:60; 5:48, 111, Rodwell) But according to Sura 39:14 (Rodwell), Muhammad was the first Muslim: “SAY: I am bidden to serve God with a sincere worship: and I am bidden to be the first of those who surrender themselves to him, (Muslims).”
Again, according to Sura 2:59 (Rodwell) salvation is for others besides Muslims: “Verily, they who believe (Muslims) and they who follow the Jewish religion, and the Christians, and the Sabeites,—whoever of these believeth in God and the last day, and doeth that which is right, shall have their reward with their Lord: fear shall not come upon them, neither shall they be grieved.”
But other parts of the Quran teach exactly the opposite: “Whoso desireth any other religion than Islam, that religion shall never be accepted from him, and in the next world he shall be among the lost.” “Infidels now are they who say, ‘God is the Messiah, Son of Mary!’ . . . Whoever shall join other gods with God, God shall forbid him the Garden, and his abode shall be the Fire. They surely are Infidels who say ‘God is the third of three,’ for there is no God but one God.” (Sura 3:79; 5:76, 77)

Answer 9

Few if any Christians have read the Q'uran...and no...there are no more contradictions than what is claimed of Christianity...it's pretty straight forward language based on what appears to be a combination of Christian and Jewish doctrines that were being taught at the time Mohammad walked the earth....

Answer 10

I haven't ? I don't even know what Quran means.

"I do know what John 3:16 means."

"For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."