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Seeing as back fourteen centuries ago people probably did not understand much about time zones, the Qur'an's statements about this subject are considerably surprising. The concept that one family is having breakfast as the sun comes up while another ...

Seeing as back fourteen centuries ago people proba...

In addition to the subject of bees, the Qur'an also discusses the sun and the manner in which it travels through space. Again, a person can guess on that subject. When the sun moves through space, there are two options: it can travel just as a stone ...

In addition to the subject of bees, the Qur'an als...

In the 16th chapter (Surah an-Nahl 16:68-69) the Qur'an mentions that the female bee leaves its home to gather food. Now, a person might guess on that, saying, "The bee that you see flying around - it could be male, or it could be female. I think I w...

In the 16th chapter (Surah an-Nahl 16:68-69) the Q...

An interesting example of the latter type of falsification tests contained in the Qur'an is the verse which mentions the relationship between the Muslims and the Jews. The verse is careful not to narrow its scope to the relationship between individua...

An interesting example of the latter type of falsi...

All of the examples so far given concerning the various angles from which one can approach the Qur'an have undoubtedly been subjective in nature; however, there does exist another angle, among others, which is objective and whose basis is mathematica...

All of the examples so far given concerning the va...

An interesting characteristic of the Qur'an is how it deals with surprising phenomena which relate not only to the past but to modern times as well. In essence, the Qur'an is not and old problem. It is still a problem even today - a problem to the no...

An interesting characteristic of the Qur'an is how...

If the book is not a revelation, then it is a deception; and if it is a deception, one must ask, "What is its origin? And where does it deceive us?" Indeed, the true answers to these questions shed light on the Qur'an's authenticity and silence the b...

If the book is not a revelation, then it is a dece...

It must be stressed here that the Qur'an is accurate about many, many things, but accuracy does not necessarily mean that a book is a divine revelation. In fact, accuracy is only one of the criteria for divine revelations. For instance, the telephone...

It must be stressed here that the Qur'an is accura...

Another example of people's use of this weak stance can be found in the Meccan's explanation of the source of Mohammed's message. They used to say, "The devils bring Mohammed that Qur'an!" But just as with every suggestion made, the Qur'an gives the ...

Another example of people's use of this weak stanc...

Another example of the confidence which Mohammed (pbuh&hf) had in his own Prophethood and consequently in the divine protection of himself and his message is when he left Mecca and hid in a cave with Abu Bakr during their emigration to Medina. The tw...

Another example of the confidence which Mohammed (...

Prophet Mohammed (pbuh&hf) had an uncle by the name of Abu Lahab. This man hated Islam to such an extent that he used to follow the Prophet around in order to discredit him. If Abu Lahab saw the Prophet (pbuh&hf) speaking to a stranger, he would wait...

Prophet Mohammed (pbuh&hf) had an uncle by the nam...

A few years ago, a group of men collected all of the verses in the Qur'an which discuss embryology - the growth of the human being in the womb. They said, "Here is what the Qur'an says. Is it the truth?" In essence, they took the advice of the Qur'an...

A few years ago, a group of men collected all of t...

As a matter of fact, a great deal of the Qur'an came in answer to questions. Someone would ask Mohammed (pbuh&hf) a question, and the revelation would come with the answer to it. Certainly, if one is crazy and believes that an angel put words in his ...

As a matter of fact, a great deal of the Qur'an ca...

I suggest to you that the next time you get into dispute with someone about Islam and he claims that he has the truth and that you are in darkness, you leave all other arguments at first and make this suggestion. Ask him, "Is there any falsification ...

I suggest to you that the next time you get into d...

A truly scientific approach to the Qur'an is possible because the Qur'an offers something that is not offered by other religious scriptures, in particular, and other religions, in general. It is what scientists demand. Today there are many people who...

A truly scientific approach to the Qur'an is possi...

If one assumes that the Qur'an is the product of a man's mind, then one would expect it to reflect some of what was going on in the mind of the man who "composed" it. In fact, certain encyclopaedias and various books claim that the Qur'an was the pro...

If one assumes that the Qur'an is the product of a...

Another example of what one might expect to find in an "old book" that touches upon the subject of health or medicine is outdated remedies or cures. Various historical sources state that the Prophet (pbuh&hf) gave some advice about health and hygiene...

Another example of what one might expect to find i...

Many centuries before the onset of Mohammed's Prophethood, there was a well-known theory of atomism advanced by the Greek philosopher, Democritus. He and the people who came after him assumed that matter consists of tiny, indestructible, indivisible ...

Many centuries before the onset of Mohammed's Prop...

Some years ago, the story came to us in Toronto about a man who was in the merchant marine and made his living on the sea. A Muslim gave him a translation of the Qur'an to read. The merchant marine knew nothing about the history of Islam but was inte...

Some years ago, the story came to us in Toronto ab...

The only difference between us and the advocates of historical materialism is that according to historical materialism it is production instruments which bring exploitation into existence and create a system conducive to it, whereas we do not believe...

The only difference between us and the advocates o...

This is the viewpoint the correctness of which has been proved by human experience over history. In contrast to it, is how the materialistic revolutionaries interpret the social contradiction or the social conflict. Because of his being a European Ma...

This is the viewpoint the correctness of which has...