The Amazing Quran (part 7 of 9)

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Description: A series of articles compelling the reader to ponder over the marvels of the Quran.  Part 7: Catholic Church’s opinion of the Quran and the falsification tests relate to both the past and the present.

  • By Dr. Gary Miller (edited by www.islamhouse.com)
  • Published on 14 Jan 2013
  • Last modified on 04 Dec 2014
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NewCatholic Encyclopedia

AmazingQuran7.jpgItisthisverysortofthing-confrontingpeoplewithfacts-thathadcapturedtheattentionof manynon-MuslimsInfact,thereexistsaveryinterestingreferenceconcerningthissubjectin theNewCatholicEncyclopediaInanarticleunderthesubjectoftheQuran,theCatholic Church states:

“Overthecenturies,many theorieshavebeenoffered astotheoriginoftheQuran...  Today nosensiblemanacceptsany of thesetheories!!

Nowhereistheage-oldCatholicChurch,whichhasbeenaroundfor somany centuries, denyingthesefutileattemptstoexplainaway theQuran.

Indeed,theQuranisaproblemfortheCatholicChurch.  Itstatesthatitisrevelation,sothey studyitCertainly,they wouldlovetofindproofthatitisnot,buttheycannotTheycannotfind aviableexplanation.  Butatleastthey are reasonably honestintheirresearchanddonotacceptthefirst unsubstantiatedinterpretationwhichcomesalong.  TheChurch statesthatinfourteen centuriesithasnotyetbeenpresentedasensibleexplanation.  AtleastitadmitsthattheQuranisnotaneasysubjecttodismissCertainly,otherpeoplearemuch lesshonestThey quickly say, “Oh,theQurancamefromhereTheQurancamefromthere.And they donotevenexamine thecredibility of whatthey arestatingmostofthetime.

Of course,suchastatementby theCatholicChurchleavestheeveryday Christianin some difficultyItjustmay bethathehashisownideasastotheoriginoftheQuran,butasasingle memberof theChurch,hecannotreallyactuponhisowntheory.  Suchanactionwouldbe contrarytotheobedience,allegianceandloyalty whichtheChurchdemandsBy virtueofhis membership,hemustacceptwhattheCatholicChurchdeclareswithoutquestionand establishitsteachingsaspartofhiseveryday routine.  So,inessence,iftheCatholicChurchas awholeissaying,“DonotlistentotheseunconfirmedreportsabouttheQuran,thenwhatcan besaidabouttheIslamicpointofview?If evennon-Muslimsareadmittingthatthereis somethingtotheQuran-somethingthathastobeacknowledged-thenwhyarepeopleso stubbornanddefensiveandhostilewhenMuslimsadvancethevery sametheory?Thisis certainly somethingforthosewithamind tocontemplate-somethingtoponderforthoseof understanding!

Testimony of an Intellectual

Recently,theleadingintellectualintheCatholicChurch-amanbythenameofHans- studied theQuranandgavehisopinionofwhathehadreadThismanhasbeenaroundfor sometime,andheishighlyrespectedintheCatholicChurch,andaftercarefulscrutiny,he reportedhisfindings,concluding,“Godhasspokentomanthroughtheman,Muhammad.

Againthisisa conclusionarrivedatbyanon-Muslimsource-theveryleadingintellectualof theCatholicChurchhimself!

I donotthinkthatthePopeagreeswithhim,butnonetheless,theopinionofsuchanoted, reputedpublicfiguremustcarry someweightindefenseof theMuslimpositionHemustbe applaudedforfacingthereality thattheQuranisnotsomethingwhichcanbeeasily pushed asideandthat,infactGodisthesourceof thesewords.

Asisevidentfromtheaforementionedinformation,allof thepossibilitieshavebeenexhausted, sothechanceoffindinganotherpossibilityofdismissingtheQuranisnonexistent.

Burden of Proof on the Critic

If thebookisnotarevelation,thenitisadeception;andifitisadeception,onemustask, Whatisitsorigin?Andwheredoesitdeceiveus?Indeed,thetrueanswerstothesequestions shedlightontheQuransauthenticity andsilencethebitterunsubstantiated claimsof the unbelievers.

Certainly,ifpeoplearegoingtoinsistthattheQuranisadeception,thenthey mustbringforth evidencetosupportsuchaclaim.  Theburdenofproofisonthem,notus!Oneisnever supposedtoadvanceatheory withoutsufficientcorroboratingfacts;soI say tothem,“Show meonedeception!ShowmewheretheQurandeceivesme!Showme;otherwisedontsay thatitisadeception!

Origin of the Universe and Life

An interestingcharacteristicoftheQuran ishowitdealswithsurprisingphenomena which relatenotonlytothepastbuttomoderntimesaswellInessence,theQuranisnot anold problem.  Itisstillaproblem eventoday-aproblemtothenon-MuslimsthatisForeveryday, everyweek,everyyearbringsmoreandmoreevidencethattheQuranisaforcetobe contendedwith-thatitsauthenticityisnolongertobechallenged!Forexample,oneversein theQuran(Surahal-Anbiya21:30)reads:

Donottheunbelieversseethattheheavensand theearthwerejoinedtogether, thenWeclovethemasunder,andmadefromwatereverylivingthing? Willthey notthenbelieve?

Ironically,thisveryinformation isexactlywhatthey awarded the1973NoblePrizefor-toa coupleofunbelievers.

TheQuranrevealstheoriginof theuniverse-howitbeganfrom onepiece-andmankind continuestoverify thisrevelation,evenup tonowAdditionally,thefactthatalllifeoriginated fromwaterwouldnothavebeenaneasy thingtoconvincepeopleoffourteencenturiesago.  Indeed,if1400yearsagoyouhadstoodinthedesertandtoldsomeone,“Allofthis,yousee (pointingtoyourself),ismadeupofmostly water,”noonewouldhavebelievedyou.  Proofof thatwasnotavailableuntiltheinventionofthemicroscope.  They had towaittofindoutthat cytoplasm,thebasicsubstanceof thecell,ismade-up of80%waterNonetheless,the evidencedid come,andonceagaintheQuran stood thetestoftime.

Moreon FalsificationTest

Inreferencetothefalsificationtestsmentioned earlier,itisinterestingtonotethatthey,too, relatetoboththepast andthepresent.  SomeofthemwereusedasillustrationsofGods omnipotenceandknowledge,whileotherscontinuetostandaschallengestothepresent dayAnexampleoftheformeristhestatementmadeintheQuranaboutAbuLahabIt clearlyillustratesthatGod,theKnowerof theUnseen,knewthatAbuLahabwouldnever changehiswaysandacceptIslamThusGoddictated thathewouldbecondemned tothe Hellfireforever.  SuchachapterwasbothanillustrationofGodsdivinewisdomandawarning tothosewhowerelikeAbu Lahab.

People of the Book

An interestingexampleofthelattertypeoffalsificationtestscontainedintheQuran istheverse whichmentionstherelationship betweentheMuslimsandtheJewsTheverseiscarefulnotto narrowitsscopetotherelationshipbetweenindividualmembersofeachreligion,butrather,it summarizestherelationshipbetweenthetwogroupsofpeopleasawholeInessence,the Quran statesthattheChristianswillalwaystreattheMuslimsbetterthantheJewswilltreatthe MuslimsIndeed,thefullimpactofsuchastatementcanonly befeltaftercareful considerationof therealmeaningofsuchaverseItistruethatmanyChristiansandmany JewshavebecomeMuslims,butasa whole,theJewishcommunityhas clearly shown its hostility toIslamAdditionally,very fewpeoplerealizewhatsuchanopendeclarationinthe QuraninvitesInessence,itisaneasy chancefortheJewstoprovethattheQuranisfalse- thatitisnotadivinerevelationAllthey havetodoisorganizethemselves,treattheMuslims nicelyforafewyearsandthen say,Nowwhatdoesyourholy booksay aboutwhoareyour bestfriendsintheworld-theJewsortheChristians?LookwhatweJewshavedoneforyou!

ThatisalltheyhavetodotodisprovetheQuransauthenticity,yetthey havenotdoneitin 1400yearsBut,asalways,theoffer stillstandsopen!

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