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{{Quote|{{Quran|25|32}}|And those who disbelieve say: "Why is not the Quran revealed to him all at once?" thus, that you may strengthen your heart thereby. And we have revealed it to you gradually, in stages.}} | {{Quote|{{Quran|25|32}}|And those who disbelieve say: "Why is not the Quran revealed to him all at once?" thus, that you may strengthen your heart thereby. And we have revealed it to you gradually, in stages.}} | ||
=== | ===Is the Quran clear?=== | ||
Yes | |||
{{Quote|{{Quran|11|1}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|11|1}}| | ||
(This is) a Book, whose verses are made decisive, then are they made plain, from the Wise, All-aware:}} | (This is) a Book, whose verses are made decisive, then are they made plain, from the Wise, All-aware:}} | ||
No | |||
{{Quote|{{Quran|3|7}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|3|7}}| | ||
He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: In it are verses basic or fundamental (of established meaning); they are the foundation of the Book: others are allegorical. But those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part thereof that is allegorical, seeking discord, and searching for its hidden meanings, but no one knows its hidden meanings except Allah. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: "We believe in the Book; the whole of it is from our Lord:" and none will grasp the Message except men of understanding. }} | He it is Who has sent down to thee the Book: In it are verses basic or fundamental (of established meaning); they are the foundation of the Book: others are allegorical. But those in whose hearts is perversity follow the part thereof that is allegorical, seeking discord, and searching for its hidden meanings, but no one knows its hidden meanings except Allah. And those who are firmly grounded in knowledge say: "We believe in the Book; the whole of it is from our Lord:" and none will grasp the Message except men of understanding. }} | ||
No, letters such as those at the start have an incomprehensible meaning | |||
{{Quote|{{Quran|2|1}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|2|1}}| | ||
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We know indeed that they say, "It is a man that teaches him." The tongue of him they wickedly point to is notably foreign, while this is Arabic, pure and clear. . }} | We know indeed that they say, "It is a man that teaches him." The tongue of him they wickedly point to is notably foreign, while this is Arabic, pure and clear. . }} | ||
No, | No, because it contains ''qistas'' (a foreign word) | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|17|35}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|17|35}}| | ||
Give full measure when ye measure, and weigh '''with a balance''' (بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِ) that is straight: that is the most fitting and the most advantageous in the final determination }} | Give full measure when ye measure, and weigh '''with a balance''' (بِٱلْقِسْطَاسِ) that is straight: that is the most fitting and the most advantageous in the final determination }} | ||
No, al-sijjil (foreign word) | No, because it contains ''al-sijjil'' (a foreign word) | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|15|74}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|15|74}}| | ||
And We turned (the cities) upside down, and rained down on them brimstones hard as '''baked clay''' (سِجِّيلٍ) }} | And We turned (the cities) upside down, and rained down on them brimstones hard as '''baked clay''' (سِجِّيلٍ) }} | ||
=== | ===Does Allah change or abrogate his words?=== | ||
No | No | ||
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==Miscellaneous== | ==Miscellaneous== | ||
===When did Pharaoh command killing of baby boys?=== | ===When did 'the Pharaoh' command the killing of baby boys?=== | ||
When | When Moses was a prophet | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|40|25}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|40|25}}| | ||
And when he brought them the Truth from Our presence, they said: Slay the sons of those who believe with him, and spare their women. But the plot of disbelievers is in naught but error. }} | And when he brought them the Truth from Our presence, they said: Slay the sons of those who believe with him, and spare their women. But the plot of disbelievers is in naught but error. }} | ||
When | When Moses was an infant | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|20|39}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|20|39}}| | ||
Throw (the child) into the chest, and throw (the chest) into the river: the river will cast him up on the bank, and he will be taken up by one who is an enemy to Me and an enemy to him': But I cast (the garment of) love over thee from Me: and (this) in order that thou mayest be reared under Mine eye. }} | Throw (the child) into the chest, and throw (the chest) into the river: the river will cast him up on the bank, and he will be taken up by one who is an enemy to Me and an enemy to him': But I cast (the garment of) love over thee from Me: and (this) in order that thou mayest be reared under Mine eye. }} | ||
===How many Thamud killed the she-camel?=== | ===How many of ''Thamud'' killed the divine she-camel?=== | ||
One | One | ||
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So they hamstrung the she-camel,}} | So they hamstrung the she-camel,}} | ||
===Did Pagan Meccans get revelation before Muhammad?=== | ===Did the Pagan Meccans get revelation before Muhammad?=== | ||
No | No | ||
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And every nation had a messenger}} | And every nation had a messenger}} | ||
===Was the Pharaoh killed?=== | ===Was 'the Pharaoh' killed?=== | ||
No | No | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|10|90}}|We took the Children of Israel across the sea: Pharaoh and his hosts followed them in insolence and spite. At length, when overwhelmed with the flood, he said: "I believe that there is no god except Him Whom the Children of Israel believe in: I am of those who submit (to Allah in Islam)." | {{Quote|{{Quran-range|10|90|92}}|We took the Children of Israel across the sea: Pharaoh and his hosts followed them in insolence and spite. At length, when overwhelmed with the flood, he said: "I believe that there is no god except Him Whom the Children of Israel believe in: I am of those who submit (to Allah in Islam)." (It was said to him): "Ah now!- But a little while before, wast thou in rebellion!-and thou didst mischief (and violence)! This day shall We save thee in the body, that thou mayest be a sign to those who come after thee! but verily, many among mankind are heedless of Our Signs!"}} | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|17|102}}|Moses said, "Thou knowest well that these things have been sent down by none but the Lord of the heavens and the earth as eye-opening evidence: and I consider thee indeed, O Pharaoh, to be one doomed to destruction!"}} | Yes{{Quote|{{Quran|17|102}}|Moses said, "Thou knowest well that these things have been sent down by none but the Lord of the heavens and the earth as eye-opening evidence: and I consider thee indeed, O Pharaoh, to be one doomed to destruction!"}} | ||
Yes | Yes | ||
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{{Quote|{{Quran|17|103}}|So he resolved to remove them from the face of the earth: but We did drown him and all who were with him.}} | {{Quote|{{Quran|17|103}}|So he resolved to remove them from the face of the earth: but We did drown him and all who were with him.}} | ||
===How long did it take to destroy Aad tribe?=== | ===How long did it take to destroy the ''Aad'' tribe?=== | ||
One day | One day | ||
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So We sent against them a furious Wind through days of disaster, that We might give them a taste of a Penalty of humiliation in this life; but the Penalty of a Hereafter will be more humiliating still: and they will find no help. }} | So We sent against them a furious Wind through days of disaster, that We might give them a taste of a Penalty of humiliation in this life; but the Penalty of a Hereafter will be more humiliating still: and they will find no help. }} | ||
A week | A little more than a week | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|69|7}}| | {{Quote|{{Quran|69|7}}| | ||