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{{Main|Quran and the Descent of Iron Miracle|l1=Qur'an and the Descent of Iron Miracle}} | {{Main|Quran and the Descent of Iron Miracle|l1=Qur'an and the Descent of Iron Miracle}} | ||
This article analyzes the ‘iron sent down from heaven miracle’. A chief proponent of this | This article analyzes the ‘iron sent down from heaven miracle’. A chief proponent of this claim is Harun Yahya. | ||
There is nothing miraculous about surah 57:26 describing iron being ‘sent down’ by | There is nothing miraculous about surah 57:26 describing iron being ‘sent down’ by a deity. The ancient Egyptians already derived that concept three thousand years before Islam. They called iron “ba-en-pet” or ‘metal from heaven’. This concept was also shared by the ancient Mesopotamians. | ||
The term ‘anzala’ used to describe iron being ‘sent down’ is also used to describe cattle, garments, food, and the people of the book being ‘sent down’ by some deity. There is nothing to suggest that these too were not created in supernovae and sent down to earth. It is intellectually dishonest to assign a literal interpretation when referring to iron but figurative interpretations when referring to everything else without the evidence to distinguish when to use the literal as opposed to the figurative interpretation. | The term ‘anzala’ used to describe iron being ‘sent down’ is also used to describe cattle, garments, food, and the people of the book being ‘sent down’ by some deity. There is nothing to suggest that these too were not created in supernovae and sent down to earth. It is intellectually dishonest to assign a literal interpretation when referring to iron but figurative interpretations when referring to everything else without the evidence to distinguish when to use the literal as opposed to the figurative interpretation. | ||