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Other than the above, the Qur'an makes many claims about people and events described in pre-Islamic stories. It simply presumes or asserts that all of them were real historical figures and events. A few examples are: souls of Adam's descendants came out of his loins before their earthly birth,<ref>{{Quran-range|7|172|173}}</ref> Abraham initially built the Ka'aba in Mecca,<ref>{{Quran|2|127}}</ref> Moses rescued his followers from the pharaoh in Egypt, Satan inflicted Job (Ayub) with many punishments,<ref>{{Quran-range|38|41|44}}</ref> Allah gave the Psalms to David,<ref>{{Quran|4|163}}</ref> Jinns accepted Islam after listening to a Quranic recitation,<ref>{{Quran-range|72|1|4}}</ref> and so on. | Other than the above, the Qur'an makes many claims about people and events described in pre-Islamic stories. It simply presumes or asserts that all of them were real historical figures and events. A few examples are: souls of Adam's descendants came out of his loins before their earthly birth,<ref>{{Quran-range|7|172|173}}</ref> Abraham initially built the Ka'aba in Mecca,<ref>{{Quran|2|127}}</ref> Moses rescued his followers from the pharaoh in Egypt, Satan inflicted Job (Ayub) with many punishments,<ref>{{Quran-range|38|41|44}}</ref> Allah gave the Psalms to David,<ref>{{Quran|4|163}}</ref> Jinns accepted Islam after listening to a Quranic recitation,<ref>{{Quran-range|72|1|4}}</ref> and so on. | ||
Modern historians have rejected some of these stories outright; the rest of the stories either lack consensus to be accepted as truth or are dubbed as exaggerations (e.g. Moses). The burden of proof is on Allah, the Qur'an and Muslims. Unfortunately, they have been unable to provide any satisfactory proof for the same. | Modern historians have rejected some of these stories outright; the rest of the stories either lack consensus to be accepted as truth or are dubbed as exaggerations (e.g. Moses). The burden of proof is on Allah, the Qur'an and Muslims in the light of making such claims. Unfortunately, they have been unable to provide any satisfactory proof for the same. | ||