The Qur'an is the sacred book of
Islam. It is supposed to be a perfect book, inspired, and flawless.
Would you expect the following quotes from an inspired and flawless
book?All quotes from the Qur'an, unless otherwise specified, are
from Yusuf Ali.
. It
is not good to enter a house from the back
. "They ask thee concerning
the New Moons. Say: They are but signs to mark fixed periods of
time in (the affairs of) men, and for Pilgrimage. It is no virtue
if ye enter your houses from the back: It is virtue if ye fear
Allah. Enter houses through the proper doors: And fear Allah:
That ye may prosper," (2:189).
. Cities (Sodom and Gomorrah)
are turned upside down - literally!
. "(The Messengers)
said: "O Lut! We are Messengers from thy Lord! By no means
shall they reach thee! now travel with thy family while yet a
part of the night remains, and let not any of you look back: but
thy wife (will remain behind): To her will happen what happens
to the people. Morning is their time appointed: Is not the morning
nigh?...When Our Decree issued, We turned (the cities) upside
down, and rained down on them brimstones hard as baked clay, spread,
layer on layer," (11:81-82)
. "And We turned (the
cities) upside down, and rained down on them brimstones hard as
baked clay," (15:74).
. A boy and his dog sleep
for 309 years in a cave.
. "Such (being their
state), we raised them up (from sleep), that they might question
each other. Said one of them, "How long have ye stayed (here)?"
They said, "We have stayed (perhaps) a day, or part of a
day." (At length) they (all) said, "Allah (alone) knows
best how long ye have stayed here...So they stayed in their Cave
three hundred years, and (some) add nine (more)," (18:19,25).
. The sun set in a pool
of murky water
. "Until, when he reached
the setting of the sun, he found it set in a spring of murky water:
Near it he found a People: We said: "O Zul-qarnain! (thou
hast authority,) either to punish them, or to treat them with
kindness." (18:86, Yusuf Ali, translation).
. Jesus spoke while in
the cradle
. " But she pointed
to the babe. They said: "How can we talk to one who is a
child in the cradle?" 30He said: "I am indeed a servant
of Allah: He hath given me revelation and made me a prophet,"
(19:29-30).
. King Solomon learned
the speech of birds
. "And
Solomon was David's heir. He said: "O ye people! We have
been taught the speech of birds, and on us has been bestowed (a
little) of all things: this is indeed Grace manifest (from Allah.)"
(27:16).
. "And Solomon was
David's heir. And he said: O mankind! Lo! we have been taught
the language of birds, and have been given (abundance) of all
things. This surely is evident favour," (27:16, Pickthall,
trans.).
. Ants can speak
. "At length, when
they came to a (lowly) valley of ants, one of the ants said: "O
ye ants, get into your habitations, lest Solomon and his hosts
crush you (under foot) without knowing it," (27:18).
. "Till, when they
reached the Valley of the Ants, an ant exclaimed: O ants! Enter
your dwellings lest Solomon and his armies crush you, unperceiving,"
(27:18, Pickthal, trans.).
. Allah made seven heavens
and seven earths
. "Allah
is He Who created seven Firmaments and of the earth a similar
number. Through the midst of them (all) descends His Command:
that ye may know that Allah has power over all things, and that
Allah comprehends, all things in (His) Knowledge," (65:12)
. Shooting stars are
for driving away evil spirits
. And we have, (from of old), adorned the lowest heaven with Lamps,
and We have made such (Lamps) (as) missiles to drive away the
Evil Ones, and have prepared for them the Penalty of the Blazing
Fire, (67:5).
. The soul exits through
the collar-bone when leaving the body.
. "Yea, when (the soul)
reaches to the collar-bone (in its exit), 27And there will be
a cry, "Who is a magician (to restore him)?" 28And he
will conclude that it was (the Time) of Parting,: (75:26-28).
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