From: Ken Bloom <kbloom@...>
Date: 2009-02-26T23:39:15+09:00
Subject: Re: What is the Qur’ân?

On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:04:35 -0800, al albani wrote:

> I know that my article is not related to this group ,but it might be
> useful. PLEASE read it.
> 
> The Qur’ân is the name given to Allah’s speech that He revealed to His
> servant and Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him); speech that is
> recited as an act of worship, is miraculous, and cannot be imitated by
> man. It is the name of Allah’s Book, and no other book is called by this
> name.
> 
> The connection between the Creator and his Creation is by way of His
> Messengers, and these Messengers only know what Allah wants from them by
> way of revelation, either directly or indirectly. The rational mind
> cannot dismiss the possibility of revelation, since nothing is difficult
> for the all-powerful Creator
> 
> revelation is a communication between two beings: one that speaks,
> commands, and gives, and another who is addressed, commanded, and
> receives. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) – as with every Prophet –
> never confused himself with the One who gave the revelation to him. As a
> human being, he felt his weakness before Allah, feared Allah’s wrath if
> he should disobey, and hoped for Allah’s mercy.
> 
> Proves why it is impossible that Mohammad (Pbuh) wrote the Quran : 1. No
> matter how brilliant or insightful a person might be, there is no way
> that he could discuss the happenings of nations lost to antiquity,
> issues of belief and Divine Law, the rewards and punishments of Heaven
> and Hell, and future events, all in such great detail without any
> contradiction and with a most perfect style and literary form. The
> Prophet (peace be upon him) had never once read a book nor met with any
> historian
> 2. The Qur’ân makes to the disbelievers a stern challenge that they will
> never be able to produce a chapter similar to it. Such a challenge would
> never have come from the Messenger (peace be upon him) 3. The Qur’ân, in
> some places, sternly rebukes Muhammad (peace be upon him) where he acted
> upon his own judgment in something and did not decide on what is best.
> The Qur’ân clarified the truth and showed the error of the Prophet
> (peace be upon him). 4. Many verses of the Qur’ân begin with the
> imperative verb “Say!” As a matter of fact, this occurs more than three
> hundred times, addressing Muhammad (peace be upon him) and directing him
> with respect to what he should say. He, thus, did not follow his own
> desires; he followed only what was revealed to him. 5. Complete harmony
> exists between what the Qur’ân says regarding the physical world and
> what has been discovered by modern science. This has been a source of
> amazement for a number of contemporary western researchers
> 
> For more information about Islam
> www.imanway1.com

Discussion of the Quran and other fake "holy" books is off topic for ruby-
talk. Take your discussion somewhere else. Only real holy books such as 
Pickaxe and Why's (poignant) guide may be discussed here. ;-)

--Ken

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Chanoch (Ken) Bloom. PhD candidate. Linguistic Cognition Laboratory.
Department of Computer Science. Illinois Institute of Technology.
http://www.iit.edu/~kbloom1/