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| 23 Questions for Islam |
| 2006-09-18 |
| What matters now is not press reports about pieces of a German lecture by Benedict or the Musllim reaction. If we must answer “yes” to all, or any, of the following 23 questions about Islam, are we entitled, nay bound, to be very concerned indeed ? 1. Does Islam claim that every single word in the 6,234 verses of its Quran was not merely divinely inspired, or authorised, but actually dictated, in Arabic, directly by Allah Himself, and revealed over 22 years from 610 CE, and so is uncorrupted and unalterable ? It descended [nuzila] ready-made and complete from heaven. 2. Does Islam hold the “Principle of Abrogation” – Nasikh - [Quran 2:106] whereby later verses always over-ride and replace or cancel the earlier ? 3. Are the 14 later [Medina] chapters and over 1,600 verses in the Quran, from 622 CE to 632 CE, thus supreme and unchallengeable when they contradict the earlier Mecca ones ? 4. Are there some 164 later Medina verses [from 24 Surah, between Surah 2 and 76] favouring violent Jihad, Jihad Bis Saif, by the sword, or Holy War [Qital Fi Sabilillah], not merely Jihad-e-nafs or struggle against desires ? See list, and full texts, on answering-islam.org.uk, including 9:5 “slay the idolaters whereever you find them and take them captive”. And see www.quranbrowser.com/ for 10 different English translations of any verse. |
| Posted by:mcsegeek1 |
| #2 They will not answer unless you first convert. Catch-22. |
| Posted by: mojo 2006-09-18 12:51 |
| #1 No Quarter. False Religion. |
| Posted by: newc 2006-09-18 12:35 |