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Interesting quotes from the Qur'an
by Matt Slick (/matt-slick)
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 and can be fou nd at the Qur'an online
(http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/quran/) .
1. It is not good to enter a house from the back
A. "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).
2. Cities (Sodom and Gomorrah) are turned upside down -
literally!
A. "(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)
B. "And We turned (the cities) upside down, and rained down on
them brimstones hard as baked
clay," (15:74).
3. A boy and his dog sleep for 309 years in a cave.
A. "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).
4. The sun set in a pool of murky water
A. "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).
5. Jesus spoke while in the cradle
A. " But she pointed to the babe. They said: "How can we talk to
one who is a child in the
cradle?"30
He said: "I am indeed a servant of Allah: He hath given me
revelation and made me a
prophet," (19:29-30).
6. King Solomon learned the speech of birds
A. "And Solomon was David's heir. He said: "O ye people! We have
been taught the speech ofbirds, and on us has been bestowed (a
little) of all things: this is indeed Grace manifest (from
Allah.)" (27:16).
B. "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.).
7. Ants can speak
A. "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).
B. "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.).
8. Allah made seven heavens and seven earths
A. "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)
9. Shooting stars are for driving away evil spirits
A. 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).
10. The soul exits through the collar-bone when leaving the
body.
A. "Yea, when (the soul) reaches to the collar-bone (in its
exit),27
And 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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