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- This is a sub-article to Qur'an and Islamic view of miracles.
Muslims consider the Qur'an, the holy book of Islam, as the word of God and a miracle.[1] There are many miracles claimed in connection with Qur'an, either recorded in the Qur'an itself or believed by some Muslims about the book.
Qur'an as a miracle
The Qur'an claims that it has been created in miraculous way as a revelation from Allah (God), as a perfect copy of what was written in heaven and existed there from all eternity.[2] Therefore the verses of the book are referred to as ayat, which also means "a miracle" in the Arabic language.[3]
The Quran claims that Muhammad was illiterate and neither read a book nor wrote a book ([Qur'an 7:157], [Qur'an 29:48]) and that he did not know about past events nor could he have possibly known the scientific facts that are mentioned in the Quran.([Qur'an 3:44], [Qur'an 11:49], [Qur'an 28:44]).[4] This is used as an argument in favor of the divine origin of the book. On the other side, some scholars have stated that the claim about Muhammad's illiteracy is based on weak traditions and that it is not convincing. [5][6]
Claimed miracles in Qur'an
Qur'an records many miraculous events which happened or are about to happen, most notably the divine judgement of souls of dead people and their heavenly rewards or suffering in hell.[7] Muhammad, as believed by critics, was influenced by older Jewish and Christian traditions, and therefore included many of the wonders known from the Bible into the Quran.[8]
Ahmad Dallal, Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Georgetown University, writes that many modern Muslims believe that the Qur'an does make scientific statements, however many classical Muslim commentators and scientists, notably al-Biruni, assigned to the Qur'an a separate and autonomous realm of its own and held that the Qur'an "does not interfere in the business of science nor does it infringe on the realm of science."[9] These medieval scholars argued for the possibility of multiple scientific explanation of the natural phenomena, and refused to subordinate the Qur'an to an ever-changing science.[9] The alleged miracles in the Qur’an are usually classified into areas such as scientific or literary.
List of Miracles in the Quran
"Then He [God] turned to the heavens, and it was in a gaseous state. And said to it, and the earth; “Come into existence, willingly or unwillingly.” They said, “We come willingly.” " (41:11)
The planets, stars, and all other celestial bodies were all made of gaseous substances which condensed to form the celestial objects.
"In the lowest part of the earth..." (30:3)
The verse refers to a battle between the Byzantines and Persians near the Dead Sea. At that time, it would have been impossible to know that the Dead Sea was indeed the lowest point on Earth except by some divine knowledge.
Opinions
Maurice Bucaille, in regard to writing his book “The Bible, The Quran and Science”, said, “My reason for doing this was that our knowledge of these disciplines is such, that it is impossible to explain how a text produced at the time of the Qur'an could have contained ideas that have only been discovered in modern times” and “There is indeed no human work prior to modern times that contains statements which were equally in advance of the state of knowledge at the time of they appeared and which might be compared to the Qur'an.”[10][11] William Campbell criticizes Maurice saying he finds his own translations of the qur'an using meanings not found in dictionaries.[12]
Notes
- ^ F. Tuncer, "International Conferences on Islam in the Contemporary World", March 4-5, 2006, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, U.S.A., p. 95-96
- ^ Wilson, Christy: "The Qur'an" in A Lion Handbook The World's Religion, p. 315
- ^ Wilson, ibid.
- ^ F. Tuncer, ibid
- ^ William Montgomery Watt, "Muhammad's Mecca", Chapter 3: "Religion In Pre-Islamic Arabia", p. 26-52
- ^ Maxime Rodinson, "Mohammed", translated by Anne Carter, p. 38-49, 1971
- ^ Wilson, ibid.
- ^ Wilson, p. 316
- ^ a b Ahmad Dallal, Encyclopedia of the Qur'an, Quran and science
- ^ The Quran and Modern Science
- ^ The Quran and Modern Science
- ^ Campbell, page 184.
References
- (1993) A Lion Handbook The World's Religion. Lion Publishing plc. ISBN 0-85648-187-4.
- Ibrahim, I.A (1997). A Brief Illustrated Guide to Understanding Islam. Darussalam. ISBN 9960-34-011-2.
See also
External links
- Koran and Nature's Testimony
- The Quran Miracles Encyclopedia
- Exploring The Scientific Miracle of The Qur'an
- Medical Miracles of the Quran
- Quran: The Living Miracle
- Harunyahya.com
- Thewaytotruth.org
- Answering-Islam.org: critique of muslim claims of miracles
- Answering-Christianity.com: Counter-criticism of Answering-Islam's arguements
- Quran-miracle.info
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