When discussing Islam with Muslims sooner or later we all come across some strange and wonderful leaps of thought, and you don't know if you should laugh or cry...
Most revolve around broadening or narrowing definitions or concepts to fit in with Islamic teachings....
Here are some I saw recently....
Discussion: The story of Dhul Qarnayn are re-told versions of part of a Hellenistic collection of folk tales which are found, the so-called Alexander Romance.
Response: These texts are newer than the Qur'an, so that could not be true.
Reply: links showing the oldest versions, including one in Aristotle...
Response, but because they have been revised they cannot be a source for the Qur'an...
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Discussion: there were no coins or weights called Dirham in use in 1800BC in Egypt. Archaeological evidence for first use of a dirham.
Response: Egyptians weighed things. They traded, They paid for things. Therefore they used Dirhams.
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discussion: the barrier of gog and magog.. where is it?
response: it no longer exists
reply: as the quran says when it disappears, on that day judgement day will happen. Why are we still here?
response: "On that day" does not mean "that day"...
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Discussion: sources used by Mohammed used... text similarities etc...
Response: similarity does not mean plagiarism. Therefore biblical texts are corrupt and the Qur'an is 100% divine and accurate, because and angel dictated it. It says that in the Qur'an, and that one is 100% divine and accurate, so it must be true....
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discussion: Crucifixion was not used as a form of capital punishment in Egypt. (invention later, in Persia)
response: they used impalement. That is the same thing.
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