this is a rebuttal to the above article posted by Abul Kasem ...
this is how he begins his article ...
Abul Kasem wrote:January 8, 2009
A note to the readers:
In part one I wrote that verses 2:51 and 7:142 contradicted. However, the Qur’an says in both the verses that Moses appointment with Allah was for forty nights. Verse 2:51 clearly says forty nights. Yusuf Ali translates 7:142 in this manner (to be fair, please ignore Yusuf Ali’s insertions inside the parentheses):
7:142 YUSUFALI: We appointed for Moses thirty nights, and completed (the period) with ten (more): thus was completed the term (of communion) with his Lord, forty nights. And Moses had charged his brother Aaron (before he went up): “Act for me amongst my people: Do right, and follow not the way of those who do mischief.”
Ibn Kathir [http://www.qtafsir.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1115&Itemid=62] explains the ambiguity in this manner:
‘Allah reminds the Children of Israel of the guidance that He sent to them by speaking directly to Musa and revealing the Tawrah to him. In it, was their law and the details of their legislation. Allah stated here that He appointed thirty nights for Musa. The scholars of Tafsir said that Musa fasted this period, and when they ended, Musa cleaned his teeth with a twig. Allah commanded him to complete the term adding ten more days, making the total forty. When the appointed term finished, Musa was about to return to Mount Tur.’
This explanation is confusing. To say the least—could it that Allah’s instruction to Moses was to fast during night (forty nights in total) and seek audience with Allah during the day (forty days in total). It could be either. I chose the first option: that is Moses fasted during nights and met Allah during day.
Nevertheless, it appears ibn Kathir might be incorrect if we are to accept the original Arabic version of this verse.
I apologize to the readers for creating misunderstanding because of ibn Kathir’s tafsir.
it's good to see that Abul Kasem began his article by apologizing ...
for one of his many blunders in the previous article ...
Sura 3: al Imran (The Family of Imran)
3:2
Worship none but Allah; He is the ever living, and the sustainer of all things.
Contradiction: 12:100 says Allah allowed Joseph’s brethren and his parents to worship Joseph.
verse 3:2 says there is no god but Allah ...
whereas verse 12:100 speaks not of deifying but of mere prostration of the brethren of Prophet Joseph, as a symbol of their apology for all the wrong that they had done to him in the past ...
3:3
Allah sent the Qur’an to Muhammad (the ENTIRE Qur’an).
Contradiction: 17:106, 25:32 say Allah sent the Qur’an in stages.
just like your previous article ...
you have treacherously added the phrase (the ENTIRE Qur’an)
verse 3:3 says the Quran was revealed to Prophet Muhammad ...
& verse 17:106 says that the procedure of this revelation was in stages ...
so where is the contradiction b/w the two ... ??
3:7
Allah has sent down the Book. Only men of understanding will grasp the messages of the Qur’an; some verses are basic some are allegorical; perverse hearts follow allegorical verses to find hidden meanings to make discord; only Allah knows the hidden meanings of the Qur’an.
Contradiction: 16:103 says the Qur’an is in clear Arabic.
verse 3:7 says some of he verses in the Quran are allegorical ...
whereas verse 16:103 says that the language in the Quran is not foreign but obviously Arabic ...
3:18
Allah, His angels, and the knowledgeable people bear witness that none is to be worshipped except Him. Maintaining His creation is justice.
Contradiction: 12:100 says Allah allowed Joseph’s brethren and his parents to prostrate before (worship) Joseph.
verse 3:18 speaks of worshiping ...
whereas verse 12:100 speaks not of worship, but of mere prostration of the brethren of Prophet Joseph, as a symbol of their apology for all the wrong that they had done to him in the past ...
3:20
Muhammad’s duty is only to convey the messages of Allah. (Allah has sent Muhammad to the illiterate Arabs—ibn Kathir)
Contradiction: Allah says in 8:39 if the unbelievers do not convert to Islam fight them.
yeah verse 3:20 says that Prophet Muhammad's duty is to deliver the message ...
but what about those who tribulated the delivery of the message (Islam) with utmost toil ... ??
008.015
O ye who believe! When ye meet those who disbelieve in battle, turn not your backs to them.
008.030
Remember how the Unbelievers plotted against thee to keep thee in bonds, or slay thee, or get thee out (of thy home). They plot and plan, and Allah too plans; but the best of planners is Allah
008.036
The Unbelievers spend their wealth to hinder (man) from the path of Allah, and so will they continue to spend; but in the end they will have (only) regrets and sighs; at length they will be overcome: and the Unbelievers will be gathered together to Hell;
008.038
Tell those who disbelieve that if they cease (from persecution of believers) that which is past will be forgiven them; but if they return (thereto) then the example of the men of old hath already gone (before them, for a warning).
008.056
Those of them with whom thou madest a treaty, and then at every opportunity they break their treaty, and they keep not duty (to Allah)
Conclusion:
we can say, the Muslims were to fight those:
a) who met the Muslims in war
b) who plotted to kill Prophet Muhammad
c) who spent their resources against Islam to persecute the Muslims
d) who violated their treaties against the Muslims
hence those were to be faught who faught the Muslims
therefore 8:39 doesnt contradict 3:20 ...
3:33 34
Allah chose the families of Adam, Noah, Abraham, and Imran above all people.
Contradiction: 2:47, 45:16 17 say Allah favored the Children of Israel above all beings.
Contradiction: 3:42 says Allah preferred Mary above all women.
verse 3:33-34 says that most of the Prophets were linked to the families of the above mentioned Prophets ...
whereas verse 2:47 speaks of the favours granted to the Israelites by Allah, like a/c to the Quran, the Israelites are the only nation who were even sent food from the Heavens ...
& verse 3:42 simply speaks of the honour of Hazrat Mariyam to be the mother of Prophet Jesus ...
mind showing me the contradiction now ... ??
3:41: The angel (Gabriel) instructed Zachariya to remain silent for three days, communicating only through signs, and offering two prayers—in the evening and in the morning.
Contradiction: in 19:10 Allah commanded Zachariya to remain silent for three nights.
yeah verse 19:10 mentions 3 nights ...
& verse 3:41 speaks of 3 'ayyaam' meaning 3 days like Sunday, Monday etc, which includes the nights as well ...
or it may also be taken as 3 periods referring to 3 nights ...
either way it doesnt contradict verse 19:10 ...
3:42
Angels told Mary that she is chosen above women of nations.
Contradiction: 19:17 says one angel, as a man, spoke to Mary.
3:45
The angels told Maryam (Mary) that she would give birth to Jesus, a Word (manifestation) of Allah and Jesus will be held in great honor, and he will be nearest to Allah.
Contradiction: 19:17 says an angel, in the shape of a man, visited Mary.
these verses speak of different situations
what is verse 3:42 about ??
initially 2 angels were sent to Hazrat Maryam ...
they gave her the glad tidings of the birth of Prophet Jesus ...
what is verse 19:17 about ??
later on when Hazrat Maryam realized that she was bearing a baby in her womb ...
she moved away from her family & the ppl, there 1 angel was sent to her ...
019.016-017
Relate in the Book (the story of) Mary, when she withdrew from her family to a place in the East. She placed a screen (to screen herself) from them; then We sent her our angel, and he appeared before her as a man in all respects.
Conclusion:
hence 3:42 & 19:17 are about different occasions ...
3:45
The angels told Maryam (Mary) that she would give birth to Jesus, a Word (manifestation) of Allah and Jesus will be held in great honor, and he will be nearest to Allah.
Contradiction: in 21:98 Allah says all objects worshipped by men besides Allah will be in hell, i.e., Jesus will burn in hell.
well the verse says:
021.098
Surely you and what you worship besides Allah are the firewood of hell; to it you shall come.
doesnt this 'what' (ma in Arabic) refer to the non-living things ... ??
Prophet Jesus doesnt belong to that category for sure ...
so it should have been 'who/whom' (man in Arabic) to uphold your false claim ...
3:59
Allah created Adam from dust, Allah said ‘be’ and Adam was there; Jesus looked like Adam (as Allah made Jesus without a father He made him look like Adam, and because Adam had no father or mother, Allah created Adam from dust—ibn Kathir).
Contradiction: 38:71 says Allah created Adam out of wet clay..
Contradiction: 15:26 says Allah created Adam out of sounding (black burnt) clay and mud.
Contradiction: 38:75 says Allah created Adam with His two hands.
cant there be more than one ingredients for such a complex creation as man ?
3:67
Abraham was not a Jew, nor a Christian, but a Muslim (Hanif), and Muhammad is the nearest to Abraham.
Contradiction: Allah says in 6:14 that Muhammad was the first Muslim.
Contradiction: 7:143 says Moses was the first to believe in Islam.
Contradiction: 2:37 says Adam was the first Muslim.
Contradiction: 26:51 says some Egyptians were the first Muslims.
all the prophets were the first amongst their nation & in their era, to believe in Allah
so where the hell is the contradiction ... ??
3:78
Some Jews and Christians twisted Allah’s scriptures and passed them as Allah’s messages.
Contradiction: 6:34, 6:115 say none can alter the words of Allah.
verse 3:78 speaks of 'twisting' with the tongue, not 'changing'
3:85
Allah will not accept any religion other than Islam.
Contradiction: 2:62 says Allah will reward Christians, Jews and the Sabians.
the ppl would be rewarded a/c to their deeds ...
the following verse answers the issue beyond a shadow of doubt ...
099.007-008
Then shall anyone who has done an atom's weight of good, see it! And anyone who has done an atom's weight of evil, shall see it.
contd ....
