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by AntigoneRising on June 26th, 2007
No, it is not.
"So let man consider from what he is created. He is created from a gushing fluid That issued from between the loins and ribs." 86:5-7
I would hope we all are aware of where sperm originates. It is not, in fact, the fluid that creates anything, but the joining of two gametes (sperm and egg). WE know this, but the ancient Greek physicians from whom Mohammed derived this information did not.
Other scientific contradictions can be found in the following links, although they are by no means exhaustive.
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/quran/science/long.html
http://amalid.com/Islam/
http://www.infidels.org/library/modern/richard_carrier/islam.html
http://www.amazon.com/How-Greek-Science-Passed-Arabs/dp/0710307470
http://www.bible.ca/islam/islam-myths-embryology.htm
by Sgt Churba - Rational Response Squad on June 11th, 2007
No Religious Text is in total agreement with Science - Because Religion wants for a god and the supernatural, whereas Science Deals in Fact.
by The Anonymous One on June 25th, 2008
Holy Quran is in total agreement with modern scientific data? Yes, and to prove my point. I bet you cannot find just one scientific contradiction in the Quran.
by singwell-is off researching a lot on June 26th, 2007
Although there are claims that it is, there are just a few generalised agreements.
by Alidaas on June 11th, 2007
If one tries to understand the esoteric meaning of Koran, he cannot but get convinced that Koran is in total agreement with Science. The fundamentalist Muslims have failed to comprehend the essence conveyed in Koran and hence, are implementing in their daily lives the superficial meaning of the verses of Koran which do not always synchronize with Science.
by Natylino121 on June 11th, 2007
Throughout ages, mankind has undergone numerous changes, and passing through repeated stages of development and growth, it has attained a more comprehensive awareness of the mysteries of creation. Nonetheless, the Quran has at all times retained its proud and dignified presence on the stage of human history and scientific discoveries.
Dr. Maurice Bucaille, the French scientist, writes as follows: “A crucial fact is that the Quran, while inviting us to cultivate science, itself contains many observations on natural phenomena and includes explanatory details which are seen to be in total agreement with modern scientific data...... These scientific considerations, which are very specific to the Quran, greatly surprised me first. Up until then, I had not thought it possible for one to find so many statements in a text compiled more than thirteen centuries ago referring to extremely diverse subjects and all of them totally in keeping with modern scientific knowledge. .....
A thorough linguistic knowledge is not in itself sufficient to understand these verses from the Quran. What is needed along with this is a highly diversified knowledge of Science. .....
The hypothesis advanced by those who see Muhammad as the author of Quran is quite untenable. How could a man, from being illiterate, become the most important author, in terms of literary merit, in the whole of Arabic literature? How could he then pronounce truths of a scientific nature that no other human being could possibly have developed at the time, and all this without once making the slightest error in his pronouncements on the subject?
“The ideas in this study are developed from a purely scientific point of view. They lead to the conclusion that it is inconceivable from a human being living in the seventh century A.D. To have made statements in the Quran on a great variety of subjects that do not belong to his period and for them to be in keeping with what was to be known only centuries later. For me, there can be no human explanation to the Quran”.
by Cs01kh on March 31st, 2008
This is a very poor question. There is no book that will be in total agreement with modern scientific data (- even the best encyclopaedia will contain data that does not match modern scientific data after a few years).
The Holy Quran, though perfect, will seem imperfect because:
- Imperfect & biased human knowledge & understanding tends to be taken as the correct data rather than the information that is not understood fully (e.g. the world is flat was took as correct and the Koran that said the earth was round was took as incorrect on this grounds)
- Modern scientific data is flawed and incomplete (though we may think it is complete/correct) and so the the Book and data will not match (though the book and the world match)
by borasalama on January 23rd, 2008
There isn't any other religious scripture before the HQ that is more in agreement with modern science.
A French surgeon started off with the usual skepticism so why not have a read through his book. The English translation of the book can be examined at http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Books/MB_BQS/default.htm
Another person visited http://www.bigissueground.com/atheistground/asadi-koranscience.shtml and recommends that you should visit the site and read the whole page, not just skim over it. According to him ‘it is some fascinating stuff. It talks about the big bang, evolution, embryology, space, bugs and all that. If you are science minded, I think you will be at least intrigued to research. If you are religiously minded, maybe it will allow you to see Islam in a new light.’
In the video below a medical doctor points out statements in the HQ in the fields of embryology, geology, astronomy etc. which are confirmed by modern science.
It is common knowledge that inspired by the HQ Muslims led the world in scientific inquiry and exploration for many centuries during the Middle Ages. When Europe slid into the 'Dark Ages' as a result of the Church's opposition to reasoning and scientific enquiry it was Islam's lead in science, medicine, art, astronomy, mathematics, technology and other areas of study that put Europe on the path to its 'Renaissance' Some of the concepts and words you might be using today come from that lead. Words such as Alchemy, Almanac, Atlas, Algebra, Algorithm, Alcohol, Antimony, Apricot, Admiral, Alkali, Alcove, Amber and many more. Why, even the numbers you and I use stem from that lead hence the name Arabic numerals. Try to have an objective look and see what you make of these sites:
http://islam.about.com/library/weekly/aa092300a.htm
http://iaw.org.uk.dnstemplate.com/virtual.shtml
http://www.harunyahya.com/c_miracles_quran.php
http://www.miraclesofthequran.com/
http://www.witness-pioneer.org/vil/Books/MB_BQS/default.htm
http://www.isb.org.uk/virtual/pages/broadvc/vc.html
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by LuckyLefty on January 22nd, 2008
yes, for now and the "data" to come in the future
by AMISHAH99 on January 22nd, 2008
The holy Qur'an explained how the human was created Allah says : (Does Man think that he will be left uncontrolled, (without purpose)* Was he not a drop of sperm emitted (in lowly form)* Then did he become a leech like clot; then did (Allah) make and fashion (him) in due proportion* And of him He made two sexes, male and female* Has not He, (the same), the power to give life to the dead?) SURAH AL QIYAMAH(36.40)
by Dr Jones on May 5th, 2009
This is a question rather than an answer.As a Muslim, do you think there are Scientific errors in the Bible? If so could you give a couple of examples? For example, do you think the Bible teaches a flat Earth?
by Dr Jones on April 4th, 2009
I do not think so.Here is a picture of the Universe according to the Koran.
by call_me_ishmael on June 15th, 2011
*prods your question with a stick* whoa, it's still alive!!
What is the prophet mohammed's flight in the quran called?
by Answerbag Staff on May 7th, 2011
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Why should I read the Qur'ān?
by AnonymousGirl on May 16th, 2011
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Is burning the Bible any different than burning the Qur'an?
by mike_70 on April 4th, 2011
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Who is to blamed for the death of UN staff in Afghanistan over the burning of the Qur'an ?
by mike_70 on April 9th, 2011
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Why do the students in Pakistan madrassas rock back and forth while reciting the Qu'ran?
by mike_70 on May 6th, 2011
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Hey, thanks for the downrate. Care to point out where my answer is inaccurate? Does the Koran not say that? Does sperm not actually come from testicles? What's the problem?
by AntigoneRising on June 26th, 2007
I gave you +3 to make up for the other person. :)
by Magenta on June 26th, 2007
Me too.
by Amorphous Blob on July 18th, 2007
NB: capitals is NOT shouting, it is emphasising an important word
Though I have not read the web pages you have provided, I am referring directly to YOUR quote.
you wrote, "So let man consider from what he is created. He is created from a gushing fluid That issued from between the loins and ribs." 86:5-7
That is a flawed translation (that you most probably copied) that I see on many web pages that campaign against Islam and the Koran. I can read and understand both English and Arabic (though my ability to explain my self can be weak), and I went directly to the location that you referred to, to see what was written. this is the literal translation (- please note 'x'):
"now let man see from were created,
he created from water pushed,
it leaves from between x and the ribs"
- x can refer to Center or Heart or Innermost, (some may say backbone & ribs).
To Be Continued
by Cs01kh on March 31st, 2008
1st thing 1st. it does not say gushing fluid, it says WATER emmited – and so does NOT refer to sperm. (even in the past there would be 2 different words for water and sperm, since I doubt that anyone who says ‘I am going to go drink water’ would want to be mistaken for saying ‘I am going to go drink sperm’).
Second, the area mentioned within the body is large, we (or I) do not know what the Koran is talking about (for all I know it could be a fluid that exists within the spine that if missing would stop all creation & growth of the body – maybe discovered mybe undiscovered yet).
by Cs01kh on March 31st, 2008
the koran has no scientific contradictions. I think atheist confused actual scientific facts with theories. if you are talking about actual science facts, the Quran is in perfect harmony. not one contradiction.
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Regarding the links AntigoneRising provided, all of it is wrong information about the Koran and have many mistranslations. There is not one scientific fact that contradicts the Koran
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Many atheist use any website as proof without even validating the information themselves (without even read the Koran themselves as well). they are quick to quote Dawkins without even validating his resources and referneces nor experiments etc.
by The Anonymous One on June 25th, 2008
Oh, please. I've read it, and it has quite a lot of scientific contradictions. I've studied it in collegiate comparative religions classes (BTW, my professor was from Tehran, born and raised Muslim.) Your denial doesn't make your statements fact. BTW, I'm not an Atheist, nor do I adhere to any Abrahamic tradition.
by AntigoneRising on June 25th, 2008
Your professor being a muslim from Tehran (conveniently not an Arabic speaking country) does not mean he understood the Koran correctly (a book written in pure Arabic) and didnt take translations literaly when the translations themselves may have been wrong (the way you seem to have done above -either deliberately or unintentionally-).
I reccomend you learn and understand the Arabic language properly first (pure Arabic - not the slang or verbal Arabic that many people speak) and then read the Koran in the Arabic language yourself and then you can go about questioning it.
If you do know PURE Arabic: as demonstrated above, your Arabic is severely flawed and you seem to be depending on webpages more heavily than original research.
by Cs01kh on June 26th, 2008
AntigoneRising, it is clear you truly haven't read it if you made such a misguide assumption about the book. like i state just provide just one example of the quran contradicting just one universal known tangible FACT, and i will submit to your argument.
by The Anonymous One on June 26th, 2008
He's a professor of comparative religions. He's read more versions of the Koran than you can imagine. I link to webpages, because that's what I can do on the web that everyone can read. As for actual research, that's done in papers, and I'm not uploading my intellectual property to the web. Sorry. I have given examples of universally known, tangible facts. You have yet to refute any of them, only make general claims that they are misquoted. Substantiate your claims. I've given my examples and links. Now give yours.
by AntigoneRising on June 27th, 2008
I can give some more, btw. Talking ants: 27:18? No other animals but humans perform homosexual acts: 7:80-81? (Homosexuality is widely documented in over 400 species, and growing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_in_animals ) There are two seas, the earth is a "fixed" (unmoving) abode, land only exists between the two seas: 27:61. If I have to explain the problem with this, there is an insurmountable problem in our discussion, and you should take basic science and geography classes. The sun goes to a "resting place": 36:38. This is patently untrue. From the perspective of our solar system, the Sun does not move, and from the perspective of our galaxy and universe, it never stops moving. Apparently, the Moon went somewhere and needs to return: 36:39.
by AntigoneRising on June 27th, 2008
Now, 36:40 is quite interesting. It does mention an orbit. The problem is that it claims that BOTH the Sun and the Moon orbit. This is the expression of an Geocentric solar system, which was quite common at the time of Mohammad, but scientifically disproven by Nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo Galilei hundreds of years ago. Even if you want to reject that this is an expression of a geocentric solar system, you must admit that the sun does not Orbit to create night and day (context).
by AntigoneRising on June 27th, 2008
71:16 - here the moon is a light. The moon does not produce its own light (although at the time of Mohammad, everyone thought that it did). Instead, it reflects light from the sun. There's more. If you let me open it up to a discussion of the Hadiths, I can quite easily explain to you that whether or not a child looks like its mother or father has nothing to do with whether the mother or father had the first orgasm.
by AntigoneRising on June 27th, 2008
I will give you this: the Koran is MORE scientifically accurate than the Bible. However, that doesn't make it scientifically accurate.
by AntigoneRising on June 27th, 2008
“I can give some more, btw. Talking ants: 27:18?” you decide to misquote/distort it.
Actual quote: “At length. When they came to a 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” so he (Solomon) smiled, amused at their speech…”
1st: in Islam, Solomon(PBUH) was given the gift of being able to speak to animals as well as understand them.
2nd what the Koran says the ant said was not out loud so humans hear, but to other ants. If you research science it has been recently discovered that ants can communicate emotions (e.g. hunger, fear, anger etc…) between each other using their ‘antennas’. So (at the most basic level) all you need is one ant to sense heavy marching (from humans) and so declare fear to other ants (Solomon will ‘hear’ the communication), and eventually all ants will ‘run’ into their holes.
- I recommend you read the Koran directly (in Arabic), rather than misquote it.
by Cs01kh on July 1st, 2008
No other animals but humans perform homosexual acts: 7:80-81 (… ) you decide to misquote/distort it.
Actual quote: “and Lut (PBUH) said to his people, “Do ye commit lewdness such as no people in creation (ever) commited before you?” “For ye practice your lusts on men in preference to women, ye are a people transgressing beyond bounds” ”
This is not animals performing homosexuality. This is Humans performing homosexuality, Lut (PBUH) telling them (humans) to stop and that it is wrong, people ignoring him, Lut eventually giving in (and asking God for help), and so God punishing the humans by turning them to pigs and monkeys. Like I said, it is not about animals performing homosexuality.
- I recommend you read the Koran directly (in Arabic), rather than misquote it.
by Cs01kh on July 1st, 2008
“There are two seas, the earth is a "fixed" (unmoving) abode, land only exists between the two seas: 27:61” you decide to misquote/distort it.
Actual quote: “Or, who has mad the earth a firm place to lie in & made the rivers in it & made for it mountains immovable, and made a separating bar between the 2 seas (can there be another) god besides Allah? Nay, most of them know not”
The 2 seas (as is known) being refered to is the Saltwater and Freshwater oceans, though the world water mixes (both naturally and by humans), the Saltwater and Freshwater oceans do not mix. The rest says the earth is firm (it does not refer to space and its movement there), and that mountains are the most stable things (and least likely to collapse). This is totally different to your ‘quote’
- I recommend you read the Koran directly (in Arabic), rather than misquote it.
by Cs01kh on July 1st, 2008
“The sun goes to a "resting place": 36:38” you decide to misquote/distort it.
Actual quote: And the sun flows unto a (stable/settled/steady) place for him. This is the decree of (Him)…*Carry on reading and you will find it refers to Day & night not meeting and the sun and moon not colliding when they meet*.
This seems to be metaphorical and talks about, when it is night and the sun sets, IT DOESNT DISAPPEAR (as some people used to believe the sun disappeared at night) but the sun actually moves to another location in the world only to return but not to collide with the moon if they meet (i.e. during a solar eclipse)
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by Cs01kh on July 1st, 2008
...from last)
- recommend you read the Koran directly (in Arabic), rather than misquote.
“Apparently, the Moon went somewhere and needs to return: 36:39” Actual quote: Actual quote: “And the moon, we allowed it steps/stages that it moves through till she returns like the old (& withered lower part of a date stalk)”
As obvious, this verse is stating that god has designed the moon (to move) so that it has stages of the moon cycle. Eventually disappearing, & then returning.
- I recommend you read the Koran directly (in Arabic), rather than misquote it.
by Cs01kh on July 1st, 2008
“Now, 36:40 is quite interesting. It does mention an orbit. The problem is that it claims that BOTH the Sun and the Moon orbit. This is the expression of an Geocentric solar system, …create night & day”
Actual quote: it does not say BOTH are moving: Note: brackets are implied “It is not permitted to the Sun to cat up the moon, nor the night beat the day, each (just) swims along in (its own) orbit (according to its own law)”. This in not a Geocentric system as it mentions both are in its OWN orbit. I hope you agree, the moon is in 1 orbit (orbiting the earth), and the sun is in its own orbit (orbiting the galaxy) .
- I recommend you read the Koran directly (in Arabic), rather than misquote it.
by Cs01kh on July 1st, 2008
“71:16 - here the moon is a light.” But you carry on, and misquote the Koran by stating that the Koran states the moon provides its own light*”
Actual Quote: “And made the moon a light in their midst & made the sun as a (glorious) lamp”
It says the sun is a lamp (and so has its own light), but refers to the moon as a light, but does not say it is providing its OWN light. You can have artificial lights (based on mirrors etc…) that do not have their own light source & reflect from another location. The way these mirrors are used (to provide light for a room) can still make them called lights (as the true meaning of light is a beam of radiation that is visible to the naked eye – and that is what the moon is providing). The sun is called a Lamp (which implies it has its own light source)
by Cs01kh on July 1st, 2008
“There's more. If you let me open it up to a discussion of the Hadiths…”
This topic is about the Holy Koran and not about hadiths. Every muslim should believe the Koran is the word of god (and not question it – if translated correctly!) but that is not the case for hadiths (as the hadith may not be the word of god – since it has been distorted with time). So bringing them up is irrelevant as it is not linked to the question “Holy Quran is in total agreement with modern scientific data”
or are you just trying to cause irrelevant arguments?
by Cs01kh on July 1st, 2008
One thing, I did forget to thankyou for is actually stating the LOCATIONS (of the 'errors' you have copied) within the Koran so that I could check what you claim and compare it with what is really written & so show you (and other people) the true meanings of what you claim to quote -as many people do not state the location (verse & sura) of what they are trying to contradict within the Koran. So, Thankyou for that.
by Cs01kh on July 1st, 2008
I have noticed slight spelling errors on my part (that now Answerbag will not let me change), but I assume you can work out what word(s) I was trying to type.
by Cs01kh on July 2nd, 2008
First of all, you need to give me a link to your translation, so I can research its validity. What I am quoting is an accepted (and I've checked several) translation by Islamic scholars and imams. I wish you would stop with the "misquoting" nonsense. You say, "One of the ants said..." What is that but a talking ant? I could not have misquoted it, as I didn't quote. I certainly didn't distort it. The ANT is SPEAKING. As for your claims about Solomon, a man who can talk to animals isn't a scientific anomaly? How do you figure that? You just gave me yet another example. BTW, ants communicate mostly through scent. "And the sun flows unto a (stable/settled/steady) place for him"...the sun is flowing to a stable, steady place? Anyway, I haven't the time for this today, but I will get back to you to respond to the rest of it.
by AntigoneRising on July 3rd, 2008
Unlike you, I dont search the web for translations of the Koran (because of the false & incorrect translations the web tend to make) but I go DIRECTLY to the koran at the location you claim to be quoting and read it for my self (so I dont have a web page for you to read other than to say, I read it in the Koran -at your location- myself). Though the Koran I have is written in English & Arabic. If you want to check validity: leave the internet, find a Koran written in Arabic and read it yourself!
"You say, "One of the ants said..What is that but a talking ant" If I use sign language, I can say to you are misquoting the koran but that doesnt mean I am talking -Sound is not the only way to say things. "Solomon, a man who can talk to animals isn't a scientific anomaly?" most prophets sent by God are anomalies, the anomalies is their proof that they are not liars & that they have had interaction with a divine being. "ants communicate mostly through scent. " so the ant gave a scent for fear
by Cs01kh on July 4th, 2008