The Quran Challenge
The strange thing about the
Quran is that it constantly has ‘God’ speaking claiming that He is the source
of the Quran, whereas the Bible rarely has God having to constantly declare to
the reader that He is the ultimate author of the Book. The Quran goes a step
further, bragging about itself as a wonderful book insisting no one can make
even a single Surah (chapter) like the Quran because it’s so great. We see this
in Quran verses like:
Say, "If mankind and the jinn gathered in order to produce
the like of this Qur'an, they could not produce the like of it, even if
they were to each other assistants."—Quran 17:88
And if you are in doubt about what We have sent down upon
Our Servant [Muhammad], then produce a surah the like thereof and call
upon your witnesses other than Allah, if you should be truthful.—Quran 2:23
This claim is strange since
a number of chapters of the Quran are fairly simple. Such as:
Surah 109
For you is your religion, and for me is my religion."
Surah 108
So pray to your Lord and sacrifice [to Him alone].
Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off.
Surah 108 is a mere 3 verses long! This surah does not look complicated
either! Yet, apparently the person that made the Quran thinks producing 3 lines
would be like landing a man on the Sun! If someone handed you this Surah, would you automatically be able to detect its divine origin? Or would you just assume some human wrote it?
Surah 106
Their accustomed security [in] the caravan of winter and
summer -
Let them worship the Lord of this House,
Who has fed them, [saving them] from hunger and made them
safe, [saving them] from fear.
Its just another short Surah, only a few lines long.
Surah 103
By time,
Indeed, mankind is in loss,
Except for those who have believed and done righteous
deeds and advised each other to truth and advised each other to patience.
Perhaps this "Surah" is like the Surahs of the Quran:
"If there were two valleys full of riches for the son of Adam,
he would long for a third valley,
and
nothing would fill the stomach of the son of Adam but dust."
Does this sound like it could be a Surah or at least part of one? Why or why not?
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