Among the contradictions in the quran:
1) The Day of Resurrection:
In the Prostration chapter (Surat As-Sajdah) 5:"
then it will go up to Him, in one Day, the space whereof is a thousand years of
your reckoning"
While in the Ways of Ascent chapter (Surat Al-Ma'arij) 4:
"in a Day the measure whereof is fifty thousand years"
2) The days of creation:
It was mentioned in seven verses of the quran that the
days of creation were six days
Those verses are in the Prostration chapter (Surat
As-Sajdah), Jonah chapter (Surat Yunus), Hud chapter (Surat Hud), The Criterion
chapter (Surat Al-Furqan), The Heights chapter (Surat Al-A'raf), Qaf chapter
(Surat Qaf) and the iron chapter (Surat Al-Hadid)
While in distinguished chapter (Surat Fussilat) 9-12
:" "Do you verily disbelieve in Him, Who created the earth in two
Days .., and measured therein its sustenance in four Days Then He Istawâ (rose
over) towards the heaven when it was smoke, and said to it and to the earth:
"Come both of you willingly or unwillingly." They both said: "We
come, willingly." Then He completed and finished from their creation as
seven heavens in two Days",
So the total number of days of creation in that verse is
eight days: 2 + 4 + 2 = 8 days
While in the other seven verses they were six days only,
so were they six or eight?
Imam Al-Nasfy said in his exegesis, part 4, and page
130:"God created the earth in two days, measured therein its sustenance in
four Days Then He completed and finished from their creation as seven heavens
in two Days" so that will be contradicting with his saying six days "
in The Heights chapter (Surat Al-A'raf)
Now there were multiple qurans with different versions,
contradictions among its text and also contradictions in its facts
So on what basis would the Muslim build his faith? Would
he build his faith and his eternal life on uncertainty?
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Answers by
Hamza A.A.:
Apolloss (It seems your account/name is a fake one )
How are you doing? Good?
1) The day of Resurrection:
I do suggest first that you always be honest to yourself
read the Quran within topic and context. Please don't be like other Christians
who become stubborn at the sight of a refutation.
QS 32:5 “He rules (all) affairs from the heavens to the
earth: then will (all affairs) ascend to Him, in a Period, the space whereof
will be (as) a thousand years of your reckoning.”
This verse mentions that the affairs/commands of God
descend to earth and return to Him, this period being one thousand years of our
reckoning again. This period could mean that the interval of time for God to
send commands to earth is 1000 years. Alternatively, it may refer to the laws
of science, which govern the universe and the period it takes for them to
return.
QS 70:4 “The angels and the spirit ascend unto him in a
Period the measure whereof is (as) fifty thousand years”
This verse states that the angels and the Ruh
(spirit/Angel Gabriel) ascends to Him in a period of fifty thousand years.
Concerning the allegation, we shall offer multiple
explanations for these verses, each being sufficient to refute the allegation
on its own.
It can clearly be seen that the verses are not discussing
the same thing. The first verses talks about a day in God's sight, the second
talks about the time for affairs/orders to return to God, and the last one
speaks of the period when angels will ascend to Him. Also, notice how verse
70:4 never mentions human years/reckoning. The arabic phrase “mimaa ta'udoon”
is absent, which leaves human beings to ponder over it. Seeing as none of these
verses refer to the same thing, it cannot possibly be considered a
contradiction.
One objection is that all verses refer to a day in God's
sight. On what basis do they conclude that? The verses simply state the
length's of periods and only the first one refers to a period in God's sight.
2).THE DAYS OF CREATION: 6 OR 8 ???
The answer is simple, you see in order to reach an
unbiased conclusion one should learn more, before throwing accusations.
http://www.answering-christianity.com/six_or_eight_days.wmv
(this is the audios response by Zakir Naik)
Answer By Dr Zakir Naik:
1. Heavens and the Earth created in Six days
I do agree that the Qur’an says that the heavens and the
earth were created in 6 days i.e. 6 epochs and it is mentioned in
Surah Al A’raf chapter 7 verse 54
Surah Yunus chapter 10 verse 3
Surah Hud chapter 11 verse 7
Surah Al Furqan chapter 25 verse 59
Surah Al Sajdah chapter 32 verse 4
Surah Qaf chapter 50 verse 38
Surah Al Hadid chapter 57 verse 4
The verses of the Qur’an which according to you say that
the heavens and the earth were created in 8 days are Surah Fussilat chapter 41
verses 9 to 12
"Say: Is it that ye deny Him Who created the earth
in two days? And do ye join equals With him? He is the Lord of (all) the
Worlds;
He set on the (earth) mountains standing firm, High above
it, and bestowed blessings on the earth, and measured therein all things to
give them nourishment in due proportion, In four days, in accordance with (the
needs of) Those who seek (sustenance)."
Moreover, He Comprehended in His design the sky, and it
had been (as) smoke. He said to it and to the earth. "Come ye together,
willingly or unwillingly. They said: "We do come (Together), in willing
obedience."
So He completed them as seven firmaments in two days and
He assigned to each heaven its duty and command and We adorned the lower heaven
with lights, and (provided it) with guard. Such is the decree of (Him) the
exalted in might, full of knowledge."
[Al-Qur’an 41:9-12]
On the face of it, it seems that these verses of the
Qur’an give the initial impression that the heavens and the earth were created
in 8 days.
Allah says in the beginning of this verse that those who
exploit this information contained in this passage to raise doubts about its
authenticity are equally interested in promulgating blasphemy and denying His
unity. Allah is telling us that in course of time, there will emerge
unbelievers who will make use of this apparent contradiction.
2. “Summa” means moreover
If you analyse these verses carefully, it speaks about 2
different creations: the earth and the heaven. The earth excluding the
mountains was created in 2 days and the mountains were set on the earth
standing firm and blessed and measured its sustenance in 4 days. Therefore the
earth along with the mountains was created in 6 days according to verse 9 and
10. Verse 11 and 12 says, moreover the heavens were created in 2 days. The
Arabic word used in the beginning of verse 11 of Surah Fussilat is “summa”
which means; ‘then’ or ‘moreover’. There are certain Qur’anic translations,
which have, used ‘then’ for the word summa which, indicates ‘afterwards’. If
‘then’ is wrongly used for “summa” then the total of the creation of heaven and
earth will be 8 days which will conflict with other verses of the Qur’an which
says heavens and earth were created in 6 days and will also conflict with the
Big Bang Theory as well as the verse of the Qur’an Surah Al Ambiya chapter 21
verse 30 which says that heavens and the earth were created simultaneously.
Therefore the correct translation of the word “summa” in
this verse would be ‘moreover’. Abdullah Yusuf Ali has rightly translated the
word summa or moreover which clearly gives an indication that while the earth
along with the mountains, etc. was created in 6 days simultaneously the heavens
were created in 2 days. Therefore the total does not come to 8 days but 6 days.
If a builder says that he will construct a 10 storey
building and surrounding compound wall in 6 months and after completion of his
project he gives a more detailed account saying that the basement of the
building was built in 2 months and the 10 storeys took 4 months and
simultaneously, while the basement and the building was being constructed, he
also constructed the surrounding of the building along with the compound wall
which took 2 months. Therefore both his first and second descriptions are not
contradicting but the second statement gives a more detailed account for the
construction.
3. Heavens and the Earth created simultaneously
The Qur’an describe the creation of the universe in
several places, sometimes it says the heavens and the earth (7:54, 10:3, 11:7,
25:59, 32:4, 50:38, 57:4) while in other places it says earth and the heaven
(49:9-12, 2:29, 20:4) thus further supplementing the verse of Surah Al Ambiya
chapter 21 verse 30 which speaks about the Big-Bang and that the heavens and
the earth were created simultaneously.
Similarly in Surah Al-Baqarah chapter 2 verse 29
"It is He Who hath created for you all things that
are on earth; Then He turned to the heaven and made them into seven firmaments.
And of all things He hath perfect knowledge."
[Al-Qur’an 2:29]
"It is He who has created for you all things on the
earth “summa” (simultaneously) made the heaven into seven firmaments".
Here also if you wrongly translate "summa" as
‘then’ only then would this verse contradict the Big-bang theory and other
verses of the Qur’an. Therefore the correct translation of the word “summa” is
‘moreover’ or ‘simultaneously’.
Answers
for other contradictions
in Qur'an can be found here:
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