According to the Quran, Muhammad's contemporaries repeatedly accused him of plagiarizing other people's stories. Interestingly, we find multiple stories in the Hadith that are extremely similar to stories and teachings in the New Testament. Let's consider five examples in video below by David Wood.
In the Quran, Jesus is greater than Muhammad in ten significant ways. Why is Jesus so unique even in Islam? David Wood discusses the issue in video below.
The Qur'an
An Evaluation of the Muslim Claims
Before criticizing any book, one should read it and get to know it. However, the Qur'an is not an easy book to understand.
A Topical Study of the Qur'an is a helpful starting point to get an overview on its major topics.
The Muslim claims about the Qur'an concentrate around the topics of
- Textual Integrity (today's text is exactly the same as recited by Muhammad)
- Logical Consistency (no contradictions within the Qur'an).
- Miraculous Features
- Supernatural Eloquence
- Scientific statements far ahead of its time
- Numerical miracles
- Prophecies
An overview article touching on many of the above issues:
The Alleged Divine Origin of the Qur'an: [Part 1], [Part 2] (off site)
Comparing the best arguments for Christianity and Islam:
The Resurrection Versus the Qur’an In the Light of Logic
Further issues in need to be investigated are
- Incompleteness and Incoherence of the Qur'an
- Is the Quran Preserved? examines a theo-logical problem
- Abrogation in the Qur'an
- Abrogated Verses Of the Quran
- Abrogation in the Koran
- The Problem of Abrogation in the Quran
- Abolishing what Satan proposes? — A Fresh Look at the Reason for Abrogation in the Quran
- Promise and fulfillment in the Bible (in contrast to abrogation)
- Biblical Consummation versus Islamic Abrogation: [Part 1], [Part 2]
- Various articles with information and thoughts on the issue of abrogation: [*], [*], [*], [*], [*], [*], [*]
- Sources of the Qur'an
- The interpretation of the Qur'an
- Themes in the Qur'an (teachings of the Qur'an on various topics)
- What the Qur'an says about the Bible (overview page)
- Commentary on individual passages (an alternative Tafsir)
- E. M. Wherry's Comprehensive Commentary on the Qur'an
- Themes in the Qur'an (teachings of the Qur'an on various topics)
- Different Versions of the Qur'an
- Issues regarding Translation of the Qur'an
Miscellaneous topics:
- Differences of Shi'a perspective regarding the Qur'an
- Chronological order of passages in the Quran, cf. Summary of Qur'an details
Muslim arguments and presentations:
- Ulum al Quran: An Introduction to the Sciences of the Qur'an (Ahmad von Denffer)
- What makes Muslims believe that the Qur'an is not written by Prophet Muhammad?
Answering Islam Home Page
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