OK! I own a copy by Abdullah Yusef Ali with English translation. If I accept that the original is expressed accurately in all it's copies, why should I accept the original is true?
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 (March 1, 2020 at 7:14 pm)chimp3 Wrote: OK! I own a copy by Abdullah Yusef Ali with English translation. If I accept that the original is expressed accurately in all it's copies, why should I accept the original is true? As I understand it, the Quran is only truly understandable in Arabic, so even a side-by-side English translation does you no good. That being said, I’m not sure I understand your question. Boru
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 (March 1, 2020 at 7:19 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:I am anticipating the argument that only the Arabic translation is true. I want to know why I should accept the original Arabic translation. I also want to know why I own a translation well accepted in the Muslim community.(March 1, 2020 at 7:14 pm)chimp3 Wrote: OK! I own a copy by Abdullah Yusef Ali with English translation. If I accept that the original is expressed accurately in all it's copies, why should I accept the original is true?
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(March 1, 2020 at 7:45 pm)chimp3 Wrote:(March 1, 2020 at 7:19 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: As I understand it, the Quran is only truly understandable in Arabic, so even a side-by-side English translation does you no good.I am anticipating the argument that only the Arabic translation is true. I want to know why I should accept the original Arabic translation. I also want to know why I own a translation well accepted in the Muslim community. Oh, ta. I get it now. Boru
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Because the original says it's true. If it says it's true, then it has to be true.
Remember, it was written by the most caring, kind hearted, open minded, understanding people to ever walk the Earth. This fact alone should authenticate its absolute accuracy. 
God is powerful enough to telepathically pass his inerrant word through time and space so a person can write it all down flawlessly, but is unable to guide the mind of a translator to get the translation right! Makes perfect sense. Oh, and you should believe it because there are some vague passages in there that can be stretched to sort of resemble things tangentially related to science.
The koran is a compilation of religious stuff. How much of it is true is directly proportional to how many people believe that it is true, divided by the number of people who don't...times zero.
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 RE: Muslims: If the Koran is Unaltered...
April 17, 2020 at 10:15 pm
(This post was last modified: April 17, 2020 at 10:17 pm by Dundee.)
It is good to see the sensible writing "Koran" instead of that over-correct "Qur'ân".
Are we Arabs that are obliged to write in a strenge way? "Koran" is a good enough spelling. (April 17, 2020 at 10:15 pm)Dundee Wrote: It is good to see the sensible writing "Koran" instead of that over-correct "Qur'ân". RE: Muslims: If the Koran is Unaltered...
April 17, 2020 at 11:00 pm
(This post was last modified: April 17, 2020 at 11:06 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
The side by side thing is just weird. There are two adults in my household who can read and speak "arabic"..of a grand total of two adults in my household - magic book says the same shit in any language.
These stupid fuckers are so batshit insane that they invent an angelic language to explain their invented angelic superstions.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
(April 17, 2020 at 11:00 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: The side by side thing is just weird. There are two adults in my household who can read and speak "arabic"..of a grand total of two adults in my household - magic book says the same shit in any language. I confess to not being able to read Arabic, but I like to look at it. Like Elvish, it's a very pretty-looking script. Also like Elvish, it's of zero fucking utility to me. Boru
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